Man City v Sparta Prague

Man City face Sparta Prague at the Etihad in the Champions League on Wednesday night, Pep Guardiola’s side picked up their first win of the league phase with a 4-0 success against Slovan Bratislava. As for Sparta Prague, they have four points on the board after drawing 1-1 with Stuttgart.

⭐ Man City v Sparta Prague Best Bets

Look to Phil Foden to either score or assist here. Foden scored one and set up one of City’s four goals against Slovan Bratislava. He also provided the assist for the all-important winning goal at Wolves at the weekend. 

Sparta Prague have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last four matches. With Foden expected to get a start on Wednesday, he looks worth backing to register another goal involvement.

👕 Man City v Sparta Prague Predicted XI

🔍 Man City v Sparta Prague Players to Watch

🔴 Martin Vitik

Martin Vitik looks like a strong contender to commit a minimum of one foul. The 21-year-old defender has given away a free-kick in each of Sparta Prague’s opening two games of the Champions League.

He has also sinned in two of his three appearances for the Czech Republic in the Nations League. Vitik could come up against Jack Grealish, who has drawn a foul in seven of his 10 appearances for City this season.

🔴 Lukas Haraslin 

Lukas Haraslin has a habit of drawing fouls from the opposition. The Sparta Prague forward earned his side three free-kicks against both Salzburg and Stuttgart. He was also winning fouls for Slovakia at Euro 2024, having done so in three of his four appearances.

Haraslin has also been fouled twice in each of his country's last three Nations League assignments. Thus, he stands out to be fouled once or more at the Etihad.

🔵 Phil Foden

Phil Foden is expected to be unleashed from the start on Wednesday night, making him an appealing option to be fouled twice or more. The Man City ace was fouled twice during his first Premier League start of the season against Fulham earlier this month.

He also picked up a couple of free-kicks against Inter Milan despite only coming on at half-time. He could be closely watched by Kaan Kairinen, who sinned twice against Stuttgart.

📂 Man City v Sparta Prague Cheat Sheet

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💻 Man City v Sparta Prague Form and Tactics

Man City made it three wins on the spin with their 2-1 success at Wolves on Sunday. While City’s winning goal at Molineux was a controversial one, they did dominate proceedings. Pep Guardiola's side enjoyed 78% possession, won the shot count 22-3 and posted an xG of 1.62. 

City also racked up 18 corners at Molineux, while they earned 15 flag-kicks when brushing aside Slovan Bratislava on matchday two. They also reached double figures in their respective wins over Ipswich, West Ham and Brentford earlier this season. 

Despite beating Slovan Bratislava with room to spare, Man City gave away more fouls than the Slovakian champions, and that was also the case in their home game with Inter Milan. While Man City have yet to concede a goal in this season’s Champions League, they have failed to silence their opponents in each of their last seven Premier League matches.

Sparta Prague snapped a three-game winless run with a 2-1 win over Slovan Liberec on Saturday. The Czech giants won the shot count 10–7 and registered five on-target efforts in comparison to their opponent's three. That victory maintained Sparta Prague’s astonishing record of scoring in each of their 19 matches this season so far. 

While Lars Friis’ side made light work of Salzburg on matchday one, they can consider themselves fortunate to have picked up a point in their subsequent fixture with Stuttgart. The Bundesliga side peppered the Sparta Prague goal with 26 shots, 10 of which hit the target. 

Sparta Prague failed to earn a single corner during their 1-1 draw with Stuttgart, while they hit just four at home to Salzburg. The Reds have also been well-behaved across their opening two league phase outings, collecting just one yellow card in each of their first two assignments. 

🏁 Man City v Sparta Prague Ref Watch

• Referee: Maurizio Mariani
• Has averaged 4.78 yellow cards per-game across all competitions this season.
• Has given an average of 24.78 fouls per-game across all competitions this season.
• Has given an average of 0.33 penalty kicks per-game across all competitions this season.

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