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Manchester City Women and St. Polten Women will battle for three points in a UEFA Women's Champions League fixture on Thursday (December 12th). The game will be played at the Academy Stadium.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 4-0 thrashing of Leicester City at the same venue in the Women's Super League over the weekend. Khadija Shaw's first-half brace set them on the road to victory while Jessica Park and Mary Fowler added second-half goals.
St. Polten, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at home to Sturm Graz in the OFB-Frauenliga. They went into the break in the lead courtesy of Valentina Madl's 22nd-minute strike while Modesta Uka equalized in the 52nd minute.
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The Austrian champions will turn their attention to the continent, where their last game saw them fall to a 4-1 defeat at home to Barcelona. Manchester City claimed a 2-1 away win over Hammarby.
The win left the Mancunians at the summit of Group D, having garnered maximum points from four games. St. Polten are bottom of the standings on zero points.
Manchester City Women vs St. Polten Women Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Manchester City were victorious in all three previous head-to-head games.
- City claimed a 3-2 away win in the reverse fixture in October.
- All three head-to-head games produced over 2.5 goals.
- St. Polten's last four games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Manchester City have won 12 of their last 13 games across competitions (one loss).
Manchester City Women vs St. Polten Women Prediction
Manchester City have had a memorable campaign to this point, with the highlight being their 2-0 home win over two-time defending champions Barcelona. Gareth Taylor's side have made a 100% winning start to the season and will be expected to easily triumph here.
St. Polten are yet to register their first points in the Women's Champions League and have unsurprisingly been eliminated from the tournament. They have won just one of their last five games (three losses).
We are backing the home side to cruise to a comfortable victory in addition to a clean sheet.
Prediction: Manchester City Women 4-0 St. Polten Women
Manchester City Women vs St. Polten Women Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Manchester City to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Manchester City to win both halves
