Man City City host Belgium side Club Brugge in the final game of the league phase in the Champions League on Wednesday night. With the home side currently sat in 25th position, 3 points in this game is a must to stand a chance of progressing in the competition. It would’ve been almost unthinkable to foresee Man City in this position at the start of the season.
Expect Pep Guardiola to go full strength for this must win game. Man City have scored 2 or more goals in 7 consecutive games and have won 5/7 previous matches in all competitions. Having recorded xG’s of 2.70, 1.76, 2.84, 2.10, 4.87 and 2.03 in their previous 6 matches in all competitions, we can certainly expect Man City to come out the blocks and put the Belgium side under enormous pressure in the early stages of the game. With plenty of possession and intent to get off to a fast start at the Etihad, we are likely to see a high number of Man City corners.
The Premier League Champions have won 92 corners in their 11 league home games this season which averages out at 8.36 per game. Manchester City corners per game in the Champions League this season: 6, 6, 10, 11, 7, 15 and 4. In their home games in this competition, they have averaged 7 corners per game.
Club Brugge have won just 2 of their previous 9 away games in this competition. They have lost all their previous 3 away matches against English opposition in this competition with scorelines of 4-1, 2-1, and 3-1. The away side will have to be at the top of their game to handle this City attack.
TIP: Man City To Win by 2 or more goals & Man City Over 5.5 Team Corners @ 1.90
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