Champions League: Villarreal vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 3 match between Villarreal and Manchester City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Villarreal will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Manchester City for a round 3 match in the Champions League.

Team form: Villarreal vs Manchester City

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are without a win from their previous three outings, as Juventus managed a draw, before they lost 3-1 against Real Madrid. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with Real Betis. Villarreal claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Champions League. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded eight.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 2-2 with Monaco, before downing first Brentford by 0-1, then Everton in a 2-0 win. Manchester City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to ten.

Betting stats for Villarreal and Manchester City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Villarreal and Manchester City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Villarreal vs Manchester City

Having scored just once lately in the Champions League, Georges Mikautadze will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Manchester City hope Erling Haaland can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Champions League goals in his last six Champions League games.

Popular markets: Villarreal vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Villarreal claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Villarreal didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica. Manchester City have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games.

Both teams to score

Villarreal scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Manchester City scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Manchester City were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Villarreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Manchester City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches. Manchester City scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.