Monaco vs Man City Prediction, 02:00 October 2: The guests are not polite

TPO - Football analysis Monaco vs Man City, European Cup C1 - Information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Man City is in much better form than Monaco at the moment, so it won't be surprising if they win all 3 points tonight.

Pre-match comments Monaco vs Man City

The start of the 2025/26 season was a contrast between Monaco and Man City. Monaco lost 1-4 to the underdogs, Club Brugge. That defeat pushed Monaco down to 34th place in the rankings. Although the current rankings are not very meaningful with 7 matches left, the recent defeat has "activated" Monaco's struggling days.

Monaco have gone from winning their previous four games to losing two of their last three. They have conceded a total of nine goals in that time. An average of three goals per game points to a number of problems for the Ligue 1 side, and it’s hard to see them fixing them anytime soon.

Meanwhile, Man City played much more leisurely when they defeated Napoli 2-0 in the opening day. The match was not really enough to test Man City. Even when leading 2-0, this club decided not to attack anymore to save energy. They passed the ball back and forth in the middle of the field and in front of the opponent's penalty area, sometimes causing the fans to whistle and boo.

Man City are in good form

Form, head-to-head history Monaco vs Man City

The recent victory has given Man City more confidence on the road to go far this season. And in fact, they are showing their strength on the continental stage. Man City have tasted defeat in only 3 of their last 21 group stage matches in the Champions League, and have scored in 28 of their last 30 matches in any UEFA tournament.

The show of strength against Napoli was one of four victories that Man City achieved in a five-match unbeaten streak in all competitions, the most recent being the 5-1 demolition of Burnley in the Premier League match last Saturday.

On the other side of the battle line, Monaco is falling behind in the Ligue 1 championship race. Their limited potential makes it difficult for this club to divide its strength in all arenas.

Monaco vs Man City squad information

Guardiola is expected to be without Abdukodir Khusanov (ankle), Rayan Ait-Nouri (unknown) and Omar Marmoush (knee) for some time, while Rayan Cherki is unlikely to fully recover from a thigh injury.

For Monaco, all eyes will be on whether Paul Pogba will be fit enough to play his dream debut against Man City, but that seems unlikely as he is not expected to return for another week.

In addition, Monaco are having to play without Lamine Camara (ankle injury), Denis Zakaria (groin), Aleksandr Golovin (hamstring), Alajdi Bamba (unknown) and number one goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky (knee). With a series of losses, it is even more difficult to believe that Monaco will survive against Man City.

Expected lineup Monaco vs Man City

Monaco: Kohn; Vanderson, Dier, Kehrer, Henrique; Akliouche, Coulibaly, Teze, Fati; Balogun, Biereth

Man City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Stones, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; BoMan City, Silva, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland

Score prediction: Monaco 1-3 Man City

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