Manchester City – Liverpool : Preview & Prediction
Manchester City and Liverpool meet at Etihad Stadium in a meeting for the 21st round of the Barclays Premier League. The two teams tied (0-0) on 07-10-2018, the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league. At this stage, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there was 1 tie and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 games. However, the last time they faced at this stadium was on 10-04-2018, in a UEFA Champions League game that ended Liverpool’s win by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by Gabriel Jesus (2 ‘) for Manchester City and by Mohamed Salah (56’) and Roberto Firmino (77 ‘) for Liverpool.
Manchester City
Manchester City is currently in 2nd place with 47 points, after 15 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Leicester City by (2-1). In the last match, he won out to Southampton for (1-3). In the last 10 home games for the league, Manchester City have 9 wins and 1 defeat, having won 27 points out of 30. In their home league games the most frequent marker in the break was 1-0 (4 out of 10 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 9 of his last 10 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. The team did not usually find it difficult to open the scoring chart: they managed to score the first goal in 17 of their last 20 matches for the Barclays Premier League, 17 of which reached the lead in 13 and managed to keep the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 15. In the last 10 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: he conceded 4 of his 9 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Manchester City is a club that has won five Premier League titles throughout its history, as well as having five FA Cup titles and a European Cup Winners Cup, won in 1969/70. In the current season, the team has been doing a good start in the national championship, winning 47 of 60 points so far, being among the first placed, close to the leader. In the last five games that Manchester City have played as principal, counting more than one competition, in all they have scored more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored their goals. I believe that in this match Manchester City will make another game with several goals, which will be moved from start to finish and will have several goals.
Liverpool
The visiting team is currently in 1st place with 54 points, after 17 wins and 3 draws. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Newcastle by (4-0). In the last match, won at home to Arsenal by (5-1). In the league, Liverpool collected 26 points out of 30 possible, after 8 wins and 2 draws in the last 10 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, he has a 9-game winning streak in the last games and has not lost any of the last 10 games outside his stadium. In his league appearances as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0-1 (5 out of 10 matches). His attack has been marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. There is a tendency for there to be goals in their away games, as 9 of the last 10 matches they played for this competition ended with over 1.5 goals. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 16 of the last 20 games for the Barclays Premier League, of those 16 reached the interval in the lead in 12 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘ in 15.
Liverpool are a club that has won the Premier League eighteen times, being the most recent title won in the 1989/90 season, as well as having seven FA Cup titles and five Champions League titles. In the current season, the team has been making a very strong campaign within the national championship, having won 54 of 60 points so far, thus with a small advantage over second place. In the last five games that Liverpool played as a visitor, counting more than one competition, in all they were scored more than 1.5 goals and in four of them were scored more than 2.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match, Liverpool, which has one of the best attacks in Europe, will be able to make one more a busy game.
Manchester City – Liverpool : Betting Tips
Liverpool – Win Odds: 3.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
