Manchester City return to UEFA Champions League (UCL) action on Wednesday night when they travel to the Stade Louis II Stadium to face Monaco. The Cityzens were resounding 5-1 winners at home to Burnley in the Premier League last time out, while they also beat Napoli 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium on matchday one of the UCL.
Meanwhile, Monaco will be hoping to bounce back from a 3-1 defeat away at Lorient in Ligue 1 last time out. They were also beaten 4-1 by Club Brugge away from home in the UCL, and so facing City looks to be a real tough test for them.
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Monaco vs Manchester City prediction: Cityzens to seal victory?
Key stats
- Monaco have lost twice in three games in total in all competitions.
- City are unbeaten in five matches across all competitions, winning four of them.
- The previous two H2Hs produced a total of 12 goals.
Correct score prediction: Monaco 1-3 Manchester City
City are in much better form than Monaco at the moment, and so we would not be surprised to see them take all three points here. We could also see plenty of goals, if both teams' most recent matches are anything to go by.
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Pre-game odds and win probability: City clear favourites with bookmakers
- HOME: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
- DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
- AWAY: 10/21 (1.48) – 67.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
As shown by the implied probabilities, City are clear favourites with bookmakers to claim all three points on their travels. A draw is priced at just under 22%, while a Monaco victory can be backed at just under 17%.
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These two sides last met in the UCL knockout stages in 2017. City triumphed overall in what were two entertaining ties, with them winning the home leg 5-3 and losing the away leg 3-1.
Monaco preview: Pogba still not ready
Former Manchester United player Paul Pogba will likely still have to wait for his Monaco debut as he is not expected to play a part against City. Lamine Camara, Denis Zakaria, Aleksandr Golovin and Lukas Hradecky all remain on the treatment table for the hosts.
Predicted lineup: Kohn (GK); Vanderson, Dier, Kehrer, Henrique; Akliouche, Coulibaly, Teze, Fati; Balogun & Biereth
Last five results:
- Lorient 3-1 Monaco
- Monaco 5-2 Metz
- Club Brugge 4-1 Monaco
- Auxerre 1-2 Monaco
- Monaco 3-2 Strasbourg
Manchester City preview: Rodri still doubtful
Rodri's ongoing injury problems mean that he may not be risked from City here, at least from the start. Abdukodir Khusanov, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki are also expected to miss out.
Predicted lineup: Donnarumma (GK); Nunes, Stones, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez, Silva, Reijnders; Foden, Haaland & Doku
Last five results:
- Manchester City 5-1 Burnley
- Huddersfield 0-2 Manchester City
- Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City
- Manchester City 2-0 Napoli
- Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
Player to watch: Erling Haaland
After scoring in City's win against Napoli in the UCL on matchday one, Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach 50 goals in the competition, doing so in only 49 appearances. A lot will be expected of him in his 50th UCL match against Monaco, having also netted a brace over the weekend.