Manchester City face AEK Athens at the Etihad on 20 October

Manchester City go into their Champions League home match against AEK Athens on 20 October with a run of 1 win, the 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town. Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is at 8pm BST. Manchester City and AEK Athens each have 3 points after 2 games. Erling Haaland has 4 goals in the competition, but Sports Mole reports that he will be rested and that Ayoub Bouaddi will start in central midfield for City.

What is AEK Athens' form heading into the trip to Manchester?

AEK Athens arrive with 1 defeat in their current run, the 3-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. That setback followed a 3-0 win over OFI Crete on 10 October, and AEK Athens sit 20th in the Champions League table with 3 points from 2 matches. They have scored 2 goals and conceded 3 in the competition so far, and Razvan Marin leads the scoring with 1 goal in 2 matches.

Sports Mole adds that AEK Athens have lost seven of eight Champions League games against English teams and have never won away in Champions League proper. The trip to Manchester therefore tests a record that has not been kind to the visitors.

What have Manchester City and AEK Athens played recently?

Manchester City beat Norwich City 5-0 and Sunderland 5-3, then beat Liverpool 3-0. Manchester City lost 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and then won 3-2 against Ipswich Town. Sports Mole says the win kept City's unblemished league record intact.

AEK Athens beat LASK Linz 1-0, drew 1-1 with Asteras Tripoli and won 2-1 against Volos NFC. AEK Athens then beat OFI Crete 3-0 before losing 3-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk. Sports Mole adds that Manchester City's Champions League record against Greek teams includes 3 wins and 1 draw.

Where do Manchester City and AEK Athens sit in the table?

Manchester City are 17th in the Champions League table with 3 points from 2 games, with 1 win and 1 defeat. AEK Athens are 20th, also on 3 points from 2 games, with 1 win and 1 defeat, and a goal difference of -1.

Manchester City have scored 4 goals and conceded 4, while AEK Athens have scored 2 and conceded 3. Gianluigi Donnarumma has made 6 saves for Manchester City and Alberto Brignoli 4 for AEK Athens. Razvan Marin leads AEK Athens with 1 goal in 2 matches.

Who is injured or rested for Manchester City v AEK Athens?

Sports Mole reports that Erling Haaland will be rested for Manchester City, and that Ayoub Bouaddi will start in central midfield. Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes were injured against Ipswich, Antoine Semenyo is out with a knee injury and Nico O'Reilly has a back issue.

For AEK Athens, Sports Mole says Luka Jovic and Barnabas Varga lead the attack with 4 league goals each. DAZN says Razvan Marin offers creativity and goal threat, and Sports Mole adds that he is key for set-pieces. DAZN's prediction is Manchester City 3-0 AEK Athens.

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Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.

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