Following their first win of the competition on the road at Slovan Bratislava, Manchester City will be eager to keep their momentum going, as they host Sparta Prague at the Etihad Stadium. The Czech side are always a tough nut to crack and appear to be relishing their Champions League experience this season, but City are generally imperious at home, and they should be strong favourites for this one with most punters and UCL betting apps.
Manchester City vs Sparta Prague Best Odds
City are yet to win at home in the Champions League this season and this presents a great chance to do so.
Manchester City – 1/14 (-1400) | Draw – 22/1 (+2200) | Sparta Prague – 40/1 (+4000) |
Over – 13/25 (-192) | 2.5 Goals | Under – 7/4 (+175) |
Yes – 8/11 (-138) | BTTS | No – 13/10 (+130) |
Manchester City vs Sparta Prague Analysis
City are amongst the favourites for the title with many UCL betting sites and plenty of punters will be locked in.
Manchester City
2023 Champions League winners Manchester City have endured plenty of injuries this season and they are doing all they can to shuffle the squad accordingly. Pep Guardiola remains the master tinker for the blues, who are fighting on four fronts and who are always one of the teams to beat in this competition. With City having won their maiden Champions League title in 2023, they have that monkey off their back and they are strong favourites for this one with most punters and Champions League betting sites.
Team news: Rodri, Kevin de Bruyne, Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake are the injured personnel here for City.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup:
Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji, Walker, Kovacic, Gundogan, Foden, Silva, Grealish & Haaland
Sparta Prague
With 4 points in the bag from 2 games, Sparta Prague have been hugely impressive in their opening two games, and they will be keen to cause a seismic shock here at the Etihad Stadium. Beating RB Salzburg and picking up a draw with Stuttgart have been hugely impressive results for Sparta Prague this term and they appear to be playing with plenty of belief. They have a very distinct style of play, and they should enjoy making this tough for City.
Team news: Elias Cobbaut and Mathias Ross could both miss out here for Sparta Prague.
Sparta Prague Predicted Lineup:
Jensen, Vitik, Panak, Zeleny, Laci, Kairinen, Preciado, Rynes, Haraslin, Rrahmani & Birmancevic.
Manchester City vs Sparta Prague Prediction
This should be a very good game at the Etihad and whilst City will be the strong favourites, but Sparta Prague should provide a stronger test than the odds here suggest. Both sides have 4 points to their name and in this format, continuing to win games is key. Goals could be on the agenda for both sides and City should manage to come out on top and prevail here.
Prediction: Manchester City to win the match – 1/14 (-1400) – Rhino Bet.
Manchester City vs Sparta Prague – The Ultimate Bet
Manchester City to win & BTTS – 5/1 (+500) – Fitzdares
Such has been City’s dominance at home of late in most games that they play, that Sparta Prague aren’t being backed by too many UCL bookmakers and City should come out on top here, with the goals flowing.