Manchester City vs Sevilla prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2022-11-01 20:00.
Manchester City close out their UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group G campaign with top spot already assured for a sixth consecutive time following a 0-0 stalemate against Borussia Dortmund in their last European outing. That result was followed up by a 1-0 Premier League (PL) victory against Leicester City at the weekend and with manager Pep Guardiola recently admitting that his players have been ‘’suffering’’, the two-time UCL winning boss may shuffle his pack here.
Guardiola’s perfectionism will likely mean he’s unsatisfied with successive UCL blanks (D2), especially as it’s the first time City have failed to score in two group contests in one continental campaign. Perhaps they’ll be back amongst the goals here, as they have managed a whopping 20 strikes across their last five home outings (W5) and have beaten Sevilla every time they have faced them (W3), whilst netting at least twice in each victory.
A 3-0 matchday five win over Copenhagen last week was Sevilla’s first triumph in Group G (D2, L2), and means they will now continue in the UEFA Europa league (UEL) regardless of the result here. Considering a 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano at the weekend ensured Sevilla have failed to win any of their first six home games in a La Liga season for the first time ever, they may be glad to get on the road again as they begin to prepare for life in the UEL.
Having lost the reverse H2H 4-0 on matchday one, Sevilla’s joint-heaviest European home defeat, we might see manager Jorge Sampaoli look to keep the score down. His side have drawn five of their past six UCL away outings (L1) and combined with the fact this contest represents something of a dead rubber for the PL juggernauts, he might be hopeful of another stalemate here.
Players to watch: Manchester City may hand a start to youngster Julián Álvarez with the forward grabbing his side’s final goal in his last home UCL contest. Érik Lamela has made a joint-personal high 12 appearances against the Cityzens and grabbed a goal and assist from his last two away contests against City.
Hot streak: Sevilla haven’t conceded more than one goal in their past five UCL away outings.