Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon 09.03.2022

Manchester City are fresh off a 4-1 drubbing of rivals Manchester United to sustain their hunt for yet another Premier League title.

The Citizens looked very convincing against United on Sunday and they will take that buzz into the game against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League Round of 16 Return leg.

With a five-goal headstart in this tie already, City are likely to rest some of their star performers, but they should still be strong enough to get a handsome win against the visitors from Portugal.

Main tip: HC -1 Manchester City Win (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon

Considering the last 16 meetings between these two teams:

• Manchester City have 2 wins. Sporting Lisbon have 2 wins. 0 matches were drawn
• These matches scored an average of 3.25 goals per match
• The last time they met, Liverpool won 5-0

Latest results Manchester City

• Man City have 4 wins and a loss in the last 5 matches
• 14 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 2.80 goals per match
• They beat Manchester United 4-1 in their last league match

Latest results Sporting Lisbon

• 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
• 7 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 1.40 goals per match
• They won 2-0 against Arouca in their last match

Champions League Final Standings and Latest Results

Manchester City (Grp A): rank 1st – 6 matches – 4 wins – 0 draw – 2 losses – 12 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-W-L-W

Sporting Lisbon (Grp C): rank 2nd – 6 matches – 3 wins – 0 draw – 3 losses – 9 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-L-D-W-L

First Leg Result: Sporting Lisbon 0 – 5 Manchester City

Possible squad Manchester City

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Cancelo, Stones, Laporte; Mahrez, Rodri, Silva; Grealish, Sterling, Foden

Out: Ake (Knock), Dias (Foot injury), Mendy (Suspended), Palmer (Ankle Injury)

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Possible squad Sporting Lisbon

Sporting Lisbon: Adan; Coates, Reis, Inacio; Vinagre, Essugo, Esgaio, Paulinho; Sarabia, Slimane, Santos

Out: Branganca (Hamstring), Matheus (Suspended), Goncalves (Muscle Injury)

Doubtful: Palinha (Knock)

Coach: Ruben Amorim

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Handicap -1 Manchester City Win

Yangasport offers competitive odds for the bet “Handicap -1 Manchester City Win”
The odd of 1.44 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 69% chance that Manchester City will win with a margin of at least 2 goals.

Odds comparison for Handicap -1 Manchester City Win

Yangasport – odd 1.44
Melbet – odd 1.18

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2) Bet on Manchester City To Score in Both Halves

• The Citizens have scored in both halves in 3 of their last 5 matches
• Man City scored in both halves in their last meeting

Odds for this bet

Betway offers competitive odds for “Man City Score in Both Halves”

The odd of 1.63 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 61% chance that Manchester City will score both in the first and second halves of this fixture.

Odds comparisons for Manchester City To Score in Both Halves

Betway – odd 1.63
Yangasport – odd 1.60