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- Manchester City are heavy favourites to win the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla
- Spanish side are 7/2 to lift the trophy in Athens on Wednesday evening
- Manchester City make their debut appearance in the match
Manchester City are heavy favourites to win the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla
The UEFA Super Cup takes place on Wednesday night with Champions League winners Manchester City facing off against Europa League winners Sevilla in Athens, Greece.
Pep Guardiola's City side are the heavy favourites with bookies to win tonight's game with the latest betting odds putting them as short as 1/5 to lift the trophy.
The two sides met in Europe last season with City winning both games in the Champions League Group Stage 4-0 and 3-1 respectively before winning the competition.
Bet365 have odds on the match with City 4/11 to win the game in 90 minutes compared to Sevilla's 90 minute odds of 7/1 with a 12% implied probability that they win.
| UEFA Super Cup Winners | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| Sevilla | 7/2 | 22.2% |
What the expert says...
Spanish side are 7/2 to lift the trophy in Athens on Wednesday evening
Sevilla go into the Super Cup this evening as underdogs once again with this being Sevilla's seventh appearance in the competition matching European giants AC Milan.
The Spanish side have won 1 and lost 5 of their previous 6 appearances in the competition with their only win coming back in 2006 in a 3-0 win against Barcelona.
The current betting odds suggest that there's a 22% chance of Sevilla lifting the UEFA Super Cup this evening compared to City's chances of 83%.
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Manchester City make their debut appearance in the match
Manchester City make their first appearance in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night becoming the 40th side to feature in the competition and the third successive debutants after Villarreal and Frankfurt.
City are looking to become the sixth English team to win the Super Cup and the 25th side to do so with Pep Guardiola winning it three times himself as a manager and once as a player.
The betting market puts City as the firm favourites to win Wednesday evening's match and they'll be hoping to do so in normal time with their odds in 90 minutes at 4/11.
