Man City have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 matches
Can Sparta stop the EPL champions in Manchester?
Tip: Man City v Sparta Prague | Odds |
Man City Win & BTTS Win & BTTS Yes | @3.10 |
Man City Win 3-1 Correct Score | @12.00 |
Man City vs Sparta Prague Preview
Man City have had problems keeping clean sheets with Rodri out injured. Sparta Prague can score in Manchester, but Pep Guardiola’s side have more than enough weapons to take all three points.
Stats
Man City have won their last 3 matches.
Man City have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 matches.
Sparta Prague have lost 2 of their last 4 matches.
Sparta Prague have seen BTTS in their last 4 matches.
HTH
This will be the first match between Man City and Sparta Prague.
Man City Form
Manchester City are undefeated in all 12 matches this season. They drew 0-0 against Inter Milan in the Champions League before a 4-0 win at Slovan Bratislava where they had 14-0 shots on target.
Pep Guardiola’s side returned to the Premier League with a 3-2 win against Fulham. They had 1.37-2.76 expected goals, Mateo Kovacic scoring two goals at the Etihad.
Man City are coming off a 2-1 win at Wolves where they fell behind once again. Josko Gvardiol equalised before John Stones scored in added time, ending the game with 78% possession and 22-3 shots.
Man City Injuries & Team News
Midfielders Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne are injured alongside young forward Oscar Bobb.
Kyle Walker remains on the injured list with Rico Lewis to continue at right-back.
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague had a fantastic start to the season, winning 13 of their opening 15 matches. They got past Shamrock Rovers, FCSB and Malmo in the Champions League qualifiers.
Lars Friis’ side beat Salzburg 3-0 in their opening league phase game, doing it with 29% possession and 6-1 shots on target. They then drew 1-1 at Stuttgart where they had just 24% possession.
The victory in Germany came between two defeats in the Czech Liga. Sparta bounced back by beating Slovan Liberec 2-1, the victory leaving them six points behind Slavia Prague at the top of the table.
Sparta Prague Injuries & Team News
Centre-back Elias Cobbaut is injured alongside left-back Imanol García de Albeniz.
Veljko Birmancevic, Victor Olatunji and Lukas Haraslin have all scored six goals this season.