Villarreal vs Man City Prediction, 02:00 October 22: Sinking the Submarine

TPO - Football analysis Villarreal vs Man City, Champions League 2025/26 - Information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Another club in the Premier League is trying to block Villarreal's way, this time it is Manchester City. With such a name, it is difficult for the Yellow Submarine to be optimistic about victory.

Pre-match review Villarreal vs Man City

In the first round of the qualifying stage, the "Yellow Submarine" had a brave match against Tottenham in London. This time, the match will take place at their home stadium, La Cerámica and that is the fulcrum for them to dream of an impressive result.

Villarreal have started the Spanish season in commendable form. Their points tally so far is enough to keep them in the top three of La Liga, just behind the giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Villarreal are thriving in Marcelino’s favoured 4-4-2 formation. This setup highlights the strengths of their wingers. A prime example is winger Tajon Buchanan, who is the team’s top scorer with four goals in La Liga. The opposite flank has been equally effective, with Alberto Moleiro shining brightly. He has scored two goals and provided one assist in the league. New signing Georges Mikautadze was also in excellent form before the international break, scoring three goals and providing one assist in five games.

However, it must be admitted that in recent times, Villarreal have not been as formidable as before. In their last 3 appearances, Villarreal have not won all 3. During this period, they drew 2-2 with Juventus, lost 1-3 to Real Madrid, and in the most recent round, Marcelino's team lost the lead against Real Betis, only getting a 2-2 result despite leading by 2 goals.

Villarreal have not won their last 3 matches.

Form, history of confrontation Villarreal vs Man City

On the contrary, Man City are playing more and more consistently. Ignoring the defeats against Tottenham and Brighton, the former Premier League champions are now showing incredible stability. They have not lost any matches in the last 8 rounds, winning 6 of them.

Man City relies heavily on Erling Haaland's goalscoring ability, the Norwegian striker is proving to be unstoppable. In 8 matches since the beginning of the season, Haaland has scored 11 goals. In almost all of Man City's matches, the 25-year-old striker has scored.

In the recent FIFA Days, Haaland was “released” earlier than expected. After continuing his excellent start to the season with a hat-trick against Israel, the Norwegian striker did not play in the friendly between Norway and New Zealand. Haaland had a whole week off and he immediately exploded in his next appearance. This striker scored a double against Everton, helping his team continue their impressive streak and helping himself to continue his sublimation streak with 11 goals in just 8 appearances since the start of the campaign.

In the context of the two sides following two opposite paths, with Villarreal declining and Man City reaching the peak of sublimation, fans can imagine the result of this match, especially when Man City dominated Villarreal with 2 wins in the history of meeting in the Champions League.

Expected lineup Villarreal vs Man City

Villarreal : Luiz Junior, Santiago Mourino, Rafa Marin, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Tajon Buchanan, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesana, Alberto Moleiro, Nicolas Pepe, Georges Mikautadze.

Man City: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico Gonzalez, Oscar Bobb, Bernardo Silva, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Score prediction: Villarreal 1-3 Man City

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