Manchester City will resume their Champions League title defense as they travel to take on FC Kobenhavn in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie.
FC Kobenhavn (also known as Copenhagen, FC Copenhagen, FC København, Kobenhavn, København or Κοπεγχάγη) and Manchester City (commonly referred to as City, Man City, Man. City or Manchester City FC) meet again a year after the Group stage Group G match which ended in a draw 0-0. FC Kobenhavn are approaching this clash after a victory over Molde in Atlantic Cup last Thursday, however, one part of FC Kobenhavn has trailed behind in terms of reliability—defence: they have been conceding goals for 6 consecutive matches now.
Manchester City are approaching the match in a good mood as well securing victories in 10 straight games against Everton, Brentford, Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Huddersfield, Sheffield United, Everton, Fluminense and Urawa Red Diamonds extending their unbeaten streak to 13 matches.
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FC Kobenhavn have won Molde in their previous match while Manchester City are on a winning streak – they have won Everton, Brentford, Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Huddersfield, Sheffield United, Fluminense and Urawa Red Diamonds in their previous 10 matches. Overall, FC Kobenhavn have won 10 of their last 20 matches, losing 6 and drawing 4, while Manchester City have won 15 of their last 20 matches, losing 1 and drawing 4.
FC Kobenhavn have won 3 times (3-1 against Molde on 8th of February, 4-5 against Elfsborg on 5th of February and 5-1 against AGF Aarhus on 27th of January), lost twice (1-2 against Brondby on 5th of February and 2-0 against Sparta Praha on 20th of January) and drew once (2-2 against Rangers on 17th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.
Manchester City have won 6 times (2-0 against Everton on 10th of February, 1-3 against Brentford on 6th of February, 3-1 against Burnley on 1st of February, 0-1 against Tottenham Hotspur on 27th of January, 2-3 against Newcastle United on 14th of January and 5-0 against Huddersfield on 7th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.
Head-to-head
FC Kobenhavn and Manchester City have met twice since October 2022. 1 match ended in a draw while Manchester City have won once. The most recent match between them took place on October 12, 2022 at the Group stage, Group G of Champions League which ended in a draw – 0-0. FC Kobenhavn have scored 0 goals in these 2 head-to-head matches in total while Manchester City have scored 5.