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A Manchester Derby to look forward to this weekend. It doesn’t really matter about the current form because this is always a game of passion, and a victory counts for so much to the people of this great city.
To be honest, there’s not an awful lot riding on this game. Man Utd are sitting at 13th in the table, and whilst Man City have fared better in 5th place, this season must be regarded as a massive disappointment for them, such are the high standards they usually adhere to.
City have pinned their hopes on a place in the FA Cup final, and they could still qualify for Europe if they can put together a decent run in the remaining 8 games of the season.
Odds and Predictions
This match has been priced up as we expected. Top football betting sites set the odds on Man Utd at 3.40, Man City are favourites at 2.05, and the draw is available at 3.60.
Man Utd still seem to be finding their way under Ruben Amorim, but the match between Bournemouth and Man City on Sunday proved to us that City are starting to look like their old selves, and you could tell how much the win meant to them.
Bearing that in mind, we believe the odds of 2.05 for a City win are perfectly reasonable and that is definitely where our money will be going.
For the last one of our tips, we are going to get involved in the “To Score at Any Time” market; Omar Marmoush is the selection, and the odds of 3.40 look good to us, especially if Erling Haaland is absent through injury as expected.
Comparison and Statistics
Man United and Man City have faced each other head-to-head 195 times in their history. United has won 80 of these matches, Man City have won 61 and 54 games have ended in a draw.
The last 5 H2H matches have been evenly matched, Man City have won 2. Man Utd have won 2 and 1 match ended in a draw.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2024 | manchester-city | 1-2 | manchester-united | Premier League |
| 10 Apr 2024 | manchester-city | 1-1 | manchester-united | Community Shield |
| 25 May 2024 | manchester-city | 1-2 | manchester-united | FA Cup Final |
| 03 Mar 2024 | manchester-city | 3-1 | manchester-united | Premier League |
| 29 Oct 2023 | manchester-united | 0-3 | manchester-city | Premier League |
Expected Line Ups
No one will deny that Man Utd have been ravaged by injuries this season, but this lineup includes players that some Premier Teams could only dream of.
Bruno Fernandes continues to impress, and this game will be right up his street so he will be hoping to make a good impression.
For City, the injury to Haaland is a blow, but didn’t Omar Marmoush look impressive against Bournemouth, a real threat and he should strike terror into the Utd defence.
Manchester United (3-4-3): André Onana; V. Lindelöf, M. de Ligt, L. Yoro; D. Dalot, Casemiro, C. Eriksen, N. Mazraoui; A. Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, J. Zirkzee.
Manchester City (4-3-3): Stefan Ortega; R. Lewis, M. Akanji, N. Aké, J. Gvardiol; M. Kovačić, B. Silva, P. Foden; Savinho, O. Marmoush, J. Doku.
How Will the Season Pan Out
The Man Utd players are playing for pride and to prove to their manager that they are worthy of his consideration for next year’s Premier League campaign.
City could easily manage a top-four position and the FA Cup, so there is still hope for them to make the most of this disappointing season.
Bio:
Football bores me to tears! I’m not interested in the Rooney’s and Ronaldo’s of the world, but I am interested in making money. With that in mind, I spend hours trawling through the statistics of the football markets and can usually come up with an angle which presents a viable betting opportunity.
Key contributions:
Chief statistician or Stato, as my colleagues like to call me
Personnel betting philosophy or quotes:
“Risk wisely, gain greatly”
