Manchester City vs Liverpool Prediction

This Sunday’s Premier League clash sees Liverpool make the trip to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. This is a big match for both teams as they have high ambitions on where in the standing they want to finish the season so three points are crucial.

Key Stats

• Both teams have scored 10 goals in their last 5 games
• Manchester City are ranked 3rd in the Premier League in terms of home form
• Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is the Premier League Golden Boot leader with 24 goals
• Manchester City have averaged 2.1 goals per 90 minutes this season

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Manchester City come into this game in hit and miss form, losing three times and winning their remaining two matches from their last five. The injuries to their key players are not helping them in the slightest at the moment so they need a big performance on the weekend. Liverpool on the other hand are in great form as they have only lost once from their last five but they have dropped points from achieving draws against Aston Villa and Everton, games they could have won and could have potentially left them with 66 points. This Sunday’s match is very important to each team’s end of season aims so this should be a game that delivers high entertainment value.

Manchester City Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Manchester City Predicted Line-Up: Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Nathan Aké, Rúben Dias, Rico Lewis; Bernardo Silva, Nico González; Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden, Savinho; Erling Haaland

Manchester City have managed to claw back up the table after their very poor run of for to start off the campaign, finding themselves in the UEFA Champions League places. After 25 games they sit in fourth place with 13 wins, seven loss and five draws. Those matches have left them with 44 points, whopping 17 points behind their opponents Liverpool. A win and results going their way could see them overtake third placed Nottingham Forest so that will be on the back of the player’s minds. Stepping up this season for City has been the inevitable Erling Haaland. The Norse monster has put his name on the scoresheet a total of 19 times this season, accompanied with three assists to his teammates. He is suffering from a slight knock so if he can’t perform then January transfer window acquisition Omar Marmoush is more than capable of being the difference maker this Sunday after his hattrick against Newcastle United in his last Premier League game.

Liverpool Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Liverpool Predicted Line-Up: Alisson; Andy Robertson, Virgil Van Dijk (c), Ibrahima Konaté, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Alexis Mac Alister, Ryan Gravenberch; Luis Díaz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah; Diogo Jota

Liverpool have had an excellent start to the season, finding themselves as league leaders now almost halfway through the campaign. After 26 games they sit in first place with 18 wins, one loss and seven draws. Those matches have left them with 61 points, holding an outstanding eight point gap to second placed Arsenal. In the goals The Reds has been the unstoppable force of Mohamed Salah, having a Balon D’Or worthy season. The Egyptian has found the back of the net 24 times this season, the highest tally out of all the players in the Premier League. It hasn’t just been the spectacular goal output for Salah like it usually is, but Salah has been a provider for 15 assists to his teammates. He has been directly involved in around 63% of the 62 goals that Liverpool have scored this season, making him irreplaceable. He will most probably be the star of the show once more this Sunday as he loves to turn up massively in the bug games.

Head To Head Stats: Manchester City vs Liverpool

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Manchester City, winning and drawing twice with the remaining match resulting in a win for Liverpool. This Sunday seems like it could go either way with Manchester City have won more recently but Liverpool have been in the much better form all season.

Recent Matches:

1st December 2024 – Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City – Premier League

10th March 2024 – Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City – Premier League

25th November 2023 – Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool – Premier League

1st April 2023 – Manchester City 4-1 Liverpool – Premier League

22nd December 2022 – Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool – Carabao Cup Round Four

Betting Tips For Manchester City vs Liverpool

Manchester City could have a slight advantage over Liverpool who are ever so slightly bit out of form but since this is a derby match it’s difficult to know. The first 45 minutes could be a big one.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Over 1.5 First Half Goals + Both Teams To Score as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 5/4 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £22.50 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Manchester City vs Liverpool

Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool

This match will be toughly contested throughout but the first half could get rampant with an onslaught of goals.