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Our tip for the derby is not complicated but pays well
Based on the odds, the only question is by how many goals City will beat city rivals United at home…
On Sunday, two matches from the 27th round of the Premier League will be played, with the day’s and the round’s main event taking place in Manchester, where two city rivals, City and United, will face off at the Etihad Stadium.
However, the bookmakers have a very clear-cut clash on the horizon, with the home side the clear favourites to win, with Guardiola’s side paying out an average of just 1.30 times on three odds…
Team news Man City vs Man United
The home side head into this weekend’s derby with 18 games unbeaten, having failed to find a winner following their troubles against Aston Villa in December. Although they drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the league two weeks ago, ending an 11-match winning streak, they have started to build a new one, currently on three
In the league, they have beaten both Brentford and Bournemouth 1-0 in recent weeks to move up to second place, one point behind leaders Liverpool ahead of the weekend. And after all that, Guardiola’s side were back to their old selves on Tuesday, winning 6-2 at Luton in the FA Cup to progress in the series. In the midweek game, Haaland was particularly in his element, scoring five goals (!!!).
And they are in a good position in terms of absentees, even though Grealish was injured during the week and will miss out again, but the Catalan manager will not have any absentees. Only Gvardiol is still uncertain, having missed the last six games for his Croatian side.
The Red Devils were in good form until last weekend, with seven unbeaten games behind them and five in a row, as they awaited Fulham. However, that meeting failed to go their way, as the Londoners took all three points at Old Trafford (1-2). Despite this, they remain sixth in the PL table, but are eight points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa, who are already in a Champions League qualifying position.
However, they can still travel to the Etihad Stadium with a win in their pocket, having beaten Nottingham 1-0 at home in the FA Cup on Wednesday to progress to the last eight of the series.
But Ten Hag still has a host of absentees, and as he did during the week, he will certainly not be able to count on the eight of Martial, Malacia, Mount, Martínez, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Hojlund and Maguire on Sunday. The absence of the Danish goalkeeper, who has been in fine form in recent weeks, is a particular blow, having scored in six games in a row before his injury…
Topsters Prediction Man City vs Man United
In October, City won 3-0 at Old Trafford, and before that they beat their city rivals in the FA Cup final. Prior to that, United won 2-1 at home, but last season Guardiola’s side won 6-3 at the Etihad (6-1 already and Haaland had a treble) and before that they had sent their city rivals home 4-1.
Although United are not in bad shape overall, they will have plenty of absentees, City are in much better form overall, can play at home, have all their key players available and have a better quality squad. Or we have to agree with the bookmakers’ odds. In light of this, we have put together a bet with oddsmakers at almost double the odds, betting on Manchester City to win, with more than 2.5 goals scored.
