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The Etihad Stadium will be the stage of an FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Huddersfield Town. Expect the gloves to come off, as the two teams vie for a spot in the fourth round. Manchester City are favorites, but with little to lose, can Huddersfield spring a surprise on Sunday?
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Manchester City Form
Manchester City conquered nine points from their last three matches and started by beating Fluminense 4-0. Next up was a 1-3 win against Everton, before Sheffield United were defeated in a 2-0 win. The Citizens showed little mercy in their past six matches at Etihad Stadium, of which they won five, drew none, and lost once.
Huddersfield Form
Huddersfield have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-0 win against Blackburn. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Middlesbrough, before handing over all three points in a 4-1 defeat against Leicester. The Terriers won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup.
Manchester City vs Huddersfield Stats
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Huddersfield. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Manchester City have scored in the last 51 home matches in a row
- Manchester City have not lost 34 of the last 36 home matches
- In 11 of the last 13 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have not lost 12 of the last 13 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 matches Manchester City played, both teams scored
- In 9 of the last 11 away matches Huddersfield played, both teams scored
- In the last 6 matches in a row Huddersfield played, both teams scored
- Huddersfield have not won 14 of the last 16 matches
- Huddersfield have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- Huddersfield have conceded in 10 of the last 11 away matches
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Manchester City vs Huddersfield Betting Tips
Full-time result
Manchester City won their last nine matches on the trot. Amazingly, the Citizens are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat at the Etihad Stadium. Huddersfield won one of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing four and losing five.
Both teams to score
Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Huddersfield only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Huddersfield’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
Match predictions: Manchester City vs Huddersfield
To sum up, the upcoming match between Manchester City and Huddersfield seems to be a good betting opportunity.