Champions League: Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Manchester City and FC Copenhagen and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Manchester City enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Copenhagen swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen

Manchester City Form

In their last three outings, Manchester City won 0-1 against Bournemouth, beat Luton by 2-6 and hammered Manchester United 3-1. 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 17 and conceding three goals.

FC Copenhagen Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for FC Copenhagen. They first took out Silkeborg by 0-3 before downing FC Nordsjaelland by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against FC Midtjylland, who ran out 2-0 winners. FC Copenhagen won three of a possible six away matches in the Champions League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and FC Copenhagen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Manchester City and FC Copenhagen played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen

Lukas Lerager shows decent form right now for FC Copenhagen, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Erling Haaland also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Popular markets: Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium, Manchester City won seven and drew three. FC Copenhagen won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost four. Manchester City won their last 4 matches. Amazingly, Manchester City are on a streak of 20 home matches without defeat. Manchester City have not lost to FC Copenhagen in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. FC Copenhagen scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. FC Copenhagen managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for FC Copenhagen, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches. Manchester City are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 19 matches.

Betting prediction: Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen

To summarize, the upcoming Champions League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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