Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Match Analysis and Prediction

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Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund will both be looking to continue their perfect starts to the 2022-23 Champions League in Wednesday’s Group G encounter at the Etihad Stadium.

The Citizens claimed a 4-0 victory over Sevilla on matchday one, while Dortmund eased to a 3-0 win at home to Copenhagen.

Erling Braut Haalnd scored twice in the win over Sevilla to take his European tally to 25 goals in 20 Champions League matches, while Ruben Dias and Phil Foden also got on the scoresheet at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, and Haaland needs no added motivation to get one over his old club here.

Manchester City have enjoyed the rare luxury of a week off following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which meant the reigning Premier League champions did not have the chance to put further pressure on Arsenal at the top of the table.

However, Guardiola’s side have now successfully gone through their first seven matches of the season unbeaten across all competitions and have scored at least three goals in each of their four home games.

A 4-1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk saw RB Leipzig turn to former Borussia Dortmund head coach Marco Rose after giving Domenico Tedesco the boot, and the former BVB boss oversaw a comprehensive victory over his old club in the Bundesliga.

Defeat at the Red Bull Arena ended a run of three consecutive wins and three successive clean sheets for Dortmund, who could do without Champions League star Haaland leading the line right now, but the impact of Giovanni Reyna was well felt last week.

Edin Terzic’s side have not drawn on their travels in the Champions League since October 2017, winning seven and losing 10 such matches in the past five years, but they lost 4-2 on aggregate to Manchester City in the 2020-21 quarter-finals.

Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund head to head

These two teams have previously met on seven occasions across all competitions, where they have each claimed three victories while they have drawn once. Manchester City have scored seven goals and conceded nine in the process. In their last meetings, Man City won 2-1 away in the Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Manchester City 04/12/12

Borussia Dortmund 1-1(P) Manchester City 28/07/16

Manchester City 0-1 Borussia Dortmund 21/07/22

Manchester City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund 06/04/21

Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Manchester City 14/04/21

Manchester City latest home form

Manchester City have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their nine most recent matches. They managed to defeat Nottingham Forest 6-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 19 goals and conceded five.

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Manchester City 2-1 America 21/07/22

Manchester City 4-0 AFC Bournemouth 13/08/22

Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace 27/08/22

Manchester City 6-0 Nottingham Forest 31/08/22

Manchester City latest away form

Manchester City have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sevilla in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded seven.

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Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester City 21/08/22

Barcelona 3-3 Manchester City 24/08/22

Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City 03/09/22

Sevilla 0-4 Manchester City 06/09/22

Borussia Dortmund latest home form

Borussia Dortmund have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated FC Copenhagen 3-0 in their last home game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded four.

Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Antalyaspor 30/07/22

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen 06/08/22

Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Werder Bremen 20/08/22

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Hoffenheim 02/09/22

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Copenhagen 06/09/22

Borussia Dortmund latest away form

Borussia Dortmund lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their previous seven matches. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just four.

Verl 0-5 Borussia Dortmund 14/07/22

1860 Munchen 0-3 Borussia Dortmund 29/07/22

Freiburg 1-3 Borussia Dortmund 12/08/22

Hertha Berlin 0-1 Borussia Dortmund 27/08/22

RB Leipzig 3-0 Borussia Dortmund 10/09/22

Manchester City news

Manchester City defenders John Stones and Kyle Walker were both forced to miss out against Sevilla due to niggling injuries and they remain a doubt.

Guardiola is not likely to make changes to his lineup, but Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez will be pushing to displace Jack Grealish in the starting XI.

Borussia Dortmund news

Dortmund attacker Hazard came off injured against Copenhagen but might be available for this game, while Donyell Malen and Karim Adeyemi have slim chances of being available.

Reyna and Marius Wolf are on standby if Hazard is ruled out, and other absentees also include Gregor Kobel, Sebastien Haller, Mahmoud Dahoud and Mateu Morey.

Prediction and Odds

Without their first-choice goalkeeper and a list of other players who could potentially make a difference, Dortmund are surely going to fall short against their well-rested opponents.

With Haaland now in good form in front of goal, there are no signs of him and the rest of the squad slowing down anytime soon.

Odds: 1 1.72 X 2.00 2 2.23