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Manchester City Barcelona betting prediction


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This will be a match between two of the best teams in the world. Barcelona is one of the best for decades, as Manchester City started to make headlines in the last couple of years. So we should have a high quality match, between two teams that are fighting for the lead in their leagues. However, Barcelona has been almost unbeatable when playing with this offensive trio. So we expect an open match, with a great option to bet on the over.
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Preview
Manchester City and Barcelona face at Etihad Stadium, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the away team, since they have a record of 5 wins in the last 5 matches. The home advantage may play an important role in this match , since Manchester City presents significant differences between home and away results.

Analysis Man City

After 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, the home team is currently in the 2nd position, with 4 points won. In the last match, they have lost (4‑0) in an away match against Barcelona, after in the previous round they have tied (3‑3) in an away match against Celtic. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 8 conceded. They come to this match after a away win against West Bromwich Albion by (0‑4). Manchester City has won 6 and tied 4 of the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 39 of the last 58 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Manchester City will be back home in this UEFA Champions League trying to recover after their previous match, when they had a 4-0 loss away from home against this opponent and also looking to find wins again. The only time they had a win in this competition was in the first round, with a 4-0 home win against Borussia Monchengladbach. After that, they had a 3-3 draw against Celtic. However, in their national league, they are having an excellent campaign, currently in the lead. They should have a 4-5-1 formation with Aguero as their highlight, and Claudio Bravo suspended.

Confirmed Lineup: Willy Caballero, Pablo Zabaleta, Aleksandar Kolarov, Nicolás Otamendi, John Stones, Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne, İlkay Gündoğan, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Agüero.
Coach: J. Guardiola i Sala.

Analysis Barcelona

The away team is currently in the 3rd position, no points won yet, after 3 wins. In the penultimate round, they have won an away match against Borussia M'gladbach by (1‑2). In the last round, they have won a home match against Manchester City 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 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in away matches, with 40 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 48 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got a home win against Granada by (1‑0). In the last 10 away matches Barcelona has won 8 and lost 2. 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 12 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 10 of those 12 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 11 of them.

Barcelona heads into their 4th match in this competition, trying to maintain their good performances and looking to add to their win streak. They had a great start, after a 7-0 home win against Celtic. After that, they played against Borussia Monchengladbach and had a 2-1 win. In the previous round, they had a 4-0 home win against this opponent. In the Spanish league, they are having a good campaign, currently in 3rd place. They should use a 4-3-3 formation, with Neymar, Suarez and Messi as their offensive trio.

Confirmed Lineup: Marc-André ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Lucas Digne, Samuel Umtiti, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitić, André Gomes, Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi, Neymar.
Coach: J. Mascherano, X. Hernández.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Man City vs Barcelona match, on 1 November 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Man City vs Barcelona on 1 November 2016 will be played at Manchester, Etihad Stadium.

 

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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