Football Tips Today Acca for Saturday 28/10/2017
Man City v Monaco: Pre-Match Analysis
Man City host Monaco at the Etihad in the first leg of this round of 16 tie. Pep Guardiola’s team come into this game on a 6 game unbeaten run, winning their last 3 Premier League matches. City qualified for this stage finishing 2nd in their group, unbeaten at home winning 2 of their 3 games at the Etihad. At home more generally, City have won 4 of their last 5, scoring 2 or more goals on all 5 of those occasions. 4 of City’s 6 group game’s saw both teams score while 4 of their group games also saw over 2.5 goals. 10 of the last 11 games at the Etihad have seen both teams score.
Monaco under Leonardo Jardim are top of Ligue 1 with a goal difference of +52 while the French side topped their group to reach this stage. Monaco have lost just 1 of their last 12 away games in all competitions. Monaco are renowned for an attacking style of play under Jardim and have been revitalised this season with the likes of Radamel Falcao finding form. Monaco’s 3 most recent Champions League games saw Over 2.5 goals, both teams scored in 4 of their 6 group games, including 2 of their 3 away from home. Monaco come into this game on a 12 match unbeaten run.
City seem to have found their grove, with Sane and Sterling out wide and David Silva along with Kevin De Bruyne pulling the strings ahead of Yaya Toure. They tend to get the ball wide and attempt to work spaces from the byline and therefore are appealing in the corners market. City have had 8 or more corners in 3 of their last 4 and 6 of their last 8 at the Etihad. Moreover, Monaco sat deep away to both Spurs and Leverkusen and conceded 11 and 7 corners respectively on each occasion. Over 6.5 Man City corners is Evens with Bet 365 and is an appealing bet.
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