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Champions League: Manchester City vs BSC Young Boys – Betting preview

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BSC Young Boys travel to Manchester City on Tuesday, when the pair of them go toe-to-toe at Etihad Stadium in an exciting Champions League encounter.

Placed top of the Group G table, Manchester City have amassed nine points after three matches. On one point, BSC Young Boys rank third with three matches played this season.

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Form: Manchester City vs BSC Young Boys

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are enjoying their football with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-3 win against BSC Young Boys. They went on to beat Manchester United by 0-3, before also getting the better of Bournemouth in a 6-1 victory. Manchester City swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Champions League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 21 and conceding two goals.

BSC Young Boys Form

BSC Young Boys collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 1-3 against Manchester City. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with FC Lugano, before winning 1-4 against FC Winterthur. BSC Young Boys only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches, they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Betting stats for Manchester City and BSC Young Boys

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and BSC Young Boys. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • Manchester City have scored in the last 51 home matches in a row
  • Manchester City have won 25 of the last 27 home matches
  • Manchester City have not lost 28 of the last 30 home matches
  • Manchester City have scored in 18 of the last 20 matches
  • Manchester City have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • BSC Young Boys have scored in 24 of the last 26 matches
  • BSC Young Boys have scored in 21 of the last 23 away matches
  • BSC Young Boys have not lost 11 of the last 13 away matches
  • In 6 of the last 8 BSC Young Boys matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 BSC Young Boys away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: Manchester City vs BSC Young Boys

Meschack Elia shows decent form right now for BSC Young Boys, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favorites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Julian Alvarez also looks like a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Full-time result

Manchester City collected seven wins, drew two, and lost one in the 10 most games at Etihad Stadium. BSC Young Boys won six of their previous 10 away, drew three, and lost one time. Manchester City have four wins in a row. BSC Young Boys did not lose any of their last five matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Of the previous 10 outings, Manchester City scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents, BSC Young Boys, were first on target in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten BSC Young Boys matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. BSC Young Boys managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game.

Suggested bet: Manchester City vs BSC Young Boys

To sum up, the upcoming match between Manchester City and BSC Young Boys seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.

Manchester City vs BSC Young Boys: Who wins the game?

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