The long-awaited return of the Champions League is here and we are kicking it off with a game featuring one of the strong favourites – Manchester City. Pitted against them are FC Copenhagen who somewhat surprisingly reached the Round of 16. Despite that they have proved to be a tough nut to crack even when the odds are stacked against them.
FC Copenhagen Team News
The Danes enter this game as total underdogs and this is no surprise. So far they have not played an official game in 2024 as the Danish Superliga will be picked up this week. Most recently Copenhagen played in the Atlantic Cup, a pre-season tournament for predominantly Scandinavian teams. In their 3 games from this year’s edition they managed to both score and concede in all of them. In fact, all of their 3 Atlantic Cup games featured over 2.5 goals and 2 even saw over 3.5 goals. From these statistics we can concluded that Copenhagen manage to score but also concede a lot. However, these games are still from their preparation plan for the spring.
Manchester City Team News
For Manchester City the season is in full swing. Good news for Pep Guardiola’s team is that Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are fit and ready to go. City has managed to win all of their 6 games in 2024 so far. They have managed to score in all of them and kept 3 clean sheets. In 4 of those games there have been over 2.5 goals. In fact, the last time Pep Guardiola’s boys tasted defeat on the road was back in December, after a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. Since then form has skyrocketed and City have managed to win all but one of their following fixtures.
Head-to-Head-Games
There have been a total of 4 times these 2 teams have met, most recently the 2022/2023 Champions League. Back then Copenhagen actually managed to hold City to a 0-0 draw in the group stage at the Parken Stadium. At The Etihad, however, City trashed Copenhagen with 5-0.
FC Copenhagen – Manchester City Betting Prediction
Copenhagen have done an admirable job reaching this stage, but they will be facing a Manchester City team firing on all cylinders. I believe City will be looking to secure a comfortable lead here and make the second leg a formality. This is why my pick here would be for Manchester City to win and both teams to score: no.
Betting Tip: Manchester City To Win & Both Teams To Score: No
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Odds: 1.84
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