Real Madrid vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th May 2023

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Real Madrid go up against Manchester City with kick off on Tuesday at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. This is the first leg in the Semi Finals of the Champions League.

Real Madrid arrive at this match following two wins and a 4-0 aggregate score against Chelsea in the Quarter Finals. Manchester City settled for a draw in the second leg against Bayern Munich in the Quarter Finals, which was enough to see them through. A win in the first leg saw them qualifying with an aggregate score of 4-1.

Bookmakers are predicting Manchester City to win the first leg match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, considering they had a successful previous round against Bayern Munich. They visit Real Madrid this coming Tuesday which looks to be a tight contest, though, as they seem reasonably evenly matched. Real Madrid have the advantage of a noisy crowd in this first leg, which could prove decisive.

Real Madrid scored 25 goals on average in their previous ten matches in this tournament, hitting the target 25 times. They conceded eight goals, an average of 0.8 and pulled off five clean sheets.

Manchester City scored 26 goals, conceded four and managed a clean sheet six times in their previous ten matches in this tournament.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Prediction

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Almeria by 4-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat against Real Sociedad, followed up by a 2-1 win against Osasuna. Real Madrid swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Champions League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 15 and conceding three goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Fulham got left behind in a 1-2 win, before West Ham got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Leeds was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Manchester City. Manchester City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring five time and letting in seven.

Manchester City picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Stats

  • Real Madrid have scored in 25 of the last 27 home matches
  • Real Madrid have won 5 of the last 6 matches without conceding a goal
  • Real Madrid have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
  • Real Madrid have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
  • Real Madrid have not lost 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • Manchester City have not lost the last 15 matches in a row
  • Manchester City have scored in 30 of the last 32 matches
  • Manchester City have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Manchester City have won 10 of the last 11 matches
  • Manchester City have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 4 matches in a row Real Madrid versus Manchester City played, both teams scored
  • In the last 4 Real Madrid matches versus Manchester City the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Real Madrid have lost 3 of the last 4 matches versus Manchester City and both teams scored at the same time
  • Real Madrid have scored in 7 of the last 8 matches versus Manchester City
  • In 3 of the last 4 home matches Real Madrid versus Manchester City played, both teams scored

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Team News

Real Madrid could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Manchester City this coming Tuesday.

David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni, Alvaro Odriozola, Daniel Carvajal and Mariano Diaz are missing from the squad, Real Madrid will field against Manchester Citythis coming Tuesday.

Manchester City face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Tuesday against Real Madrid. For instance, Manchester City won't be able to field Benjamin Mendy as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Manchester City need to do without Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City were knocked out cold when Real Madrid took a 3-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 4-3 defeat, Manchester City handed out in the game before. Manchester City won three of their previous four matches against Real Madrid. Meanwhile, their total h2h record in recent matches reads 4-2-4.

The past four between Real Madrid and Manchester City were entertaining affairs when it comes to goal-scoring. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet in their last four meetings, making it seem natural to expect goals this coming Tuesday.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Results

Real Madrid vs Manchester City Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Erling Haaland who bagged 12 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Manchester City.

Real Madrid were able to win seven of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away, drew three and suffered defeat in one of them. Real Madrid managed to open the scoring no less than seven of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Manchester City performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in nine of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up seven times in the previous ten encounters between Real Madrid and Manchester City, as Real Madrid scored 1.8 goals on average per game and Manchester City averaging 1.7 goals. Both teams scored in eight times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Real Madrid’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.9 times in those matches.

Tips

Over 2.5

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Manchester City to win

Manchester City face a difficult task, when visiting Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, but strength in squad and match history makes the visitors our choice in the betting market.