Manchester City vs Feyenoord predictions: Expect plenty of Etihad entertainment
- Manchester City have lost their last five matches
- The Citizens have conceded 14 times in that run
- Recommended bet: Over 3.5 goals
All is not well at Manchester City, who are on their worst run since 2006.
A Champions League visit from Dutch side Feyenoord is next up for Pep Guardiola's side as they attempt to stop the rot after five consecutive defeats in all competitions.
Team news
Manchester City trio Rodri, Oscar Bobb and Mateo Kovacic are long-term absentees and Ruben Dias is a doubt as he continues his recovery from a calf injury.
Jeremy Doku could make his first appearance since City's 4-1 loss at Sporting Lisbon three weeks ago in a timely boost for Pep Guardiola.
Chris-Kevin Nadje is suspended for Feyenoord's trip to Manchester after his red card in the 3-1 defeat at home to Salzburg on matchday four.
Like City, Feyenoord are also battling an injury crisis. Captain Quinten Timber, Santiago Gimenez, Jordan Lotomba and goalkeeper Justin Bijlow are doubts while Hugo Bueno, Ayase Ueda and Ibrahim Osman also missed the weekend win over Heerenveen.
The stats
Manchester City are on their worst run since 2006, having lost their last five matches in all competitions.
The Citizens had been unbeaten in 52 home games prior to Saturday's 4-0 league defeat to Tottenham at the Etihad on Saturday.
However, it is over six years since they last lost on home soil in the Champions League, a run of 33 games without defeat.
Feyenoord have won their two away matches in this season's competition, at Girona and Benfica, but prior to those successes had lost 10 Champions League games on the road in a row.
Prediction
The longer Manchester City's barren run lingers on, the louder those questioning the Premier League champions will become.
It is not quite panic stations just yet with six months of the campaign still to go, but the Citizens are extremely difficult to trust at short odds given their slump.
A Feyenoord side in the midst of their own injury crisis would appear a favourable opponent for City, who still have work to do if they are to claim a top-eight place and fast track to the last 16 of the Champions League.
But the Dutch side can be dangerous foes and they will be buoyed by the lack of defensive structure exhibited by City in recent weeks.
The hosts have shipped 14 goals in their five-game losing streak, including four in their last Champions League outing at Sporting Lisbon, and their four European ties this season have produced 14 strikes in total.
That is three fewer than Feyenoord's four matches among Europe's elite and there is every chance that both defences could be mere bystanders on Tuesday night.
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