Prediction: Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund - Erling Haaland's Reunion with Die Borussen

–The sixth-ranked team will face the seventh-ranked team in the Champions League match on Thursday (11/6) at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City will host Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund.

Both teams have collected seven points from three matches so far, but BVB is ranked one place higher in the league table of 36 teams due to a slightly better goal difference.

HostThe Citizenshas successfully scored six goals and conceded twice, resulting in a goal difference of (+4). WhileThe Borussenbecoming the second most productive team in three matches.

Tim under 19 yang dilatih Niko Kovac mencetak 12 gol, namun kebobolan tujuh gol, sehingga selisih gol mereka adalah (+5). Dortmund hanya pernah kalah sekali sepanjang musim ini, yaitu dari tim sekuat Bayern Munich.

As newcomers to Etihad, they certainly don't want to go home with empty hands. Jobe Bellingham and others have a great opportunity to trouble City, who have not been consistent at all this season, although they have already taken the lead.Runner-upPremier League temporarily.

However, Pep Guardiola has a powerful weapon named Erling Haaland. A killing machine in front of the goal, whose name was made famous at Signal Iduna Park several years ago, will now reunite.

Haaland, who is in his best form at the start of this season, will be a major focus throughout the match, whether the 195 cm striker scores against his own team to continue the positive trend or struggles to break through Borussia's yellow defense.

This Duel City vs Dortmund match will be broadcast onSCTVdanVideoOn Thursday (11/6), at exactly 03:00 WIB. Here is a brief review and prediction of this intense match.

Manchester City

Haaland and 2024 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri both dispelled their concerns to be able to play in City's victory over Bournemouth last weekend. However, Guardiola still cannot confirm a fully fit squad as Mateo Kovacic remains absent.

Guardiola has indicated that the Croatian international player will need several months to recover from his ankle injury. He is the only fitness concern for the home team here.

Nevertheless, Bernardo Silva will also be concerned about his absence in the Champions League match.The CitizensNext, if he receives a yellow card in the duel against this Bundesliga giant.

Removed from the field before scoringhattrick, Haaland will reunite with the former club that made his name. While wearing the yellow jersey at Dortmund, he scored 86 goals in 89 appearances across all competitions.

The Norwegian player also played a key role in City's 2-1 winning goal against Dortmund in their last meeting, which was three seasons ago when Haaland left Germany for Etihad.

Predict startingline-up The Citizens(4-1-4-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma (goalkeeper); Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Rayan Ait-Nouri (defender); Nico Gonzalez (midfielder); Savinho, Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku (attacking midfielder); Erling Haaland (striker).

Borussia Dortmund

Meanwhile, the visiting team is ready to receive double defensive support for this Thursday's (11/6) match, as Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Sule are expected to recover in time to return to play.

Therefore, the only BVB player likely to be absent is Julien Duranville, a young player, who is recovering from a shoulder injury but will never be a starter at Etihad.

Sclotterbeck, who is fully fit, may push Chelsea's loaned center-back Aaron Anselmino to the bench, while two assists from Jobe Bellingham in Copenhagen may be enough to get him into the starting lineup.

Predict startingline-up The Borussen(3-4-2-1): Gregor Kobel (goalkeeper); Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini (defender); Yan Couto, Felix Nmecha, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson (midfielder); Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt (attacking midfielder); Serhou Guirassy (striker).

Head-to-Head Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund

ICC (21/7) Manchester City 0–1 Dortmund

2021/2022 Champions League (7/4) Manchester City 2–1 Dortmund

2021/2022 Champions League (15/4) Dortmund 1–2 Manchester City

UEFA Champions League 2022/2023 (15/9) Manchester City 2–1 Dortmund

UEFA Champions League 2022/2023 (10/26) Dortmund 0–0 Manchester City

Last Five Matches of Manchester City

English League (18/10) Manchester City 2–0 Everton

UEFA Champions League (22/10) Villarreal 0–2 Manchester City

English League (10/26) Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City

Carabao Cup (10/30) Sweden 1–3 Manchester City

English Premier League (2/11) Manchester City 3–1 Bournemouth

Last Five Matches of Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga (18/10) Bayern 2–1 Dortmund

UEFA Champions League (22/10) Copenhagen 2–4 Dortmund

Bundesliga (10/25) Dortmund 1–0 Cologne

DFB Pokal (10/29) Frankfurt 1(2)–1(4) Dortmund

Bundesliga (1/11) Augsburg 0–1 Dortmund

Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Field Officials

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Assistant Referees: Tomasz Listkiewicz – Adam Kupsik (Poland)

Official No. 4: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

VAR Assistant: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)

UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

UEFA Delegation: Radenko Mijatovic (Slovenia)

Score PredictionManchester City 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

Haaland will continue to deliver his best performance when facing his former team, and the 25-year-old striker will keep adding to his goal tally, which now stands at 20 goals in 17 matches across all competitions.

However, with Haaland's sharpness, the home team's defense was too fragile to ensureclean sheetin this hot duel. Although winning, at leastThe Borussenable to counter one goal.

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