Manchester City and Olympique Marseille meet at Etihad Stadium, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). Olympique Marseille has considerable differences in their results at home and away, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Man City :
After 4 wins and 1 draw, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 13 points won. In the last match, they tied (0‑0) away against Porto, after in the previous match, having won (0‑1) away with Olympiakos Piraeus. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Fulham by (2‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Manchester City won 7, drew 1 and lost 2.
For this competition, he has not lost 5 games ago. The defense has been strong and has only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 22 of their last 24 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 18 of the last 24 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Manchester City team enters this journey with a 2-0 victory against Fulham, in a match that counts for the Premier League: the team’s goals were signed by Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne. It should be noted that the English have already secured the first position in Group C. In this home game, coach Pep Guardiola should maintain a more offensive team, attacking preferably on the wings: Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling are very fast and strong at time to finish off. On the other hand, Gabriel Jesús must maintain the most advanced position, being very powerful and very strong in the auction. For this game, the home team cannot count on Sergio Agüero due to physical problems.
Marseille :
After 1 victory and 4 defeats, the visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 3 points won. In the last match, they won (2‑1) at home against Olympiakos Piraeus, after in the previous match, having lost (0‑2) at home to Porto. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 9 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 20 suffered. In their last match, for Ligue 1, they beat Nîmes away by (0‑2). In their last 10 away matches Olympique Marseille has 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches, and their attack has not been very effective, since they did not score goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
The Olympique de Marseille team starts this match with a 0-2 victory on the trip to the Nîmes field, in a match that counts for Ligue 1: the team’s goals were signed by Darío Benedetto and Valère Germain. Taking into account that the French won the last match of the Champions League: 2-1 victory against Olympiakos. In this match against the mighty Manhcester City, manager André Villas-Boas should keep the team 4-4-2 with Valère Germain and Darío Benedetto as the most advanced men. On the other hand, we highlight the quality of midfielder Dimitri Payet when creating dangerous situations. Nemanja Radonjic is out of this game due to physical problems.
