Villarreal vs Manchester City Tips & Preview - Citizens to overcome troubled Spaniards

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Man City aiming to maintain unbeaten UCL run against Villarreal.
Erling Haaland a key player with 14 goals this season.
Villarreal winless in Champions League but unbeaten at home.

Villarreal vs Manchester City

Manchester City are aiming to maintain their unbeaten record when they travel to Villarreal for a league phase fixture in the UEFA Champions League.

The Citizens have been steadily rediscovering their rhythm in the last few weeks and appear to be returning to their best. They should have the upper hand over the Spaniards, who have been a bit out of sorts lately.

Villarreal News

Villarreal have found things difficult so far in the Champions League as they are winless in their opening two matches. Marcelino's team began with a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur before holding out for a 2-2 home draw with Juventus last time out.

Beyond the Champions League, Villarreal’s overall form has been dodgy, and they are winless in their last three matches, playing out a 2-2 home draw with Real Betis last weekend. However, it is not all doom and gloom as the Spaniards are unbeaten at home across all competitions this season.

Goals have not been a problem for Villarreal this season, and they have scored in their last six matches. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet five times on this run, with all five fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Manchester City News

Manchester City’s start to the Champions League has been solid enough as they are unbeaten after two matches. They claimed a 2-0 home victory over Napoli in their opening fixture before being held to a 2-2 draw at Monaco last time out.

The Citizens have shown some good form lately, with four wins and a draw from their last five matches, claiming a 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton last weekend. Pep Guardiola's team are also unbeaten in five of their last six away matches across all competitions.

Manchester City often carry an attacking threat and are led by Erling Haaland, who has 14 goals across all competitions this season. Three of their last six away matches across all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

The only previous meetings between Villarreal and Manchester City came in the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League. The Citizens did the double over their rivals, winning 2-1 at home, before a 3-0 away victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Villarreal v Man City

Villarreal are struggling in the Champions League and have generally looked unconvincing in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Manchester City are looking increasingly confident lately and with four wins from their last five matches, could be backed to come out on top in Spain.

Erling Haaland could be backed to find the net on Tuesday, having scored 14 goals across all competitions this season, including three strikes in the Champions League. With five of Villarreal's last six matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could also be considered here.

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