Manchester City vs Real Madrid Prediction

This Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League action sees Real Madrid make the trip to face Manchester City at the Eithad Stadium. This is a big match for both sides as a win would be great to take into the second leg.

Key Stats

• Manchester City have scored 11 goals in their last 5 games whereas Real Madrid have scored 10 goals in their last 5 games
• Manchester City haven’t managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 attempts
• Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga is ranked 1st in the UEFA Champions League for the most successful tackles per 90 minutes (4.3)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both teams come into this game in hit and miss form. Manchester City have won three out of their last five matches, same as Real Madrid but where the Spanish outfit have suffered a loss and a draw, Man City have lost both those games. These two teams have looked good in front of goal both domestically and in the UEFA Champions League as well so that is something that could play a key part in the result of the first leg of this clash on Tuesday.

Manchester City Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes; Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva; Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden; Erling Haaland

Manchester City did not have a phenomenal UEFA Champions League campaign by their standards, especially considering they won this competition two years ago. After eight games they ended the table format in 22nd place with three wins, three losses and two draws. Those results left them with 11 points, four points behind opponents Real Madrid. Stepping up in the UEFA Champions League this season for City has been none other than Erling Haaland. In eight games, the Norwegian freak of nature found the back of the net six times, making him the club’s top goal contributor in the UEFA Champions League. New signing Omar Marmoush seems like he could be a great fit in this Pep Guardiola side as before his transfer to Manchester City he was setting the Bundesliga alight with his goals. The pair of them, alongside the resurgence of form for Phil Foden and injured players across the pitch returning, Manchester City have a good chance of taking a lead into the second leg after the events of this Tuesday evening.

Real Madrid Preview

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-Up: Thibaut Courtois; Fran García, Raúl Asencio, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Lucas Vázquez; Jude Bellingham, Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde; Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo

Real Madrid, like their opponents, had a below par stint in the UEFA Champions League this year, having to go through this Round of 32 process. After eight games they ended in 11th place with five wins and three losses. Those results left them with 15 points, missing out on automatic qualification by just a single point as well as being 11 places above their opposition in Manchester City. In the goals for Los Blancos has been winger Vinicius Jr. He is responsible for eight goal contributions, split into seven goals and an assist. In La Liga and it is striker and summer signing Kylian Mbappé who has racked up 16 goals with two assists to make the Frenchman the top contributor for the club this season. Not trailing too far behind him are the pairing of Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham with 13 goal involvements each. All the Madrid fans will be hoping that the trio of Mbappé, Vinicius Jr and Bellingham, with the help of the rest of the Real Madrid squad can put on a great performance this Tuesday to give them the edge over Manchester City heading into the second leg.

Head To Head Stats: Manchester City vs Real Madrid

These played each other in a couple of the knockout stages in the UEFA Champions League. It is x that has come out on top over the last five matches,

17th April 2024 – Manchester City 1-1 (3-4 Pens) Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final

9th April 2024 – Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final

17th May 2023 – Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League Semi Final

9th May 2023 – Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City – UEFA Champions League Semi Final

4th May 2022 – Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City – UEFA Champions League Semi Final

Betting Tips For Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid have suffered injuries to key players in their back line, the likes Antonio Rüdiger, Éder Militão and David Alaba. Whilst their replacements have done a good job stepping in, against the attacking prowess of Erling Haaland and they could struggle. On the other hand Real Madrid have one of the best attacks in the world right now so they could do some damage to Man City’s defence.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Over 3.5 Goals as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 123/100 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £22.30 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Manchester City 2-2 Real Madrid