Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Liverpool vs. Manchester City at English Premier League
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Liverpool vs. Manchester City at English Premier League
Even though Arsenal sits third, two points away, everyone believes this match will decide the title. Two big-time rivals are again in the middle of the battle for the Premiership trophy, with the Reds entering this event as the leaders, while City stands second, only one point away. So you probably realize how big this game is and how much impact it brings.
Liverpool
Liverpool played against Sparta in Prague and had to travel, but they will have a home-court edge in this event, which should erase that handicap. Also, before the game in the Czech Republic, they had six straight wins and one trophy won, which was against Chelsea in the EFL Cup finals.
Jurgen Klopp has problems with injuries and players’ fitness, but for the moment, the German manager successfully navigated through the storm, leading his team to victories, though having luck in certain situations.
Liverpool is outstanding at home this year, being the only unbeaten team besides City. Yet, the Reds have a better record, winning 11 of 13 matches with two draws and a goal difference of 37 scored and 11 allowed hits.
Manchester City
Guardiola’s boys also had obligations during the midweek, playing the UEFA Champions League against FC Copenhagen. Until that event, Man City had 19 straight matches without a loss, triumphing in 17 of them.
They now have Haaland and De Bruyne back, though the Norwegian struggles in the attack, missing golden opportunities more frequently than before his injury. On the other end, he does score in pretty much each event he appears in.
Man City has ten straight triumphs away from Etihad Stadium and is in perfect form when looking at the road results. Only twice during this stretch did this team fail to score twice.
Liverpool:Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; McConnell, Endo, Szoboszlai; Elliott, Gakpo, Koumas
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Rodri; Foden, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland
* at the time of writing, these lineups were relevant
First meeting of the season saw no winners, with the game ending 1-1. This was the third in a row where City stayed unbeaten, previously winning two straight. Prior to that, Liverpool had three subsequent victories, which only suggests these two units have been true bitter rivals over the recent years.
The one possibly beneficial statistical data is that nine of the last ten direct encounters had both teams scoring and that seven saw over 2.5 goals.
As mentioned at the start of the text, this is maybe the most important game of the year, and as such, everyone expects to see a cautious approach. We don’t. There is too much offensive talent here, and knowing the tradition, over 2.5 goals will be our pick.
Our verdict: Over 2.5 goals