Manchester City v Lyon Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 19th September 7.45pm
The Citizens are one of the front-runners to win this season’s UEFA Champions League and they will be looking for a positive start at the Etihad in midweek. City are a tough side to get the better of on home soil. They will be taking on a Lyon side who have had nothing more than an average start to their new domestic season. Read our predictions for the Manchester City v Lyon fixture.
Manchester City News and Form
Manchester City will be looking to express themselves on home soil in this Champions League opener. They have been delivering what has come to be expected of them this season with a W5D1 record in all competitions this season, which includes their Community Shield triumph. Manchester City have come up with at goals in each of their victories so we can expect some kind of decent output from them in this one. For our Manchester City v Lyon predictions a Manchester City to win by a two-goal margin is priced at 3/1 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.). They are one of the favourites to get their hands on the Champions League title this season.
Last term they had that shock quarter-final exit at the hands of Liverpool, which was after the Citizens had been such strong favourites for the tie. This season it has been a real team effort in front of goal and out of all that we like Raheem Sterling as an option at 4/5 odds in the anytime goalscorer market* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.). The Citizens have lost their last two home games in Europe by a 2-1 scoreline (Basel and Liverpool) so need to shake that off. Before that, they were undefeated in thirteen at the Etihad. City are unbeaten their last eight group stage home games, winning seven. Their record against French sides is W2 D2 L1.
Lyon News and Form
It is a little hard to see how Lyon can show up and prove to be a big threat to Manchester City at the Etihad in midweek. The French outright have a mixed bag of results in Ligue 1 this season with a W2 D1 L2 record. They have scored six goals in that sequence which is the joint second-lowest tally of the current top eight in the French top flight. Lyon are here courtesy of their third place finish in Ligue 1 last term where they were the second-highest scorers. They can be backed at 8/11 To Score in the match* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.). This is going to be a big test for them.
This is Lyon’s return to Champions League action for the first time since the 2008/9 season when they made it to the round of sixteen where they were eliminated by Barcelona. Of the eight games that they played that campaign, five of them went over 2.5 goals. For our Manchester City v Lyon prediction we are looking under 3.5 goals at 10/11 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.) which has appeal as we think City can win this to nil.
Manchester City v Lyon Head to Head
This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
Manchester City v Lyon Betting Odds*
Man City 1/6
Draw 13/2
Lyon 12/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.)
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Manchester City v Lyon Predictions
Manchester City looked back in fine shape on the weekend as they powered their way to yet another domestic home win. We expect them to be strong on home soil and feel that they can take the win by a margin of a couple of goals, so that tops out Manchester City v Lyon predictions.
