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Celtic Manchester City betting prediction


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For this 2nd Round of Group C, Celtic plays at home after being severely defeated by Barcelona, by 7-0. Manchester City, by their turn, came to win at home against Borussia Monchengladbach (4-0). It's true that both teams have played well in these conditions, but the visiting team is superior, has a higher quality squad and, even playing away home they should be able to conquer a victory.
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Preview
Celtic and Manchester City face at Celtic Park, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). There is no recent record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams. The last head‑to‑head was played on 08‑08‑2009 and ended with the final score: Manchester City (2‑1) Celtic. The home advantage may play an important role in this match , since Celtic presents significant differences between home and away results.

Analysis Celtic

The home team comes to this 2nd round of Group C after a loss in their debut in this group stage, against Barcelona, by (7‑0). This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 13 wins and 2 draws at their stadium. They come to this match after a home win against Kilmarnock by (6‑1). Celtic has won 9 and lost 1 of the last 10 home matches. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 6 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1. there are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (31'‑45') and 3 of their 7 goals between (46'‑60').

In the three matches they have played at home in this season's Champions League, Celtic won always, having scored a total of 10 goals and conceded three, which amounts to an average of 3.33 goals scored and 1 suffered per match. Their best time in competition has emerged between the 15 and 30 minutes and in the last 15 minutes of each match, with three goals at home on each of those times. The highlight of the team has been the forward L. Griffiths with five goals.
It's also worth noting that playing at home, this team comes after seven consecutive victories, and the final result exceeded 2.5 goals on six occasions.

Confirmed Lineup: Craig Gordon, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney, Erik Sviatchenko, Nir Bitton, Tom Rogić, James Forrest, Scott Sinclair, Moussa Dembélé.
Coach: K. Touré, S. Brown, N. Lennon.

Analysis Man City

The away team comes to this 2nd round of Group C after a win in their debut in this group stage, against Borussia M'gladbach, by (4‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 32 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got an away win against Swansea City by (1‑3). In the last 10 away matches Manchester City has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 14 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 8 of those 14 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 10 of them.

In their only away home match in this season's Champions, Man City beat Steaua Bucharest by 0-5, so they have an average of five scored goals and none conceded, showing the proper functioning of both sectors. Their best moment was in the last 15 minutes of match, at which they sum four goals. The highlight of the team has been S. Aguero with six scored goals.
It's worth highlighting that away home, for the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup, Manchester City has a sequence of five wins, and the over 2.5 goals was fulfilled in all of them.

Confirmed Lineup: Claudio Bravo, Pablo Zabaleta, Gaël Clichy, Nicolás Otamendi, Aleksandar Kolarov, Fernandinho, İlkay Gündoğan, David Silva, Sergio Agüero, Raheem Sterling, Nolito.
Coach: J. Guardiola i Sala.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Celtic vs Man City match, on 28 September 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Man City wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Celtic vs Man City on 28 September 2016 will be played at Glasgow, Celtic Park.

 

UEFA Champions League - 2016/2017

  • 100% 217 / 217 Games

  • Home team wins 46.08%
  • Draws 27.65%
  • Away team wins 26.27%
  • Over 1.5 78.34%
  • Over 2.5 51.61%
  • Over 3.5 29.95%
  • Goals 613
  • Goals /match 2.82
  • Goals /match home 1.7
  • Goals /match away 1.12
  • Both teams score 50.69%
  • Goals after 80' 14.19%
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