Manchester City are the big favourites to claim their first win in the Champions League this season when Pep Guardiola's side make the trip to Slovakia on Tuesday night to face Slovan Bratislava.
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Slovan Bratislava vs Man City prediction: Will both teams score at the Stadion Tehelne pole?
Key Stats
- Each of Slovan Bratislava's last five fixtures have ended with both teams scoring.
- Erling Haaland scored six goals in nine Champions League appearances last season.
- Man City's Norwegian striker has scored ten goals in his opening six league games this season.
Correct score prediction: Slovan Bratislava 1-3 Man City
Neither of these two sides have a good clean sheets record this season which is why we've backed both teams to find the back of the net on Tuesday night but with Man City being a far superior team even when they rotate their usual starting lineup, we're backing the Premier League side to run out 3-1 winners in Slovakia.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds stacked against the hosts
- HOME: 45/1 (46.00) – 2.2%
- DRAW: 16/1 (17.00) – 5.9%
- AWAY: 1/14 (1.07) – 93.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Man City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 93.3% and we can't argue with the bookmakers on this prediction.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Never met before
Tuesday night marks the first-ever meeting between Slovan Bratislava and Manchester City.
Slovan Bratislava preview: Dominating domestically
While Slovan Bratislava sit top of their domestic league by four points, Tuesday's hosts won't have faced a team as good as Manchester City's in their entire history.
David Strelec helped himself to a brace as Slovan Bratislava beat Zemplin Michalovce 4-2 on Friday night.
The hosts have no fresh injury concerns or suspended players ahead of the visit of Manchester City this week.
Predicted lineup: Takac (GK), Kashia, Wimmer, Medvedev, Blackman, Weiss, Barseghyan, Szoke, Tolic, Gajdos & Strelec
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Man City preview: Drawn three of last four
Life without Rodri began with a 1-1 draw at Newcastle on Saturday, a result which allowed Liverpool to claim top spot in the Premier League while Arsenal went level on points with Pep Guardiola's side.
The Citizens had taken the lead through their Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol but Newcastle were awarded a penalty in the second half which Anthony Gordon converted and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Rodri, Nathan Ake and Oscar Bobb will not be available for selection this week but Kevin De Bruyne could return to the side following a groin injury.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Walker, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Nunes, Doku, Kovacic, Grealish, Foden & Haaland
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Player to watch: Phil Foden
Phil Foden's start to the new season has been hampered by injury but we're expecting to see the England international play the majority of Tuesday's game against Slovan Bratislava.
It's important for Pep Guardiola to get Foden back into the Manchester City starting lineup, especially with Rodri being ruled out for the season, as the attacking midfielder is one of his most influential players.
Foden is yet to get a good run of games under his belt
We're backing Foden to control the game for Man City in Slovakia, guiding his team to their first victory in the new-look Champions League.