Premier League: Liverpool vs Manchester City – Betting preview

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

Much more than mere points are at stake when Liverpool clash in a derby with rivals Manchester City in Premier League this coming Sunday at Anfield.

Manchester City enjoy the view from the top of the table with 15 points after five league matches this season. Meanwhile, Liverpool find themselves positioned as number 6 in the Premier League with nine points following five rounds.

Team form: Liverpool vs Manchester City

Liverpool Form

Liverpool recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 0-0 with Fulham. Next up was a 3-1 win against Tottenham, before Bournemouth were defeated in 0-1 win. Liverpool claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew four and lost zero, scored nine goals and conceded five.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Manchester United got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Norwich got hammered in a 5-0 victory. Sunderland was the most recent victim in a 5-3 win for Manchester City. Manchester City recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding five. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and Manchester City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Liverpool 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: Liverpool vs Manchester City

Erling Haaland scored five goals in six Premier League games for The Sky Blues. This took his total for the season up to five goals scored in Premier League. Alexander Isak is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six Premier League outings.

Betting markets: Liverpool vs Manchester City

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Anfield across all tournaments Liverpool won five times, drew three and lost two times. Manchester City claimed seven wins, two draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Liverpool are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Liverpool are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Manchester City won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Manchester City are on a great streak of 10 away matches without losing.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored first in six of their last ten home games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Liverpool have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Liverpool scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Liverpool have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Manchester City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Manchester City, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game. Manchester City scored at least one goal in their last 21 matches.