Premier League: Manchester City vs Manchester United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 16 match between Manchester City and Manchester United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bookmakers favour Manchester City to be victorious against Manchester United in their upcoming Premier League encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Sunday. They should not underestimate Manchester United, though.

Placed fourth in the table Manchester City have amassed 27 points after 15 matches. On 19 points, The Red Devils rank 13th with 15 matches played this season.

Form: Manchester City vs Manchester United

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 3-0, drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace, before losing 2-0 against Juventus. Manchester City claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded nine and scored 11 goals.

Manchester United Form

In their last three matches, Manchester United lost against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest by 2-0 and 2-3, respectively, and beat Viktoria Plzen by 1-2. Manchester United only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by five goals to five.

Betting facts for Manchester City and Manchester United

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Manchester City and Manchester United played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Manchester City vs Manchester United

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Manchester City, Erling Haaland has been good for them over the course of the season with 13 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Manchester United, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular betting markets: Manchester City vs Manchester United

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium across all tournaments Manchester City won six times, drew three and lost one times. Manchester United claimed two wins, five draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Manchester City have not lost to Manchester United in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Manchester United only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Manchester City managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Manchester United were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Manchester City have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Manchester United.

Total goals

Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Manchester United, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game.