The main event of the second round of the Champions League on October 14 will be the match between Manchester City and PSG. The townspeople are approaching the upcoming game on a streak of eight consecutive wins. The Parisians won four matches in a row after a shaky start. We are looking into the betting tip of who has the best chance of developing their winning streak today and which are the most reliable bets to choose
Command Analysis
Manchester City
Current form
Manchester City entered the new season with a 0-3 defeat to Arsenal in the Super Cup game. That was the end of the failures, and in the next eight matches, taking into account all the tournaments, there were only victories. We can definitely say that Enzo Maresca coped with his task, after the departure of Josep Guardiola, the team did not fall apart. Moreover, it is possible to achieve success against the background of proceedings with financial violations, and the current situation around the club is clearly not the most favorable.
In the Premier League, in the last round, Manchester City made it clear that it was no coincidence that they were the sole leaders. On the road, the townspeople beat Liverpool 3-0. The numbers on the scoreboard do not fully reflect what was happening on the field. It was possible to beat the Merseysiders only after they were eliminated. Let's take a look at Manchester City's impressive effectiveness in attack: four shots on target – three goals scored. With 18 points scored, Enzo Mareschi's team takes first place and is three points ahead of Arsenal.
In the Champions League, in the first round, the townspeople beat Porto 2-0 on the road. Then Manchester City had a huge advantage, scored 10 shots on target and put the squeeze on the Portuguese in the second half thanks to Holand's double.
Throughout the season, Enzo Mareschi's team has demonstrated a solid defensive game. If we leave out the defeat by Arsenal (0:3) and the goalless shootout with Sunderland (5:3), then in the remaining seven matches Manchester City conceded only two goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Manchester City has no losses in the squad.
Interesting betting trends
In three of the last four matches, Manchester City have lost on shots on goal.
In four of the previous five matches with the participation of the townspeople, there was no exchange of goals scored.
In three of Manchester City's last five matches, an accurate score of 0-0 was recorded in the first half.
PSG kicked off the new season with a 2-1 victory in the UEFA Super Cup over Aston Villa. However, a series of unsuccessful matches followed – four games without a win. Three of them came in Ligue 1 (two draws and a defeat). At the same time, as soon as the Champions League started, the game and the results of the Parisians improved significantly.
In the first round of the Champions League, Luis Enrique's team defeated Slovan from Bratislava (6:1). It seems that this is exactly the kind of confident victory the team needed to play out and, one might say, restart the season.
After defeating the Slovaks, PSG issued a series of three wins in Ligue 1. The opponents were not the most difficult, significantly inferior in class to Brest (1-0), Le Mans (3:1) and crisis Marseille (2:1). Nevertheless, I managed to play out and gain confidence in my own abilities. In the Ligue 1 standings, the Parisians are in sixth place with 11 points and three points behind the leader Monaco. We note that in the last match against Le Mans, Luis Enrique used a rotation of the squad, many of the leaders did not play for the entire 90 minutes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mayulu will not play due to injury. Longoni's entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
In four of the last five matches, PSG have exchanged goals scored with rivals
PSG won four of the previous five matches in the first half.
PSG players fouled less often than their opponents in six of the last seven matches.
Last season, the rivals crossed paths at the general stage of the Champions League, and then in Paris PSG confidently won with a score of 4:2. Today, judging by the betting odds, a rematch is likely. On the one hand, given Manchester City's eight-match winning streak and the home field factor, it's hard to disagree with the quotes. Since the beginning of the season, only Arsenal has been able to stop Enzo Maresca's charges, but that was in the very first match. At the moment, the townspeople are demonstrating balanced football, the new coach has quickly established a team game where everyone is clearly doing their job.
On the other hand, PSG improved noticeably after an uncertain start and managed to produce a series of four wins, even if there were no top rivals in this segment. At the same time, in a busy schedule of games, it is important that Luis Enrique did not fully involve his leaders in the Ligue 1 game against Le Mans the day before. At the same time, Manchester City had a tough battle with Liverpool at Anfield, where they put the squeeze on their opponent only after he remained with ten. We believe that, taking into account the coefficients set, it is worth betting on the guests.
Our betting tip is for PSG to win with an Asian handicap (0) for a coefficient of 2.27
It's not worth waiting for an overly productive game and an abundance of goals scored. Manchester City, with Enzo Maresca at the helm, relies on ball control, the citizens allow little to their opponents at their gates. PSG is also unlikely to open up and go forward with great strength, and the opponent will not allow it. We don't expect more than three goals scored in a match.
The second bet is a total of less than 3.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.75
Betting on corners
When choosing a corner bet, we rely on the trend of the hosts. Manchester City have taken more corners than their opponents in 21 of their 26 matches and are unlikely to lose on their own field today.
Prediction – Manchester City win on corners with a coefficient of 1.55
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Gianluigi Donnarumma