Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund will face each other this Wednesday, at 16:00 (Brasília time), in the first meeting of striker Haaland with his old team. The match is valid for the second round of Group G of the Champions.
Given the tournament average and the numbers in the current season, Haaland is expected to enforce the Law of Ex, when a player scores against his former team. The Norwegian has 12 goals in eight games in 2022/23 and scored two in a 4-0 win against Sevilla in City’s debut of the season.
For the home match, manager Pep Guardiola, who had a week off after the cancellation of the Premier League round due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, treats the presence of Kyle Walker and John Stones as doubtful. On the other hand, Aymeric Laporte is sure to miss. Manuel Akanji is the most quoted to assume the defense.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, treat Hazard as a doubt. If not, Reyna and Marius Wolf fight for a position. Donyell Malen and Karim Adeyemi, injured, are certain to miss in the team led by Edin Terzic.
Both will score: Yes – In short, given the recent history between the two teams, both will score.
Over 3.5 goals – Yes: Therefore, taking into account the last round of the two teams, in which both games had more than 3.5 goals, it is very likely that the confrontation will have more than 3.5 goals.
City’s last five matches
They won three, two ended in a draw and didn’t lose any.
How much the team scored: has three matches with a Yes in both teams scored, and two matches with a No in both teams scored.
Over 2.5 goals: Over 2.5 goals in a quarter, and under 2.5 goals in a match.
Manchester City has scored 18 goals in the last five matches and conceded six.
Borussia’s last five matches
They won three, none ended in a tie, and they lost two.
How much the team scored: there is one match with a Yes in both teams scored, and four matches with a No in both teams scored.
Over 2.5 goals: scored over 2.5 goals in three, and under 2.5 goals in two.
Borussia Dortmund has scored seven goals in the last five matches and conceded six.
