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The first trophy of the season is under one roof. On Sunday, Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the English League Cup final, winning the competition for the third time in a row. After defending the title in the Premier League, despite the first defeat by leaders Liverpool, is still far from being recoverable, the Skyblues are still dancing at two other weddings.
The new goal of the Skyblues is “Triple”! After the away win in the first leg at Real Madrid, Manchester has a good chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. This week it is also possible to join the round of eight in the FA Cup on Wednesday evening. With the second division team Sheffield Wednesday, the draw with the men of Pep Guardiola meant well.
The betting base also calculates City and bets Sheffield Wednesday vs. FA Cup round of 16. Manchester City gave their tip, because of the low odds for a regular away win, on a success of the clean sheets.
Sheffield Wednesday:
Just before Christmas, the world at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club was still in order. The owls were in a great third place in the championship table after matchday 23. It looked like the club could play for the promotion to the Premier League for the third time since 2012. But then it went downhill. From the following 13 league games there were only two wins.
Instead, the SWFC left the field eight times as a loser. So on Saturday at the 1-3 home defeat against Derby County. Already after 30 minutes Wednesday was 0: 3 behind. The Rams had previously only won two victories in 17 league appearances. Many spectators left the stadium prematurely. There were also chants that the players weren’t worth wearing the Sheffield Wednesday shirt.
With this series, the owls have slipped to twelfth place. The lead over the relegation zone is still ten points. With just one win from the last seven home games in Sheffield there is currently little to suggest a turnaround. This year there were also only two home goals. The weak home record leaves before the FA Cup game Sheffield Wednesday vs. Manchester City made a tip on guest success even more unlikely.
For the players and coaches Garry Monk, the game in the FA Cup against the defending champion is now a welcome change from the currently dreary everyday life of the league. But the owls have to get the disappointments from the championship out of their heads. Failure to do so could result in a vicious awakening against the Citizens. If Sheffield makes so many individual mistakes against the Skyblues, the next bitter pill is waiting for the club on Wednesday.
In the FA Cup, Wednesday had prevailed twice this season so far: 1-0 at first division Brighton & Hove Albion and 2-1 at league rival Queens Park Rangers. The success against Brighton was the first victory for the owls in the FA Cup against a higher-class team since 1993. The hosts have to do without Massimo Luongo and Connor Wickham. The operations of Adam Reach and Moses Odubajo are still questionable.
Manchester City:
With the success in this year’s League Cup, the national record of the Citizens can be seen: If you add the Supercup, the Skyblues could also win eight of the last nine competitions in which they took part. In addition to three titles in the League Cup, City collected two Premier League titles and one FA Cup victory under Guardiola. The club only missed the triumph in the FA Cup in 2018.
In the Champions League, things have not really gone so smoothly for Manchester yet. The club has never reached the final here. Under Guardiola you got once to the round of 16 and twice to the round of the last eight. The owners of the association have been giving the handle pot as a big goal for years.
And this year the pressure is particularly high. Following violations of financial fair play, UEFA have suspended the English club for the next two seasons in the premier class. So this CL season could be the last for the time being. However, the club has now appealed against European Cup exclusion. When a decision is made here and what the chances for City are, is completely unclear.
Last week, Skyblues made a big step towards the quarter-finals of the Champions League with their 2-1 win at Real Madrid. In the League Cup final on Sunday against Aston Villa, the penultimate table of the Premier League, the Guardiola team won the title with a 2-1 win. After a balanced opening phase, City became more and more dominant and deservedly won the final.
In the Premier League, Manchester is still the league’s best offensive with 68 goals. But while you only had to concede 23 goals, two draws and four defeats in the entire pre-season, this season, after 27 games, you have 29 goals, three draws and six bankruptcies.
In the FA Cup, the Skyblues clearly won the first two rounds against Port Vale (League Two) and Fulham (Championship) with four goals each. Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero are missing on Wednesday. For Leroy Sané, an assignment should come too early.
Sheffield Wed vs Manchester City head to head matches
04.01.15 FAC Manchester City Sheffield Wed 2 : 1
24.09.14 EFL Manchester City Sheffield Wed 7 : 0
16.01.07 FAC Manchester City Sheffield Wed 2 : 1
07.01.07 FAC Sheffield Wed Manchester City 1 : 1
27.02.02 CHA Manchester City Sheffield Wed 4 : 0
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| Prediction: | Over 2,5 goals |
| Selection odds: | 1,43 |
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