English Premier League: Manchester City vs. Manchester United Preview, Odds, Prediction

English Premier League derby this weekend couldn’t be better as Manchester City hosts Manchester United. One of the greatest derbies on the continent won’t lack any excitement, that is for sure, even though City convincingly holds first place, with one hand on the title already. United will try to interrupt the Citizens magnificent run of 21 straight wins, and collect important points for their Champions League race. All in all, don’t miss an opportunity to watch this promising game. And if you want to bet on it as well, our article might be of help to you. 

Preview

Manchester City (-205) is on a fantastic streak of 28 matches without a loss and 21 wins in a row, which is quite amazing, having in mind that they spread those games across various competitions. Pep Guardiola’s side is looking unreal, not having the slightest problems adjusting to any circumstance that comes up.

For example, City lost Kevin De Bryne at one moment, to an injury that separated him from the pitch long-term. IlkayGundogan jumped in and just replaced his teammate as if nothing happened, and the Citizens looked the same. 

We really don’t have too many words about City, because everything is already obvious. They control the ball perfectly; once they get the lead, there is no way to beat Ederson, who rarely has some work to do ahead of his net. Over the past 15 events at home, Man City conceded four goals. 

Manchester United (+600) has three straight draws, and the Red Devils aren’t in a good position at all because all other rivals chasing the UCL spot got close. United has just one win and four draws in the last five Premiership games, which is why Everton reached came down to only five points, with a game in hand. 

What is only a good situation is that the defense is working perfectly, allowing just one goal in the past five contests, and that was against Newcastle in a 3-1 victory. 

The team has a lot of injured players, but that won’t be an alibi for Solskajer, whose job depends upon the fact whether United ends the season among the top four places or not. 

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All City’s players will be available for this event.

United won’t have Jones, de Gea, Pogba, and Mata, while van de Beek and Martial stand as doubtful right now. 

Head to Head Games

Interestingly, in the last six matches at Etihad, United has four wins, City one and one game ended with a draw. Regarding this season, the first league match saw no goals, while the EFL Cup contest finished with City’s routine 0-2 win.

Prediction

Solskjaer will come out to defend with defensive-minded tactics. As always, when he plays against some better teams on the road, the Norwegian manager will try to win one point, and if some chance opens up from the counter-attack, United will try to get a win. However, that is not likely against City, who controls the match perfectly. All of this is the reason why we want to go with under 2.5 goals, with the odds at +100. Pep might rest some players, and also, if City takes the lead first, the home team is going to lower down the tempo and try to keep that result until the end.