Last Updated on 10/12/2025 by Andy Clark
It’s the game of the week here as Pep Guardiola’s Man City take on Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Madrid are fifth in the Champions League, with City occupying ninth, and you can see our 28/1 bet builder tip below.
We have picked out a team to win, two players to have over 1.5 shots on target and a player to be carded in the match. A £10 bet returns £290.
Real Madrid have had a bit of a rocky spell of late by their standards. They have won only two of their previous seven in all competitions, drawing three and losing two.
City have won their last three matches, but lost their two before that against Leverkusen and Newcastle. They have won three of their five Champions League matches so far.
Real Madrid vs Man City Bet Builder Tip
Real Madrid vs Man City Bet Builder Predictions
- Man City to win (13/8)
- Erling Haaland over 1.5 shots on target (5/6)
- Kylian Mbappe over 1.5 shots on target (4/5)
- Eduardo Camavinga to be carded (7/2)
BEST REAL MARRID VS MAN CITY BET BUILDER TIP – Man City to win @ 13/8
This will be a very difficult game, as it is for any team to face Real Madrid in Madrid. However, I’m backing Manchester City to come away from the Bernabeu with all three points. They have won their last three matches in all competitions, taking them to 10 wins from 15 in the league and three from five in the Champions League. Madrid have won only two of their last seven, and come into this on the back of a 0-2 defeat at home to Celta Vigo in La Liga. They only scraped past Olympiacos in a 4-3 victory in their last Champions League outing, and I think they’ll lose to City in this one.
ALTERNATIVE BET – Man City or draw @ 8/15
Madrid have drawn three of those seven matches, and this one will be close. If you don’t fancy a City win, placing a slightly safer bet of City or draw reduces the odds of this bet builder to 18/1.
Real Madrid vs Man City Shots on Target Tips
Erling Haaland over 1.5 shots on target (5/6)
Erling Haaland is an absolute machine, and there’s no surprise he’s on this bet builder to have over 1.5 shots on target. The Norwegian striker has scored 20 goals in 20 competitive outings for Man City this season, with 15 in the league and five in the Champions League. In that time, he has had a massive 41 shots on target, giving him an average of more than two shots on target per game. The stats don’t lie, and with this one expected to be end-to-end, I think it’s a dead cert that he will have at least two shots on target.
Kylian Mbappe over 1.5 shots on target (4/5)
It’s hard to imagine a game in which Kylian Mbappe is the second best striker on the pitch. It’s up for debate here with Haaland on the opposition side. However, Mbappe’s goal record is slightly better than even his this season. The Frenchman has scored 25 goals in 21 appearances in all competitions for Los Blancos this season, with 16 in 16 in La Liga and nine in five in the Champions League. He also scored five in four for France in World Cup qualifying. He has had 52 shots on target in those 21 matches, giving him an average well over two per game. Again, I’m going with stats here, and if they’re anything to go by, this selection should land with ease.
Real Madrid vs Man City Yellow Card Tip
Eduardo Camavinga to be carded (7/2)
Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is the man I’m backing to be carded in this one. He’s yet to be carded in La Liga, but has picked up one booking in his four Champions League outings so far this season. 7/2 is big odds for the midfield man, as he’s a physical player who was carded nine times in all competitions in season 2024/25. He has made two fouls in those four matches, an average of 0.5 per game, with seven in 11 in La Liga. As he comes up against the likes of Nico Gonzales, who has been fouled 14 times in 14 Premier League matches, I think he’s excellent odds to pick up his second booking of the season.
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