Man City vs Feyenoord: Match Preview & predictions
Man City vs Feyenoord: Match Preview & predictions. Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City side would be desperate to end their consecutive run of defeats, when they host Dutch side Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Pep Guardiola is in the middle of the worst spell of his managerial career. City entered the November international break having lost four on the bounce in all competitions, and their woes were compounded by a dominant Tottenham Hotspur performance on Saturday as the Cityzens succumbed to a stunning 4-0 home defeat.
There are myriad factors behind the Cityzens current form, issues that reared their ugly head during a 4-1 defeat to Sporting CP on Matchday 4 of the league phase..They sit tenth in the table as a result, but the slumping champions have a great chance to put a few things right ahead of an all important Premier League duel with Liverpool on Sunday.
Feyenoord on the other hand have been up-and-down this season, especially in Europe. They’ve won just two of their four games, but they failed to build on an impressive away victory over Benfica, as they were beaten 3-1 at home to hand out all three points to RB Salzburg last time out.
The Dutch outfit have lost just once in the Eredivisie, but four draws means they sit fourth in the table and with a mere outside chance of competing with the likes of PSV Eindhoven and Ajax for the title.
Here is our guide to Tuesday’s Champions League clash at the Etihad.
What time does Man City vs Feyenoord kick-off?
Location: Manchester, England
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Date: Tuesday 26 November
Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Man City vs Feyenoord H2H Record (All Games)
Man City: 2 wins
Feyenoord: 0 wins
Draws: 0
Last meeting: Man City 1-0 Feyenoord (21 November 2017) – Champions League
Man City team news:
Rodri’s absence has been felt massively amid City’s recent rut, and although the Ballon d’Or winner holds out hope of returning before the season ends, he remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Oscar Bobb and Mateo Kovacic are also absent, while Ruben Dias is unlikely to play on Tuesday due to a calf injury.
Jeremy Doku could return to the matchday squad after a spell out, while Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, used as substitutes on Saturday, should come into Guardiola’s XI.
Nathan Ake could offer Josko Gvardiol some respite in City’s defence.
Man City predicted lineup vs Feyenoord
Man City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Stones, Ake; Nunes, Lewis; Savinho, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland.
Feyenoord team news:
The visiting team also have their fair share of injury complaints. Eight players missed Saturday’s 3-0 win over Heerenveen, and there are doubts over the statuses of three key performers such as Santiago Gimenez, Justin Bijlow, and Quinten Timber for the Tuesday’s duel.
Feyenoord will certainly be without Chris-Kevin Nadje after he was sent off in the defeat to Salzburg last time out.
Hugo Bueno, Jordan Lotomba, Ayase Ueda, Ibrahim Osman and Quilindschy Hartman are other players to miss out as well.
Feyenoord predicted lineup vs Man City
Feyenoord (4-3-3): Wellenreuther; Nieuwkoop, Trauner, Hancko, Smal; Hwang, Zerrouki, Milambo; Moussa, Carranza, Paixao.
Man City vs Feyenoord score prediction:
You wouldn’t fancy backing City in any encounter at the moment. They look old, unathletic, and bereft of synergy out of possession. Guardiola has a mountain of problems.
However, they aren’t going to be on the losing end forever. While many suspected Saturday would be a ‘get-right’ game for the Cityzens, their distinct issues allowed Tottenham to run riot and you have to suspect that even an injury-riddled Feyenoord will have their fair moments in Manchester.
This does seem like a relatively kind fixture for the CItyzens given the visitors’ likely absences, and we have to back them to win at home ahead of their trip to Anfield next Sunday.
Prediction: Man City 3-1 Feyenoord
