Premier League: Manchester United vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Manchester United and Manchester City who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Manchester United play host to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday for the first derby of the new Premier League season between these two clubs.

Looking at the Premier League standings, the current difference between the sides is five points and ten places.

Form: Manchester United vs Manchester City

Manchester United Form

Manchester United look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Ipswich by 5-2, before drawing 2-2 with Everton. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Sabah FK 4-0. Manchester United have been in potent form at Old Trafford, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They also hammered in 17 goals, while letting in ten as they also lost once.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City first beat Crystal Palace 1-4, then Coventry by 1-0 and finally FC Porto by 0-2. Manchester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding six.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester United and Manchester City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Manchester United and Manchester City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Manchester United vs Manchester City

Bruno Fernandes has four strikes in six Premier League matches for The Red Devils, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Manchester City. The visitors are looking to Erling Haaland, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

Betting markets: Manchester United vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Manchester United claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Manchester City won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Manchester City are on a great streak of 9 away matches without losing.

Both teams to score

Manchester United scored first in six of their last ten home games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Manchester United played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Manchester United managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Manchester City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Manchester United saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Manchester City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Manchester City are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 19 matches.