Manchester City vs Paris Saint Germain Betting Tips 05/05/2021

16:11, 2 May 2021

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16:11, 2 May 2021

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Manchester City will host PSG for the second leg of the Champions League semi finals at the Etihad Stadium on 5th May 2021 at 00:30 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of Manchester City to make it to the finals. But one goal from PSG could spice things up.

Teams Status

Manchester City are on the back of four matches winning streak across competitions. Courtesy of a comeback win over PSG they are unbeaten in the Champions League as they bagged 16 points including five wins and one draw in the group stages and have won all five knockout matches. They have scored 23 goals and have conceded just four goals in the Champions League so far. They have won the EFL Cup and are really close to the English Premier League as they are 13 points clear of Manchester United. They have accumulated 80 points from 34 matches including 25 wins and five draws. In the Champions League, Ferran Torres is leading the goal-scoring list with four goals. The veteran Kevin De Bruyne is leading the assists list for Manchester City with four assists in the Champions League. They don’t have any players on the injury list as all the players are available for selection.

PSG bounced back really well from the 2-1 loss to Manchester City in the first leg. They beat Lens 2-1 over the weekend. They finished as the top team from Group H with 12 points. They have played 11 matches in the Champions League and won six matches, drew one and lost four matches so far. They have scored 22 goals and conceded 13 goals in the Champions League so far. In Ligue 1, they are in a three-way battle for the title along with Lille and AS Monaco with nothing much separating the three sides. They have played 35 matches in Ligue 1 and have won 24 matches, drew three and lost eight, accumulating 75 points. Kylian Mbappe has done the bulk of the scoring as he has netted 25 goals in Ligue 1. He has also scored eight goals in the Champions League as well. Angel Di Maria is leading the assists list with four assists to his name. Alexandre Letellier, Kylian Mbappe and Juan Bernat could miss the next match due to injuries.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.69	4.40	4.80
1.66	4.20	4.75
1.62	4.20	4.70

According to the Betway sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.66, PSG are placed at 4.75 and the draw is at 4.20 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.62 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, PSG are placed at 4.70 and the draw is at 4.20 odds. According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.69, PSG are placed at 4.80 and the draw is at 4.40 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

Similar to the first leg, a high-scoring thriller is on the cards as PSG will be eyeing to make a comeback into the tie after trailing by a goal. Manchester City will take all the momentum from the first leg and will look to seal the finals spot.

Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 1.60

In the last three head to head matches, both teams managed to find the back of the net in two of those matches including the first leg of this fixture. In the last eight matches that Manchester City has played across competitions, both teams managed to score at least a goal in five of those matches. Also, Manchester City netted a goal in nine of their last ten matches. PSG on the other hand has seen both teams scoring in eight of their last 12 matches across competitions. Both teams scored in four of the last four matches that PSG has played on the road. So, it is very likely that both teams will find the back of the net at 1.60 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.55

In the last three head to head matches, a total of eight goals were scored and over 2.5 goals were scored in two of those matches. In the last eight matches that Manchester City has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of those matches. Over 2.5 goals were scored in two of the last three home matches that Manchester City has played. In the last eight matches that PSG has played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in seven of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of the last four away matches that PSG has played. Both teams possess enormous goal-scoring threats, so it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.55 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

After scoring two away in the second half of the first leg, Manchester City are in control of this tie and will play the next game at home. PSG are no pushovers as they managed to knock out two mighty teams so far and also beat Bayern Munich on the road.