Manchester City hosts FC Porto in round 1 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 21st at Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Josep Guardiola's team started the new season with average results, winning three matches out of five. Perhaps this is due to the very tight calendar since these five matches were played in 12 days. The Citizens suffered a complete failure in the home match with Leicester, having lost to the Foxes with a 2:5 score. In the next Premier League match, Man City again lost points due to the away draw with Leeds (1: 1). Last weekend, the Citizens beat Arsenal with a minimum score (1:0).
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The Portuguese champions started the new season well, as befits their status. In the first match, the Dragons dealt with Braga at home (3:1). Then they defeated the neighbors from Boavista in the derby (5:0). But October matches were not good for Sergio Conceição's team - Porto sensationally lost to Maritimo at home (2:3), and last Saturday the Dragons let the away victory over Sporting slip away (2:2).
Porto is likely to play as close as possible because of its recent setbacks in the national league. Man City is far from its optimal condition, so it will be difficult for Guardiola's team to reach the massive defensive redoubts of the Portuguese visitors. I think the match is unlikely to please us with goal extravaganza.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
