Betting tips for Schalke VS Manchester City 20.02.2019

Schalke 04 and Manchester City face each other at the Veltins Arena on Wednesday to challenge for the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League. With just one win in the last six consecutive matches in all competitions, Schalke are now facing their top opponents at a time when their momentum is far from being the best. On the other side comes a Manchester City in a good moment of form, with 12 victories in the last 13 games he played.

Schalke 04 arrived here after securing 2nd place in Group D, behind FC Porto, and above Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. The Royal Blues have not won any of the last two games, lost to Bayern Munich (3-1) and drew 1-1 at Freiburg (0-0), thus only one win in the last five successive games, demonstrate the irregular moment by which they cross.

At home, Schalke showed good arguments in the three group stage challenges, started by drawing 1-1 with FC Porto and then beating Galatasaray (2-0) and Lokomotiv Moscow (1-0). The Germans arrive here somewhat embezzled with the absences of Embolo, Schopf and Skryzbski, injured, and Mascarell, punished, all from outside. With only 4 wins in the last 13 consecutive matches in all competitions, Schalke is far from being in good form, and this reception to the English side is not easy to guess.


 Manchester City, meanwhile, has qualified as an isolated leader in Group F, ahead of Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk and Hoffenheim. The Citizens are going through a superb moment, coming here in a four-game winning streak with Arsenal (3-1), Everton (0-2), Chelsea (6-0) and Newport County (1-4) ), the latter for the FA Cup. In addition, the team led by Pep Guardiola won 12 of their last 13 matches in all competitions, losing the rest in an unexpected defeat at the hands of Newcastle (2-1), at the end of January. Playing for the Champions League, City were not beaten once, they started by beating Hoffenheim (1-2) and Shakhtar Donetsk (0-3), then drawing against Lyon (2-2) .

Guardiola also faces some casualties for this challenge, with Bravo, Mendy and Kompany from outside, for injury, such as Gabriel Jesus and John Stones, which also indicates that they will be left out with physical problems. Otamendi, Aguero and Fernandinho may miss the next hand if they see a yellow card here. Manchester City are in good shape, they continue to practice good football and will not hesitate to take the reins of the game, trying to do as much damage as possible to their opponents so that they can play without any pressure in the second leg. Pep Guardiola, as coach, has not lost any of the last 6 direct clashes against Schalke 04.



Schalke have been unsettled all season and are not at the same level as Manchester City, neither in form nor individual and collective quality. In fine form and warm footing, the City should leave here with a comfortable win in a game where a few goals are expected.