Manchester City vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th April 2024

Visitors Real Madrid arrive for their second leg match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium this coming Wednesday. Following a tense first leg encounter in the Champions League, the match finished 3-3.

Having played out a highly entertaining first leg draw rich on goals, Real Madrid and Manchester City are more or less starting from scratch. A single goal is enough to qualify but if they play like in the first leg, we should strap ourselves in for a bumpy ride.

Manchester City enter their next Champions League match, averaging a fantastic 2.8 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a delicious total of 28 goals, while also conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Real Madrid are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming match in the Champions League, as they show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. They scored 2.1 on average per match, for a total of 21 goals in this tournament. They also let in 15 goals, leaving an average of 1.5 per match. Furthermore, they fought their way to a clean sheet three times.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Crystal Palace 2-4, and then drawing 3-3 with Real Madrid. They were back as winners when they defeated Luton 5-1. Manchester City took six wins in their last six Champions League matches on home soil, as they scored 17 and let in four goals.

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Athletic Club by 2-0, before drawing 3-3 with Manchester City. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Mallorca by a 0-1 scoreline. Real Madrid picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Champions League, while scoring 11 and conceding nine goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Manchester City face Real Madrid, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Wednesday. The value bet lies with goals.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Manchester City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester City against Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium.

Worst-case scenario, Real Madrid have a total of six players out for their next match.

Real Madrid need to do without Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rüdiger, Vinicius Junior, David Alaba, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois, who are not fit enough to travel to Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid H2H

Their latest encounter in the Champions League was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Wednesday. In their previous encounters, Manchester City have had a slight edge over Real Madrid. With a 5-3-2 advantage in this match, it is usually advantageous to back Manchester City for a profitable result.

Of the last 8 encounters between Manchester City and Real Madrid 7 saw over 2.5 goals scored, making us hopeful of an entertaining encounter on Wednesday.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid Results

Manchester City vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Erling Haaland brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, The Sky Blues will start him against Real Madrid, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Joselu, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Manchester City have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw two of the games in the process. They were defeated in zero of the games in this run. Real Madrid won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost all points in one of those matches along the way. Manchester City managed threewins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Etihad Stadium.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Manchester City managed an average of 2.1 goals, with Real Madrid averaging 1.4 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 3.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Real Madrid, who managed to score two times in those matches.