K-League All Stars vs Manchester City prediction 05.08.2026 | Club Friendly
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- Competition: Club Friendly
- Date: 05/08/2026
- KO: 12:00 UK / 13:00 CEST
- Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
K-League All Stars take on Manchester City at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Wednesday afternoon in a high-profile club friendly.
The English giants continue their Asia Tour after opening their pre-season schedule with a draw against Inter Milan in Hong Kong last weekend.
Enzo Maresca’s side are preparing for a new era after Pep Guardiola’s departure, and now face a K-League All Stars selection.
The All Stars should enjoy plenty of support in Seoul, but City’s superior attacking quality makes them clear favourites to claim victory.
K-League All Stars team overview
K-League All Stars come into Wednesday’s friendly with a squad selected from across South Korea’s top flight.
The hosts should be highly motivated for a glamour fixture against one of Europe’s biggest clubs, especially with a large home crowd expected at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
The All Stars are likely to rotate heavily, with the match offering several K-League players a chance to test themselves against elite Premier League opposition.
However, cohesion could be an issue for a side that does not play together regularly.
Past All-Stars selections have competed well in typically entertaining fixtures. The K-League selection lost 6:3 to Tottenham in 2022, before a fine 3:2 win against Atletico Madrid the following year.
Tottenham returned for another high-scoring win in 2024 (4:3) before a 1:0 win against Newcastle in last summer’s glamour fixture.
K-League All Stars come into Wednesday’s friendly with a 24-man squad selected from across South Korea’s top flight. Jefferson Galego, Stefan Mugosa, Yago Cariello, Lee Dong-gyeong and Lee Seung-woo are among those expected to feature.
Last matches of K-League XI
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K-League XI
1 : 0
Newcastle United
Hybrid Friendlies
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K-League XI
3 : 4
Tottenham Hotspur
Hybrid Friendlies
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K-League XI
2 : 3
Atletico Madrid
Hybrid Friendlies
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Tottenham Hotspur
6 : 3
K-League XI
Hybrid Friendlies
K-League XI lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Gu Sung-yun
Defenders
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2
Kim Moon-hwan
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3
Yazan Al-Arab
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4
Lee Gi-hyuk
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5
Kim Ryun-sung
Midfielders
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6
Ki Sung-yueng
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7
Matheus Oliveira
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8
Kim Dae-won
Forwards
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9
Lee Seung-woo
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10
Stefan Mugosa
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11
Yago Cariello
Manchester City team overview
Manchester City continue their Asia Tour after a 1:1 draw against Inter Milan in Hong Kong. Divin Mubama opened the scoring before Benjamin Pavard levelled for the Italians.
The English side now travel to Seoul before finishing their pre-season schedule against Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Enzo Maresca has taken a strong squad to Asia, although several players involved deep into the World Cup have been given extra rest. Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips were also left out of the travelling group ahead of expected departures from the club this summer.
City are expected to rotate again, with Maresca likely to give minutes to a mixture of senior players and younger squad members. Vitor Reis, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Max Alleyne, Nico Gonzalez and Ryan McAidoo are among those in contention to earn starting spots.
Norwegian forward Erling Haaland remains unavailable after seven goals scored at the FIFA World Cup.
Last matches of Manchester City
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Manchester City
1 : 3
Inter Milan
Club Friendlies 1
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Manchester City
1 : 2
Aston Villa
Premier League
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AFC Bournemouth
1 : 1
Manchester City
Premier League
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Chelsea
0 : 1
Manchester City
FA Cup
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Manchester City
3 : 0
Crystal Palace
Premier League
Manchester City lineup
Goalkeeper
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25
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders
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82
Rico Lewis
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45
Abdukodir Khusanov
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24
Josko Gvardiol
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91
Stephen Mfuni
Midfielders
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8
Mateo Kovacic
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4
Tijjani Reijnders
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42
Antoine Semenyo
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47
Phil Foden
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26
Savinho
Forwards
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67
Divin Mubama
Prediction
Manchester City should have too much quality for the K-League All Stars on Wednesday.
The hosts will be motivated and backed by the Seoul crowd, but their lack of cohesion could be exposed against a City side packed with technical quality.
A high-scoring City win with at least three goals looks likely this week.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Man City Win/Over 2.5 Goals
- K-League All Stars have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches
- Man City have seen over 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 12 matches
- Man City won 9 of their last 13 matches
Main prediction K-League XI - Manchester City
Away/Over 2.5
Best Odds:
Paripesa
1.55
