Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Real Madrid and Manchester City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Real Madrid enjoy home advantage, when visitors Manchester City swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Benfica by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Getafe, before achieving a 1-2 win against Celta Vigo. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Real Madrid but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Champions League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 13 goals while conceding seven.
Manchester City Form
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Leeds by 0-1. This was followed by a 2-2 with Nottingham Forest and a 1-3 win against Newcastle. In their last six away matches in the Champions League, Manchester City won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats for Real Madrid and Manchester City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Real Madrid and Manchester City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Real Madrid home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Madrid have won 7 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Real Madrid matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Real Madrid matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Real Madrid home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Manchester City away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Real Madrid against Manchester City is also a battle between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland with both in decent form. The former scored eight while the latter has four Champions League goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Real Madrid won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and two defeats as well. Manchester City are on a serious roll of now 11 matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Real Madrid scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Manchester City scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Manchester City managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Manchester City, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.
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