Manchester City go in search of back-to-back wins in the Champions League on Wednesday night when they take on Sparta Prague.
Pep Guardiola's side have scraped wins in their last two league games but were very convincing in their last European outing.
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Man City vs Sparta Prague prediction: Easy win for the Citizens?
Key Stats
- Five goals were scored as Sparta Prague lost 3-2 at home to Sigma Olomouc in the Czech Liga.
- Erling Haaland scored in Man City's last Champions League game against Slavia Bratislava.
- Haaland has scored 11 goals in all competitions so far this season.
Correct score prediction: Man City 4-0 Sparta Prague
Manchester City claimed a 4-0 victory in their last Champions League game against Slavia Bratislava and we're backing Pep Guardiola's side to score another four goals on Wednesday night.
Pre-game odds and win probability: City the overwhelming favourite
- HOME: 1/14 (1.07) – 93.3%
- DRAW: 15/1 (16.00) – 6.3%
- AWAY: 35/1 (36.00) – 2.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Manchester City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 93.3% and we can't see this game ending in anything but victory for the hosts.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Never met before
Wednesday's clash at the Etihad marks the first-ever meeting between Man City and Sparta Prague but the Premier League giants have played against Czechia opposition before, winning both encounters against Viktoria Plzen.
Man City preview: Unbeaten in all competitions
Pep Guardiola's side left it very late to secure all three points away at struggling Wolves on Sunday.
City fell behind in the seventh minute but equalised through Josko Gvardiol before the break and won the game via another defender, John Stones, right at the end of the game in the fifth minute of stoppage-time.
Rodri will miss the rest of the season through injury and Kevin De Bruyne is a doubt for the Sparta Prague game.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Gundogan, Kovacic, Foden, Haaland, Doku & Savinho
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Sparta Prague preview: Lost last away game
Sparta Prague claimed a 2-1 win at home against Slovan Liberec on Saturday but face their toughest test of the campaign on Wednesday night.
The team from Czechia have lost two of their last four fixtures, going down 2-1 in their last away game against neighbours Slavia Prague.
Defender Elias Cobbaut and midfielder Roman Mokrovics are both doubts for the trip to Manchester this week due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Vindahl (GK), Zeleny, Sorensen, Panak, Wiesner, Rynes, Sadílek, Kairinen, Krasniqi, Tuci & Rrahmani
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Player to watch: Phil Foden
Injury has stuttered Phil Foden's start to the season with the England international only starting one Premier League game so far.
The 24-year-old has featured in both of Man City's Champions League games this season, scoring one goal and setting up another against Slovan Bratislava earlier in October.
Foden played a key role in the Citizens' win against Slovan Bratislava
We're backing Foden to play a starring role in the Champions League on Wednesday night just as he did in the club's last outing in this competition for what should prove to be a routine victory for the Premier League side.