Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen Predictions

• Manchester City have only kept one clean sheet in their last seven games.
• Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 16 of their 17 matches this season.
• Manchester City have won their last seven at home, scoring three or more in five of them.

Citizens primed to bounce back

Manchester City’s four-game winning streak was brought to an end at St James’ Park at the weekend, but Pep Guardiola’s side could bounce back in what is expected to be a high-scoring affair against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.

The Citizens have scored 14 goals across their last seven games, but they have just one clean sheet to their name in this period and face a Bayer Leverkusen outfit that know how to find the net.

Free-scoring Leverkusen to strike in defeat

The Germans have started to find their feet following a period of transition after Xabi Alonso’s departure, and they head to Manchester off the back of three successive victories.

They have scored in 16 of their 17 games this season and in all four of the Champions League fixtures, and they should be able to give this fragile-looking City back line something to think about on Tuesday, making both teams to score the standout option at the Etihad.

The hosts should get the three points, though. Manchester City have won each of their last seven home games and have scored at least three goals in five of them. Three of them have featured exactly three Citizens goals, while Bayer Leverkusen have only won one of their four Champions League outings, so a 3-1 win for the hosts is not out of the question.