Real Madrid vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th March 2026

Manchester City swing by Real Madrid this coming Wednesday for at first leg Champions League of 16 round qualifying match at the Estadio Bernabeu.

Real Madrid arrive at this match following two wins and a 3-1 aggregate score against Benfica in the round of 1/16.

Odds are stacked against Manchester City who require a minor miracle to see the next round. Losing 2-0 in the first leg is never good. Losing 2-0 at your own ground makes for a massive task away from home. It has the look of a final stop for the visitors this season in the Champions League.

Real Madrid show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 24 goals on average per match in this tournament. That makes a total of 24 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Ahead of their upcoming Champions League match, Manchester City have an ample average of 1.8 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a tolerable 18 goals, while also conceding 15 times. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid beat Benfica by 2-1, lost 0-1 against Getafe, before defeating Celta Vigo 1-2. Real Madrid won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 16 goals and conceded seven times.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Leeds by 0-1. This was followed by a 2-2 with Nottingham Forest and a 1-3 win against Newcastle. Manchester City claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

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

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Team News

At the time of writing, Real Madrid have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Manchester City this coming Wednesday. Daniel Carvajal gets a day off from the Real Madrid squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior and David Alaba nurses various injuries and won't take part for Real Madrid against Manchester City at Estadio Bernabeu.

Manchester City just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Real Madrid at the Estadio Bernabeu.

Rodri is too injured to face Manchester City.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City H2H

Real Madrid took a hit when Manchester City handed them a 1-2 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-1 win. Despite a 2-1 win to Manchester City in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Real Madrid winning three and Manchester City taking four wins. Real Madrid will no doubt feel they have something to avenge from their latest meeting.

Both teams found the back of the net in nine of the last ten matches between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Results

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Kylian Mbappe has eight strikes in six Champions League matches for Real Madrid, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Manchester City. The visitors are looking to Erling Haaland, who has provided his team with four Champions League goals.

Real Madrid were able to win seven of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing zero of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and suffered defeat in two of them. Manchester City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Real Madrid managed an average of 1.9 goals, with Manchester City averaging 2.1 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet nine times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Real Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Manchester City, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.