Man City v Hoffenheim betting tips: Will City bounce back from defeat?

Preview and odds for Champions League clash

Manchester City host Hoffenheim tonight looking for a response to their first league defeat of the season to Chelsea last weekend.

The Citizens did bag a late win over the Bundesliga side back in October.

Boss Julian Nagelsmann hasn’t compromised their attacking play in this campaign, which could set this up to be an early Christmas cracker!

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Head-to-Head

The one and only fixture between the two clubs was the game earlier in the group phase. David Silva grabbed an 87th-minute winner in Germany in a tightly-contested match.

Hoffenheim have had two score draws against Lyon before a loss to Shakhtar Donetsk last time out.

City will secure top-spot if they avoid defeat.

Likely XIs

Pep Guardiola should start with a 4-3-3 formation but Ilkay Gundogan or Phil Foden may get a start in midfield with David Silva out injured.

Nagelsmann will be without key men Adam Szalai and Kerem Demirbay. This could see Arsenal-loanee Reiss Nelson bag a start alongside Andrej Kramaric.

Leonardo Bittencourt should replace Kemirbay in the midfield engine.

Key Battles

Nelson and Kramaric should be a lively duo in attack for Die Kraichgauer. They could come up against Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi at the heart of City’s defence.