Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade Prediction: Reigning Champ to Lose?

Prediction for the Champions League game between Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade, which will take place on September 19th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

After losing their first official match of the season - to Arsenal for the Super Cup of England - Manchester City perfectly played their next six games. Pep Guardiola's team beat Sevilla and win the UEFA Super Cup. Moreover, the Citizens are the only team not to have dropped a point in five rounds of the English Premier League. So they have taken the lead in the Premier League, showing a confident game. The club intends to defend their treble in the current campaign.

The reigning Serbian champion has played seven matches in the 2023-24 campaign. In these meetings, the club left the field twice as losers. Both of their defeats came away from home - at the hands of Vojdovac (2:3) and Čukaricka (1:2). In the other five matches, the team gave their opponents no chance, gaining three points. After seven games, Red Star Belgrade is third in the Serbian league standings.

Red Star Belgrade will have a tough trip to England. Let's highlight a curious statistic: Manchester City has scored 17 unanswered goals at home in the Champions League. There is a high chance that Pep Guardiola's team will play another shutout, take three points, and start their title defense with a confident performance. As a main bet, we choose the option with warnings for the visitors. The Serbian players often break the rules, which sometimes leads to many cards.