Champions League: Group Stage between Manchester City and Sevilla

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 02.November
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

Champions League betting and spectator preview: Manchester City and Sevilla meet at Etihad Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither City nor Sevilla as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Manchester City form and stats

Manchester City participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Real Madrid.

Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. 3W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Manchester City.

Manchester City are returning here after visiting Leicester City and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Bruyne scored the goal(s). Midfielder Bruyne was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Bruyne scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 59 total).

In the match before, 0-0 away to Borussia Dortmund (Champions League).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Manchester City as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Fulham are visiting.

City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 27 goals in 6 league games.

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Sevilla form and stats

Sevilla was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Sevilla have produced an overall stat of 2-1-3 so far. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 1W-2D-2L. This is both home and away.

Home advantage was not enough for Sevilla in their previous game as they lost hosting Rayo Vallecano, 0-1.

Before that match, the win at home hosting København in the Champions League (3-0).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Real Betis.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sevilla have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. Sevilla's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled previously this season: Sevilla - City 0-4. Stats for the last three meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Manchester City, zero draws and zero wins for Sevilla. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityE. Haaland
E. Haaland
17 goals
Manchester CityP. Foden
P. Foden
6 goals
Manchester CityK. De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
3 goals

Manchester City missing players

Sevilla missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Sevilla
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
17 11   Won W   2 6
6 0   Drew D   6 9
2 0   Lost L   5 10
70 44   Scored S   12 27
24 10   Conceded C   21 38
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
80% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 76%
72% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 40%
60% 82%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   23% 24%
36% 55%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 16%
48% 55%   BTTS BTTS   69% 52%
48% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 24%
12% 0%   Failed to Score F T   23% 28%
 
6.7 7.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 4.4
2.4 1.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.8
0.9 0.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.4 3.2
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
17.3 18.4   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 11.2
6.5 7.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.5
43% 55%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 25%
 
7.2 5.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 13.6
2.6 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 5 3 2 0 11 1 2 2 0 0 7 1 3 1 2 0 4 0 10 11
2 Borussia Dortmund 5 2 2 1 9 4 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 5 8
3 Sevilla 5 1 2 2 5 9 3 1 0 2 4 8 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 5
4 København 5 0 2 3 0 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 11 -11 2
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 12 9 2 1 37 11 6 6 0 0 27 6 6 3 2 1 10 5 26 29
2 Arsenal 11 9 1 1 25 11 5 5 0 0 14 7 6 4 1 1 11 4 14 28
3 Tottenham Hotspur 13 8 2 3 26 16 6 5 0 1 16 6 7 3 2 2 10 10 10 26
4 Newcastle United 13 6 6 1 24 10 7 4 3 0 16 5 6 2 3 1 8 5 14 24
5 Chelsea 12 6 3 3 17 15 5 3 2 0 10 5 7 3 1 3 7 10 2 21
6 Manchester United 11 6 2 3 16 16 5 3 1 1 8 4 6 3 1 2 8 12 0 20
7 Fulham 13 5 4 4 22 22 7 3 3 1 13 11 6 2 1 3 9 11 0 19
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 12 5 3 4 19 15 6 3 2 1 10 4 6 2 1 3 9 11 4 18
9 Liverpool 12 4 4 4 23 15 7 4 2 1 18 7 5 0 2 3 5 8 8 16
10 Crystal Palace 12 4 4 4 13 16 7 4 1 2 10 8 5 0 3 2 3 8 -3 16
11 Brentford 13 3 6 4 19 22 7 3 3 1 13 7 6 0 3 3 6 15 -3 15
12 Everton 13 3 5 5 11 12 6 2 2 2 6 4 7 1 3 3 5 8 -1 14
13 West Ham United 12 4 2 6 11 12 6 3 1 2 8 6 6 1 1 4 3 6 -1 14
14 AFC Bournemouth 13 3 4 6 12 28 7 2 2 3 6 8 6 1 2 3 6 20 -16 13
15 Leeds United 12 3 3 6 15 19 6 2 2 2 8 6 6 1 1 4 7 13 -4 12
16 Aston Villa 13 3 3 7 11 20 6 3 1 2 8 5 7 0 2 5 3 15 -9 12
17 Southampton 13 3 3 7 11 20 6 1 3 2 7 8 7 2 0 5 4 12 -9 12
18 Leicester City 13 3 2 8 21 25 7 2 2 3 9 6 6 1 0 5 12 19 -4 11
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 2 4 7 6 19 6 2 2 2 3 8 7 0 2 5 3 11 -13 10
20 Nottingham Forest 12 2 3 7 8 23 6 2 1 3 7 9 6 0 2 4 1 14 -15 9
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 12 10 1 1 29 4 6 5 1 0 15 0 6 5 0 1 14 4 25 31
2 Real Madrid 11 10 1 0 28 9 5 4 1 0 13 5 6 6 0 0 15 4 19 31
3 Atletico Madrid 12 7 2 3 20 12 5 2 1 2 8 7 7 5 1 1 12 5 8 23
4 Real Sociedad 11 7 1 3 16 13 5 3 1 1 6 6 6 4 0 2 10 7 3 22
5 Real Betis 11 6 2 3 14 8 6 5 0 1 11 4 5 1 2 2 3 4 6 20
6 Athletic Club 11 5 3 3 19 12 6 3 1 2 8 4 5 2 2 1 11 8 7 18
7 Villarreal 11 5 3 3 14 7 4 3 1 0 9 2 7 2 2 3 5 5 7 18
8 Rayo Vallecano 12 5 3 4 17 14 5 3 1 1 9 5 7 2 2 3 8 9 3 18
9 Osasuna 11 5 2 4 11 11 6 4 0 2 8 6 5 1 2 2 3 5 0 17
10 Valencia 12 4 3 5 18 14 7 3 1 3 12 7 5 1 2 2 6 7 4 15
11 Real Valladolid 11 4 2 5 11 15 6 3 1 2 6 5 5 1 1 3 5 10 -4 14
12 Mallorca 12 3 4 5 10 13 6 1 2 3 4 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 -3 13
13 Almeria 12 4 1 7 15 20 6 4 0 2 12 8 6 0 1 5 3 12 -5 13
14 Espanyol 12 2 5 5 15 20 6 1 2 3 8 12 6 1 3 2 7 8 -5 11
15 Celta de Vigo 12 3 2 7 13 24 6 2 2 2 9 9 6 1 0 5 4 15 -11 11
16 Getafe 11 2 4 5 11 19 6 1 2 3 6 10 5 1 2 2 5 9 -8 10
17 Sevilla 12 2 4 6 11 19 6 0 3 3 3 9 6 2 1 3 8 10 -8 10
18 Cadiz 12 2 4 6 8 24 7 1 3 3 5 13 5 1 1 3 3 11 -16 10
19 Girona 11 2 3 6 15 19 6 2 2 2 10 10 5 0 1 4 5 9 -4 9
20 Elche 11 0 4 7 8 26 5 0 2 3 3 10 6 0 2 4 5 16 -18 4

Manchester City:
Sevilla:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 5 3 2 0 11 1 2 2 0 0 7 1 3 1 2 0 4 0 10 11
2 Borussia Dortmund 5 2 2 1 9 4 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 5 8
3 Sevilla 5 1 2 2 5 9 3 1 0 2 4 8 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 5
4 København 5 0 2 3 0 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 11 -11 2

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.