Manchester City v FC Copenhagen Betting Tips [5 October 2022]
Football - Champions League
5 October 2022 15:00
The match
Matchday three in the UEFA Champions League sees tournament favorites Manchester City taking on Danish champions FC Kobenhavn at the Etihad Stadium for this Group G clash. The hosts unsurprisingly sit top of the group with two wins from the first two fixtures after recording a 2-1 win over Dortmund and a 4-0 away win over Sevilla. Manchester City will now look to take a stranglehold of the group when they host a Kobenhavn side that has managed just one point from their opening two matches after drawing 0-0 with Sevilla in Denmark. The 14-time Danish Superliga champions will face their most difficult fixture of the entire season when they travel to Manchester as they look to contend with a City side coming off a 6-3 thrashing of rivals Manchester United. Kobenhavn’s 1-0 home win in their last fixture put an end to a four match winless run but the Lions streak of four consecutive away losses is troubling ahead of this particular fixture.
One of the biggest stories in football so far this season has been Erling Haaland’s incredible start to his Manchester City career. Suiting up for the club his father once played for, Haaland has been destroying everything in his path and setting new records every week with his seemingly superhuman performances. Another hat trick on the weekend against Manchester United has now made it three consecutive home matches where the imposing Norwegian has struck three goals. In total, Haaland has struck 14 goals in the Premier League and three goals in the Champions League for an absurd 17 total strikes in just 11 appearances so far. The signs certainly don’t look good for the visiting Kobenhavn’s chances of slowing him down as they’ve now conceded 10 goals over their recent four match losing run.
Key Statistics
- Manchester City has scored a total of seven first half goals in their last four matches.
- FCK has conceded a total of 10 goals in their last four away defeats, seven of which have been given up in the first half.
- Four of FCK’s last five away matches have seen over 1.5 goals scored in the first half.
- Four of Manchester City’s last five home matches have seen over 1.5 goals scored in the first half.
The bet of our experts
We’re going to back over 1.5 goals to be scored in the first half as our bet for this match. Manchester City will look to carry over their excellent scoring form into this one with another fast start and would ideally like to put this game to bed in the first half. The visitors propensity to concede first half goals on their travels plays well into this bet as the Citizens should be able to net at least two of their own in the first 45 minutes.
