Europe - Champions League
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by Carlos Zabala in Champions League Picks
Manchester City travels to the principality to face Monaco in Matchday 2 of the Champions League. The club earned three points in their first Champions League match, a 2-0 victory against Napoli, where they creditably took advantage of Di Lorenzo's early red card. Guardiola's team won with goals from Haaland and Doku less than 10 minutes apart.
Manchester City has been dominant against bottom-tier Premier League teams this season. A testament to this is their 5-1 thrashing of Burnley in the Premier League, where Norwegian striker Haaland scored twice after the 90th minute.
But City have not performed well on at least three occasions this year when facing tougher opponents. They failed to win the Premier League title against Europa League champions Tottenham, losing 0-2 at the Etihad. At the Amex Stadium, they lost 1-2 to Brighton, despite winning early, and at the Emirates Stadium, they earned a miraculous 1-1 draw against Arsenal, a match in which they were outclassed by the Gunners in every aspect.
Monaco, meanwhile, has been involved in high-scoring matches this season, having already lost three matches, including a painful thrashing by Club Brugge to kick off their run in the new Champions League.
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Monaco vs Manchester City Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
33
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
Monaco and Manchester City Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Ligue 1
Sep 21, 2025 - Ligue 1
Sep 18, 2025 - Champions League
Sep 13, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 31, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 24, 2025 - Ligue 1
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 21, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 31, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 16, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 8, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 31, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 30, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Ligue 1
Sep 18, 2025 - Champions League
Sep 13, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 24, 2025 - Ligue 1
Aug 3, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jul 26, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 24, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Sep 21, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 18, 2025 - Champions League
Sep 14, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 31, 2025 - Premier League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 18, 2025 - Champions League
Sep 14, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 23, 2025 - Premier League
Jun 30, 2025 - Club World Cup
Jun 22, 2025 - Club World Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 24, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Sep 21, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 31, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 16, 2025 - Premier League
Aug 9, 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
Jun 26, 2025 - Club World Cup
Monaco against Manchester City : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
0 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Mar 15, 2017 - Champions League
Feb 21, 2017 - Champions League
Manchester City v Monaco last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Missing players
L. Hradecky
MidfielderA. Golovin
D. Zakaria
A. Bamba
M. Akliouche
R. Ait-Nouri
J. Stones
A. Khusanov
MidfielderM. Kovacic
R. Cherki
ForwardO. Marmoush
Most goals and assists
Monaco
Manchester City
A. Fati
(4 Goals)
E. Haaland
(9 Goals)
L. Camara
(3 Assists)
T. Reijnders
(3 Assists)
, 
J. Doku
(3 Assists)
Monaco and Manchester City Stats in Champions League
Monaco - Manchester City Key Points
- 5-3 and 1-3, the results of the only two Monaco-Manchester City matches in history
- Manchester City finished 22nd in the table out of 36 in the previous Champions League round of 16
- Haaland leads the Premier League with eight goals; the second-highest scorer has four
- Lorient shot 19 times against Monaco in this weekend's Ligue 1 match
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Our Monaco vs Manchester City Prediction
Injuries have diminished the true potential of both teams. For City, there is concern about Rodri's frequent injuries, and he could miss Wednesday's match. But the Premier League club is also dealing with injuries to Cherki and Marmoush.
Meanwhile, for Monaco, Hutter's injury list consists of seven players. This does not include Pogba, who has yet to make his debut for Monaco and possibly won't make it on Wednesday either. Ansu Fati, who has revived his career with a spectacular start for Monaco, scoring four goals, all coming off the bench in the last three matches, seems likely.
Just like the two matches between these sides in 2017, eight years later, another goal-fest is likely.
Our prediction for Monaco vs Manchesters City is: Over 3.5 goals.
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