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Swansea vs Manchester City: Citizens expected to claim FA Cup win

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Ace Football previews the FA Cup game between Swansea and Manchester City and offers betting tips, odds, line-ups, and team news.

Manchester City are in scintillating form at the moment and they look primed to win yet again.

The Citizens are on a 14-game winning streak across all competitions and will fancy their chances of making it 15 against Swansea.

The Championship side are on decent form as well, boasting a 10-game unbeaten run at the moment.

However, one can imagine that City will prove too much to handle for the Swans.

History also favors the Premier League giants, having beaten Swansea in their last six meetings in all competitions.

Guardiola has a good record in the FA Cup so far and City will be top favorites to book a spot in the quarter-finals.

Swansea Form and Stats

Swansea continued their impressive Championship form at the weekend, getting the better of leaders Norwich at the Liberty Stadium.

A 2-0 win for the Swans came, courtesy of goals from Andre Ayew and Conor Hourihane. After picking up a vital win over their promotion rivals, the South Wales outfit are now unbeaten in their last eight league outings.

Victory over Norwich means that Steve Cooper’s men have cut the deficit at the top to just two points. The Swans also have a game in hand over leaders Norwich.

Friday night’s win also meant back-to-back wins in the Championship for Swansea.

Key Team Stats
  • Swansea have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 6 matches against Man City (all competitions).
  • Swansea are unbeaten in their last 10-games (all competitions)
  • Swansea have scored at least two goals in four out of their last six home games (all competitions)

Manchester City Form and Stats

Man City moved a huge step closer to regaining the Premier League title after getting the better of Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. They are now five points clear of cross-town rivals Manchester United.

Although City were gifted a couple of goals on Merseyside, there can be no doubt regarding the emphatic nature of their 4-1 success.

Ilkay Gundogan missed a first-half penalty before opening the scoring after the break. Mo Salah equalized from the penalty spot but that was as good as it got for Liverpool.

Gundogan profited from the first of Liverpool’s defensive blunders to put City back in front. Raheem Sterling made it 3-1 soon after and Phil Foden wrapped up a 10th successive win in the Premier League for Man City.

Key Team Stats
  • Man City have won their last 14 matches (all competitions).
  • Man City have won 12 of their last 13 matches (FA Cup).
  • Man City have won by 2+ goals 11 of their last 13 matches (all competitions).
  • Man City have won their last 6 matches against Swansea (all competitions).

Team News

Swansea:  Korey Smith, Liam Cullen, and Steven Benda (injured)

Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Natham Ake (injured). Kyle Walker (doubt).

Predicted Line-up

(Note: The image will change to the official XI once they’re both announced)

Head-To-Head Analysis

Manchester City hold a 25-17 head-to-head advantage over Swansea with four draws between the sides.

Man City won 3-2 at the Liberty Stadium when these two sides last met back in March 2019 in an FA Cup tie.

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