Champions League: Manchester City vs Club Bruges – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 8 match between Manchester City and Club Bruges and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Club Bruges head to Etihad Stadium as the clear underdogs for a Champions League round 8 match with The Sky Blues on Wednesday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise.

Manchester City are placed 25th with eight points after seven matches. Club Bruges occupy a position as 20th in the league on 11 points.

Form: Manchester City vs Club Bruges

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Ipswich by 0-6. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-2 against Paris Saint-Germain, before achieving a 3-1 win against Chelsea. Manchester City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 18 and conceded 11 goals.

Club Bruges Form

Club Bruges currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Beerschot with a 4-2 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Juventus. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Kortrijk. Club Bruges 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 nine goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Club Bruges

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

Players on top: Manchester City vs Club Bruges

It has been a superb season for Erling Haaland so far as he managed to score impressive 18 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target six times in his last six games, and The Sky Blues rely on his abilities against Club Bruges. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Wednesday seems like a decent punt.

Betting markets: Manchester City vs Club Bruges

Full-time result

Manchester City won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Club Bruges won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Club Bruges are on a serious roll of now 20 matches without defeat. Club Bruges did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Club Bruges scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Club Bruges managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Manchester City were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of three goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Club Bruges, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches. Manchester City’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.