Premier League: Manchester City vs Manchester United – Betting preview

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

Fans can look forward to a fierce battle at Etihad Stadium on Sunday as Manchester City and Manchester United play their first derby of the new Premier League season.

Manchester United are currently ahead of Manchester City by one point in the Premier League table. While the visitors are number nine with four points, the hosts have one point less at number 13.

Team form: Manchester City vs Manchester United

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-4 victory against Wolverhampton. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Tottenham, before handing over another win to Brighton in a 2-1 defeat. Manchester City won five of their last six Premier League matches at Etihad Stadium, scoring 13 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Fulham. This was followed by another draw with Grimsby, this time 2-2, before they outclassed Burnley by 3-2. Manchester United are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats for Manchester City and Manchester United

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

Players in form: Manchester City vs Manchester United

Erling Haaland found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Bruno Fernandes just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Manchester City vs Manchester United

Full-time result

Manchester City won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Manchester United won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Manchester United got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Manchester City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Manchester United managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Manchester United have scored in 12 consecutive meetings with Manchester City when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 2.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Manchester United, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.