Match preview
Manchester City will look to keep their unbeaten record in Group G of the Champions League when they host Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
As group winners, the Citizens have already qualified for the last 16, while the visitors will enter the Europa League knockout stages after finishing third.
Manchester City is one of only five teams in this season’s Champions League to have not lost in the group stage, having won their first three games before drawing goalless against Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund. City returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday, despite the absence of injured goal machine Erling Braut Haaland, with a 1-0 away victory over Leicester City, courtesy of a stunning Kevin De Bruyne free kick early in the second half.
Although City’s upcoming match against Sevilla is essentially a dead rubber, Guardiola and co will be eager to come away with a win and build momentum ahead of three more crucial domestic fixtures before the World Cup break.
Manchester City is one of only five teams in this season’s Champions League to have not lost in the group stage, having won their first three games before drawing goalless against Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund. City returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday, despite the absence of injured goal machine Erling Braut Haaland, with a 1-0 away victory over Leicester City, courtesy of a stunning Kevin De Bruyne free kick early in the second half.
Although City’s upcoming match against Sevilla is essentially a dead rubber, Guardiola and co will be eager to come away with a win and build momentum ahead of three more crucial domestic fixtures before the World Cup break.
Manchester City vs Sevilla H2H
Sevilla  | 0 – 4 |  Man City |
Sevilla  | 1 – 3 |  Man City |
Man City  | 2 – 1 |  Sevilla |
Manchester City vs Sevilla form guide
Manchester City’s last 5 games – WWWWD
Leicester  | 0 – 1 |  Man City |
Borussia Dortmund  | 0 – 0 |  Man City |
Man City  | 3 – 1 |  Brighton |
Arsenal  | 0 – 0 |  Man City |
Liverpool  | 1 – 0 |  Man City |
Bayern’s last 5 games – WWWDW
 Sevilla | 0 – 1 |  Rayo Vallecano |
 Sevilla | 3 – 0 |  FC Copenhagen |
 Real Madrid | 3 – 1 |  Sevilla |
 Sevilla | 1 – 1 |  Valencia |
 Mallorca | 0 – 1 |  Sevilla |
Key stats
- Manchester City have a flawless record against Sevilla and have won all the three matches that have been played between the two teams so far in European competitions.
- Manchester City have scored nine goals in their three European games against Sevilla and won the reverse fixture by a comfortable 4-0 margin.
- Sevilla are winless in their last three UEFA Champions League matches against Manchester City and have only faced Borussia Dortmund on more occasions without a victory in the competition.
- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lost only two of his 13 matches against Sevilla and has seen his teams score an impressive 33 goals against the Andalusians.
- Sevilla are winless in their last seven group-stage games against English teams in the UEFA Champions League, with their previous such victory coming against Arsenal in 2007.
- Manchester City have won 26 of their 32 home games in the UEFA Champions League under Pep Guardiola – the highest home-win percentage for any manager that has managed at least 20 games in the competition’s history.
Manchester City vs Sevilla prediction
Both teams will have more important matches to prioritise in the weeks leading up to the World Cup than Wednesday’s match, and neither team is expected to be at full strength.
Nonetheless, Man City will be considered favourites due to their superior squad depth, and they should have enough quality to win easily at the Etihad Stadium. Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture:
- MAN CITY @ 1.26
- EUROPEAN HANDICAP- MAN CITY FC (-2) @ 2.46
- HALFTIME/FULLTIME – MAN CITY FC/MAN CITY FC – @ 1.58
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
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