As part of the 1/16 final of the English League Cup, the players of Manchester City and Wycombe will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Manchester City
The players of Manchester City will hold their first match in the current season of the League Cup. At the moment, the "citizens" are located on the second line in the Premier League standings, having 10 points in their asset in 5 rounds played. Guardiola's team lost in the opening round to Tottenham (0: 1), after which the team from Manchester was able to defeat Norwich (5:0), Arsenal (5:0) and Leicester (1:0), and also drew with Southampton (0:0). In the group stage of the Champions League, the citizens were able to defeat Leipzig (6:3), but in the English Super Cup they lost to Leicester (0:1), giving the title to their opponent.
Wycombe
Wycombe's players barely managed to get through two rounds in the League Cup. It is worth noting that the guests passed Exeter City, after which they were stronger than Stevenage. The guests are playing in the first English league, where they are located on the fifth line in the standings, having 14 points and serious prospects for reaching the Championship. In the September games, Ainsworth's team lost to Sunderland, and also drew with Oxford United and was stronger than Charlton.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Mendy (suspension) – Manchester City.
- Injuries:
- Delap (injury), Laporte (groin), Stones (muscle injury), Steffen (illness) - all Manchester City .
- Under question:
- Gundogan (injury) – Manchester City. Bloomfield (injury) – Wycombe.
Statistics and figures:
- Manchester City - the favorite of the meeting;
- "Citizens" were able to win 4 meetings out of the previous 5;
- "Wycombe" has won only once in regular time in the last 5 meetings;
- The rivals have met each other twice in history;
- These duels were at the end of the last century;
- Both matches ended in favor of Wycombe - 1: 0 and 2: 1.
Forecast
Both head-to-head matches ended in favor of Wycombe, but these were the games of the last century. Now Manchester City has seriously changed and is ready to show its opponent what it is capable of in a face-to-face confrontation with a representative of the third-strongest league. We are waiting for the defeat, not otherwise.
