Manchester City continue their pursuit of the Champions League on the 5th of October as they entertain FC København at the Etihad Stadium. The hosts begin this game sitting top of Group G on 6 points while the visitors are in third place on 1 point.
Manchester City come into the match on the back of a demolition job in the derby on the weekend against Manchester United in the Premier League. Manchester City were 4-0 up at half time and the points were in the bag.
Nine goals, two hat-tricks and a Poznań too. It's all here in our Manchester derby, Pitcam! 👀Watch now on: CITY+ ▶️ https://t.co/tEeuM2HmCX@RecastTV ▶️ https://t.co/nZeoLMdmTD pic.twitter.com/xpDWdWaZNE— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 3, 2022
Nine goals, two hat-tricks and a Poznań too. It's all here in our Manchester derby, Pitcam! 👀Watch now on: CITY+ ▶️ https://t.co/tEeuM2HmCX@RecastTV ▶️ https://t.co/nZeoLMdmTD pic.twitter.com/xpDWdWaZNE
Manchester United did manage to score 3 goals in the second half but Manchester City can be forgiven for relaxing a little given their superiority in the match.
That result means Manchester City have won each of their last 4 games in all competitions. Two of those victories have come in the Champions League and Manchester City started their campaign with a good 4-0 win in Sevilla and then beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home.
Manchester City are not an easy team to beat in the Champions League and they are undefeated in 10 of their last 12 fixtures in the competition.
They have won 6 of their last 7 home Champions League matches, including each of their last 3 on home soil. Trends show Manchester City have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their 7 most recent home Champions League matches.
FC København travel to the Etihad Stadium having previously beat AGF 1-0 at home in the Danish Superliga. The only goal of the game was scored in the 81st minute and it was an important victory for FC København who were struggling to win matches.
FC København have won only 2 of their last 8 games in all competitions. Both wins have come at home in the Danish Superliga and FC København have failed to win any of their last 5 away fixtures.
They have lost each of their last 4 matches on the road, with the defeats coming at Nordsjælland, OB, and Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga plus Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Trends show FC København have won only 1 of their last 6 Champions League games. They have failed to win any of their last 3 Champions League fixtures on the road.
Team news and Manchester City are expected to be without the injured duo of John Stones and Kalvin Phillips. Pep Guardiola could make some changes from the weekend, with Rúben Dias, Riyad Mahrez, and Aymeric Laporte coming into the starting XI.
FC København travel without Mamoudou Karamoko and Akinkunmi Amoo, the latter of which will be unavailable for much of the season.
This has the makings of a comfortable night for Manchester City, who should have little trouble overcoming FC København.
In fact, it could be a case of damage limitation for FC København and if they come away with nothing more than a 3-0 defeat, they will have done well.