Man City v FC Copenhagen

Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen Preview

Manchester City bring a comfortable 3-1 lead into this 2nd leg of their round of 16 Champions League tie as the hosts look to finish the job on home soil at their Etihad Stadium against their Danish opponents who make the trip over to Manchester on the back of a disappointing 2-0 defeat away from home at Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga on Friday night.

As for Manchester City, Pep Guardiola's side claimed a fourth win on the trot in all competitions on Sunday afternoon by recording a comprehensive 3-1 victory over their local neighbours Manchester United which followed recent wins against Brentford and Bournemouth in the Premier League along with a FA Cup win against Luton Town with a crushing 6-2 victory.

The bigger picture shows Manchester City are enjoying a purple patch of form right now as The Citizens are unbeaten in their last 19 matches in all competitions which consists of picking up no fewer than 17 wins in the process, making Wednesday night's hosts outright favourites to win this return leg at the Etihad stadium.

In addition, Manchester City have won seven of their last eight home games with four of these wins also producing three goals or more scored.

FC Copenhagen face a mountain to climb ahead of this 2nd leg Champions League tie in Manchester as they missed their chance to make the most of home advantage in the 1st leg on home soil at their Parken ground, losing 3-1 on the night and now the visitors need a veritable miracle if they are to progress through to the quarter-final stage of this competition.

Recent results overall have been fairly inconsistent for Jacob Neestrup's side as the Danish club have managed to win just four out of their last nine games in all competitions, slipping to four defeats as well in the process along with being involved in a draw as well.

Wins against Elfsborg and Molde in their pre-season Atlantic Cup have been followed by domestic victories over Silkeborg and Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga but having also lost to the likes of Sparta Prague (friendly), Brondby, Manchester City and Midtjylland as well within this sequence, the visitors look to have their work cut out if they are to even hold Manchester City to a draw here in this return leg.

On the Champions League front, FC Copenhagen have managed to capture just three wins from their previous 11 away ties at this level and includes a previous 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City back in October 2022.

Manchester City v FC Copenhagen Verdict

Anything other than a comfortable win for Manchester City would be a surprise here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Man City win & Over 3 goals @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Man City win & BTTS Yes @ 2.62

Correct Score: Manchester City 4-1 @ 15.00