Manchester City travel to Spain to face Villarreal on matchday three in this Champions League campaign. City are eighth in the table, with Villarreal sitting in 26th.
Man City didn’t have their strongest start to the season, but they have picked up and now sit only three points behind Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. They’re also unbeaten in the Champions League.
Villarreal have lost both of their Champions League fixtures, but they’ve had a decent start to life in La Liga this season, sitting third after nine games.
Villarreal vs Man City Bet Builder Tip
Villarreal vs Man City Prediction – Man City to win
Man City have been in terrific form lately and are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions, with six wins and two draws in that time. They’ve now leapfrogged Liverpool in the league and are second, only three points behind table toppers Arsenal. They’ll be hopeful of mounting a title challenge once more this season. They’re eighth in the Champions League with four points, but need to add to their tally here to climb higher up the table to strengthen their already high qualification chances. Villarreal have started well, but are winless in their last three with a draw either side of a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. I think City will come out on top here.
Anytime Goalscorer tip – Erling Haaland to score (4/5)
Would a Man city bet builder tip be complete without taking Haaland to score? Probably not. The City front man is on fire yet again this season, with 11 Premier League goals in his opening eight matches. He’s also bagged three goals in two for City in the Champions League this season. For his country, he has scored a massive 12 goals in six World Cup qualifier matches. He’s an absolute goal machine, and he should get on the scoresheet again here.
ALTERNATIVE BET – Erling Haaland to score two or more @ 10/3 with a new bookies welcome offer.
Haaland has scored two or more in five of his 10 competitive matches for City so far this season. For Norway, he has scored three and five in his last two WCC matches. This selection would really boost this bet builder.
Shots on Target Tip – Phil Foden over 0.5 shots on target (8/11)
Phil Foden has two City goals to his name this season, with one in the Premier League and another in the Carabao Cup. He has had 10 shots in six Premier League appearances, with three being on target, giving him an average of 0.5 on target per game. In the Champions League, he has had four shots, with one on target, again averaging 0.5 per game. City will create a good amount of chances here, and although the stats aren’t crazy impressive in favour of Foden here, I think there’s a strong chance he will have one or more shots on target.
BEST BET BUILDER TIP – Pape Habib Gueye to be carded @ 11/4
Pape Gueye is a man who loves a tackle and a booking. In La Liga this season, he has made nine fouls in 12 games, picking up three yellow cards in the process – one card every three games. He’s yet to pick up a booking in the Champions League, but has fouled three times in Villarreal’s two matches. I think there’s a great chance of him being carded here.
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