St. Pölten vs Manchester City prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups - October 16, 2024
SKN St. Poelten
Manchester City Women
On Wednesday, St. Pölten will host Manchester City at the "HB Arena" in St. Pölten for the second round of the Women’s Champions League group stage. Here’s a prediction for the match from the experts at Dailysports.
St. Pölten
The Austrian side looked confident during the Champions League qualification stages, overcoming Neftchi, Vllaznia, and Mura with ease. However, their first test in the group stage was much tougher, as they traveled to face Swedish side Hammarby and fell 0-2.
After conceding an early goal in the 18th minute, St. Pölten struggled to create any significant threats in attack and eventually allowed a second goal late in the match. Heading into their clash with Manchester City, the Austrian club will be buoyed by a comfortable 3-0 win over Dornbirn in the Austrian Bundesliga. St. Pölten currently sits atop the domestic league with 19 points.
Manchester City
City faced a tough opponent in Paris FC during the qualification rounds, but they dispatched them with a dominant 5-0 win away and a 3-0 victory at home. In the first group stage match, Manchester City hosted Barcelona and secured an impressive 2-0 win.
The English giants come into the match against St. Pölten off the back of a 2-1 away victory against Liverpool in the Women's Super League. This was City’s fifth consecutive win in all competitions, with the team conceding just once in that stretch. After four league matches, Manchester City leads the table with 10 points.
Match Facts
- Both teams did not score in St. Pölten’s last three matches.
- The "Total Over 2.5" bet has hit in three of the last five matches involving St. Pölten.
- The "Total Over 2.5" bet has been successful in two of Manchester City’s last five matches.
Head-to-Head
These two teams previously met in the 2017/2018 season, with Manchester City winning both legs 3-0.
Probable Lineups
- St. Pölten: Schlueter, Krizaj, Vrachevich, Klein, Wenger, Hillerbrand, Dubtsova, Zver, Madl, Pekel, Mattner-Tremblay
- Manchester City: Yamashita, Casparij, Greenwood, Lopez, Laizell, Miedema, Hasegawa, Park, Hemp, Shaw, Fowler
Prediction
Bookmakers heavily favor Manchester City, with odds for a City win as low as 1.03. We recommend betting on "Total Under 4.5" goals with odds of 1.60, as City is likely to control the game without a goal-fest.
