Manchester City will be looking to continue their rampant form when they face FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
A 4-0 win over Southampton saw City make it six wins in a row in all competitions in their last outing. City have only failed to score three or more goals in a game in just three of their 12 matches so far this season.
In the Champions League, City have won three out of three games so far, beating Copenhagen 5-0 last week. Now, City travel to Denmark for the reverse fixture, and a win for Pep Guardiola's side would guarantee them a spot in the Champions League last 16.
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Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips will both be absent for City, whilst John Stones will be assessed - though it's unlikely Guardiola will risk the defender on Tuesday night.
So, could City confirm their spot in the knockout stages on Tuesday? We simulated the game to find out. To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We simulated FC Copenhagen vs Man City to get a score prediction
We predict that the Danish side could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ryan; Diks, Vavro, Khocholava, Kristiansen; Stamenic , Lerager, Claesson ; Johannesson, Cornelius, Daramy.
We predict that City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Gomez; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
As in the reverse fixture last week, City started the game the better side. The home team struggled early on and City took the lead after just 20 minutes through talisman Erling Haaland.
Being deployed on the right, Foden picked up possession on the halfway line before surging forward with the ball. He skipped past two men with ease before picking out Haaland inside the box, and the Norwegian striker lifted his shot into the far corner of the net.
The link-up play between Haaland and Foden was frightening at times, and the two almost combined again just before the break when Foden's cross was headed onto the post by the striker. Guardiola's side didn't have to wait long in the second half to double their lead, with Jack Grealish grabbing a goal.
Sergio Gomez galloped down the left on the overlap to draw a marker away from Grealish, giving the England international space to cut inside. As Grealish rolled past another defender, the winger took aim from outside the box.
His powerful shot was sent across goal and moved away from the diving goalkeeper at the final moment before nestling into the top corner. City wrapped up the win with 15 minutes remaining as Kevin De Bruyne got in on the act.
Now on the left following Riyad Mahrez's introduction, Foden fizzed a pass into the box for De Bruyne to latch onto and take a shot at goal. Unmarked, the midfielder had space to control the ball and fire into the far corner to make it 3-0.
With their first major chance of the game, Copenhagen pulled a goal back late on in the game. Mohamed Daramy's shot was parried by Ederson into the path of Isak Bergmann Johannesson, and the young winger slid in at the back post to tap into the net.
FIFA 23 predicted final score: FC Copenhagen 1-3 Man City
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 23 predicts that City could ease to victory against Copenhagen on Tuesday night, securing their spot in the Champions League last 16. Haaland could get on the scoresheet, whilst City notched three goals once again.
What do you think the final score will be? Let us know in the comments below.
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