Sports Innovation previews the Premier League match between Manchester City and Leeds United and offers team stats and betting tips with the latest odds.
It’s Pep Guardiola vs Marcelo Bielsa on Tuesday night, as Manchester City welcome Leeds United to the Etihad Stadium.
The Citizens are gunning for a seventh win in a row to extend their one-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, entering the busy Christmas period.
As for Leeds, the Whites hope to bounce back from a 3-2 defeat to Chelsea last time out to build on the five-point gap separating them from the relegation zone in 15th.
Our tip
Stats and facts for Manchester City and Leeds in Premier League.
- Manchester City have won 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Manchester City have not lost 14 of the last 15 home matches
- Manchester City have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 5 of the last 6 matches Manchester City played, both teams scored
- Leeds have conceded in 16 of the last 17 away matches
- Leeds have not won 14 of the last 16 away matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Leeds played, both teams scored
- Leeds have scored in 6 of the last 7 matches
- In the last 5 matches in a row Manchester City versus Leeds played, both teams scored
- In the last 6 Manchester City matches versus Leeds the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have conceded in the last 8 matches in a row versus Leeds
- In 6 of the last 8 Manchester City matches versus Leeds the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have not won 6 of the last 7 matches versus Leeds
Current form — Manchester City v. Leeds
The Citizens keep on winning
Manchester City are a bit back and forth at the moment, but at least mostly forth, as they beat Watford by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against RB Leipzig, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against Wolves.
The Whites hoping for fresh start
Leeds have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. They claimed a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace, before drawing 2-2 with Brentford. This little streak came to an end, when Chelsea proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat for Leeds.
How do the bookies view it?
Manchester City are the clear favorites to collect all 3 points at the Etihad. The odds for a home win, though, are short. The best price, at the time of writing, is with Betfair at 1.15. If you’re feeling a little on the daring side, a draw pays out nicely at 9.50 with LeoVegas and Mr. Green is offering odds of 20.00 for Leeds to snatch a surprise victory.
Manchester City v. Leeds — fixture history
The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Leeds came away as 1-2 winners. In was a match played at Etihad Stadium back in April 2021 in the Premier League.
Manchester City have been able to win 25% of their last 8 encounters against upcoming Leeds in the Premier League. In other words, they have a 2-2-4 recent record, with the latter winning 50% of the matches. The past 8 matches between these teams have largely been entertaining matches. With more than two goals coming out 6 times in these encounters, it is only natural to look for goals on Tuesday.
Current table in the Premier League
As the current Premier League standings show us, the difference between the two teams is 22 points. Even though Leeds cannot overtake Manchester City in the league standings right away, they will surely look to reduce or at least maintain the current gap. Pep Guardiola’s side, who in 1st with 38 points, will do their part to widen the distance to their upcoming opponents on Tuesday.
Primary goalscorer
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Bernardo Silva. He is one of the Manchester City players, who is showing decent form right now. He managed to find the back of the net 4 times in his most recent outing. Surely, he will want to add more goals against Leeds.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Raphinha to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.
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