Manchester City vs Feyenoord prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-25 20:00.
[p]Signing a new contract last week, many presumed that Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City would end their blip – which is increasingly looking like a full-blown crisis – after Tottenham inflicted a fifth straight defeat on Saturday in emphatic fashion (4-0). City must “embrace and accept” their situation according to Guardiola, but the reality is that this is uncharted territory for the Spaniard as he enters this UEFA Champions League (UCL) clash with Feyenoord on the back of his worst ever losing streak. [/p]
[p]Even though their defeat to Tottenham came on home soil, playing at the Etihad Stadium could be the catalyst for success as they’re unbeaten in their last 33 UCL home games (W29, D4). That’s just five shy of Barcelona’s all-time record of 38 in this competition, although it’s at risk of crashing down unless City can respond to avoid back-to-back UCL losses for the first time since 2018 after their 4-1 humbling against Sporting on matchday four. [/p]
[p]Currently battling it out for the UCL positions in the Eredivisie, former European champions Feyenoord are seeking just a third victory in their 13th visit to England (W2, D4, L6). Such an outcome is a distinct possibility as since losing to Leverkusen on matchday one, the betting outsider has won all three of Feyenoord’s UCL games, a trend which saw them win away twice to sit just one point behind City.[/p]
[p]The Dutch side have been comfortable on the road of late, with their victories at Girona and Benfica in this competition forming part of a five-match winning run away from home in all competitions. However, Feyenoord won just one of the prior 13 UCL trips (D2, L10), but history can be made here, as they’ve never won three straight away games in Europe’s premier club competition. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: All three of Phil Foden’s Manchester City goals this season have come in this competition and have arrived in the opening 15 minutes. For Feyenoord, Antoni Milambo returned from illness at the weekend and may be primed to strike here as he’s netted five of his six goals this term on the road, including three across Feyenoord’s pair of UCL away wins. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Feyenoord have avoided defeat in each of their last 21 away games (W15, D6), despite keeping just one clean sheet in the last 12.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]