Manchester City vs FC Porto Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Manchester City vs FC Porto
UEFA Champions League
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2024
Starts at 20pm UK
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

In the new campaign, Manchester City will host Porto FC in the first round, in a group in which the citizens should not have great difficulties in securing the first two places.

Pep Guardiola and his team were shut out in the Champions League quarter-finals by Lyon a few months ago, and now he's starting his quest for the most prestigious European football trophy anew.

However, Citizens have been very inconsistent in the Premier League, giving the Portuguese champions hope of snatching a point or three from the Etihad.

However, there were no surprises in terms of odds. The house win is offered at a low rate of 1,28.

Manchester City vs FC Porto Head to Head

These two teams have met only twice in history. This is what happened in the 2011/2012 season in the UEFA Cup playoffs. Manchester City easily eliminated Porto by defeating them in both games with an aggregate goal difference of 6-1.

Manchester City vs FC Porto Prediction

Losing at home to Leicester City 2-5 FT was a slap in the face for Manchester City. The team is far from the form of the previous Premier League campaign, when they competed with Liverpool for the title, at least in the first half of the season.

Raheem Sterling's individual quality secured them three very important points during the weekend in the derby against Arsenal (1-0 FT).

We could see some changes in the squad, as Guardiola is known for experimenting in matches against relatively weaker opponents.

Is this clash with Porto more important than the clash between EPL and West Ham at the weekend?

The Portuguese team had a bad start to the season in the Primeira Liga, having accumulated just seven points in four games. Benfica already has a big advantage of +5, putting the Dragons under great pressure.

The team seems to have major defense problems, conceding three goals against Marítimo at home, followed by a 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon.

We expect City to get the three points but also concede at least one goal at the Etihad.

Manchester City vs FC Porto Predictions

• City to win and both teams score @ 2,37

• Man City will score in both halves at 1,66.