Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Manchester City vs. Liverpool at English Premier League
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Manchester City vs. Liverpool at English Premier League
Each time City and Liverpool have met in the last several years, the fans have had the chance to see a spectacle. These two teams have no secrets between themselves and know one another very well. The same goes for their respective managers, who developed a rivalry, but we need to say that, unlike some others, it’s healthy.
Manchester City
Haaland and the boys lead the way in the Premiership and need to beat Liverpool to stay in the first place. Guardiola and his crew have only one point more than the Reds, which puts additional pressure on them, apart from playing at home.
City has the best attack in the Premier League, with 32 hits in 12 meetings, and also has one of the top defenses with 12 conceded goals. Of those 32 hits, Haaland has 13, and all those stories about his slowing down really do look ridiculous.
In the past five appearances at home, City knows nothing but to win, and in each encounter, the champs scored at least twice. The total goal difference is 16-3.
Liverpool
Even though Liverpool oscillates, the Reds are second and may be the only team that could challenge the Citizens in the title race this year. As we said, Klopp’s team knows to underachieve and even sometimes slips, but overall, it plays good football.
After a strong start to the season, Liverpool’s away performances have dropped. The Reds didn’t win on the previous three road trips, losing to Tottenham and posting ties vs. Brighton and Luton.
What is constant for this team is high efficiency. Since the campaign started, all of their games on the road saw both teams netting, and only two ended with fewer than three hits.
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Silva; Foden, Alvarex, Doku; Haaland
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gakpo; Salah, Nunez, Jota
*at the time of writing, these lineups were relevant
City and Liverpool met four times in the previous campaign, splitting two wins each. Eight events in the previous ten have been with four or more goals, and the same number concluded with both teams scoring.
England is all about tradition. In this case, it suggests high efficiency, and we will respect that. These two teams have ultra-potent offenses, with world-class players upfront, and we believe that over 2.5 goals is the safest pick. After seeing the recent respective results, we feel that this derby could bring fireworks.
Our verdict: Over 2.5 goals