Erling Haaland comes up against Bayer Leverkusen again tonight having scored four in four against Die Werkself during his time with Dortmund.
City are looking to rediscover some consistency after a fourth league defeat of the season. They sit in the top four of the Champions League Group Stage table but head into tonight's match on the back of the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
Their relentless form of the past has been undermined by improved performances and small runs of form punctured by a vulnerability against competent sides.
Erik ten Hag was sacked a few weeks into the season and replaced by former Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand in charge of Bayer Leverkusen.
Die Werkself have been improving as the season has gone on, in what is a transitional campaign, having eased to a 3-1 win against Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena the other day.
Can City edge closer to a top eight finish in the league phase or will Leverkusen spring a surprise in Manchester.? AllSportsPeople brings you the latest tips and odds for this clash on a huge night in the league phase headlined by Chelsea vs. Barcelona.
Manchester City vs. Bayer Leverkusen prediction: Who will win tonight?
City will likely be a rotated outfit again this week, with Guardiola so keen on ensuring players retain strong fitness levels, but they will have to be wary about their own defensive susceptibility against a Leverkusen side that are growing at the moment.
City have to remain firm favourites, especially at the Etihad, but it would be no surprise to see a bit of a thriller this week with the Germans having a lot of quality and cohesion in the final third, so they should bloody the nose of the English.
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Head-to-Head: Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen
- This is the very first meeting between Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen.
Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen: Form Guide
Man City – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
- Newcastle United 2-1 Manchester City (Premier League)
- Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool (Premier League)
- Manchester City 4-1 Borussia Dortmund (UEFA Champions League)
- Manchester City 3-1 AFC Bournemouth (Premier League)
- Swansea City 1-3 Manchester City (EFL Cup)
Bayer Leverkusen – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
- Wolfsburg 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga)
- Bayer Leverkusen 6-0 Heidenheim (Bundesliga)
- Benfica 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Champions League)
- Bayern Munich 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga)
- Paderborn 2-4 Bayer Leverkusen (DFB-Pokal)
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Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen Score Prediction
Man City have found form at home with the likes of Jeremy Doku and Phil Foden beginning to find fluency in behind the irrepressible Erling Haaland, but the Cityzens are still some way off being the ruthless and trustworthy outfit of the past.
Leverkusen head to Manchester with a bit of confidence after their recent form and will believe they can bloody the nose of their English counterparts, but City remain favourites.
Score Prediction: Man City 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen (13/2 with 10Bet)
Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen Team News, Injury Latest
Man City Team News
- Manchester City have just a couple of injury absentees for this one with midfield duo Rodri and Mateo Kovacic remaining sidelined for the hosts.
- A bit of rotation is to be expected from Guardiola, with some of the older members of the squad, such as Bernardo Silva, likely to be rested.
- There could also be a bit of change at the back with full-back changes likely, with Matheus Nunes and Nico O’Reilly potentially rotated out.
Bayer Leverkusen Team News
- Bayer Leverkusen have a couple of key suspension issues for this one as both Edmund Tapsoba and Robert Andrich are sidelined for the visitors.
- Experienced former Real Madrid man Lucas Vazquez is among those sidelined through injury, too, alongside both Ezequiel Fernandez and Exequiel Palacios.
- There will be an importance and a reliance on the likes of Ernest Poku and Malik Tillman to punish City on the counter-attack.
Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen Lineups: Predicted starting XI's
This is how we think these two sides will lineup at the Etihad Stadium tonight, featuring a recall for England squad regular John Stones and Omar Marmoush preferred to Rayan Cherki.
Man City predicted lineup to play Bayer Leverkusen
(4-1-4-1) Donnarumma (GK) — Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol – Gonzalez — Foden, Reijnders, Marmoush, Doku – Haaland
Bayer Leverkusen predicted lineup to play Man City
(3-4-2-1) Flekken (GK) — Quansah, Bade, Belocian — Poku, Maza, Garcia, Grimaldo — Hofmann, Tillman – Schick
What are the odds for Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen?
- Man City to Win: 2/7 with AK Bets
- Bayer Leverkusen to Win: 9/1 with Paddy Power
- Draw: 11/2 with Bet Victor
Bet Builder Tips: Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen
As Bayer Leverkusen travel to face Man City, our bet builder tip backs City to win with both teams to score, Erling Haaland to score anytime and Alex Grimaldo to be carded which comes to overall odds of 14/1 with Bet365 at the time of writing.
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Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen Live Stream, TV Channel
Here's all the key information on how to watch Man City vs. Bayer Leverkusen today.
- Date: Tuesday, November 25
- Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
- Time: 8:00 p.m.
- TV/Stream: TNT Sports / discovery+
Erling Haaland record against Bayer Leverkusen
Erling Haaland has scored four times in four matches with Bayer Leverkusen during his time with Borussia Dortmund, in addition to providing one assist. All five goal involvements came in his last two appearances against tonight's opposition, scoring twice in a 3-1 win and twice again (plus an assist) in a 4-3 victory during the 2021-22 season.
Pep Guardiola record against Bayer Leverkusen
In his storied managerial career, Pep Guardiola has faced Bayer Leverkusen on nine occasions, with this being his first meeting with the Germans while in charge of Manchester City.
He was in charge of Barcelona's famous 10-2 aggregate victory against Leverkusen in the round of 16 of the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League campaign, with Lionel Messi scoring five in the second-leg at Camp Nou.
Bayern Munich were relentless during Guardiola's time in Bavaria, but he was denied victory against Leverkusen on three occasions from seven meetings.
Overall, Guardiola teams have played against Leverkusen nine times with six victories for the Spaniard, two draws and one defeat, which came at the back end of the 2014/15 season when Bayern had already wrapped up the Bundesliga title and that game came a few days before the first-leg of their UCL semi-final against Barcelona and involved a lot of rotation.