Man United v Man City Matched Betting Tips

Man United v Man City matched betting tips for the Premier League match at Old Trafford on Sunday 10th December.  Read the match preview and predictions for Man United v Man City matched betting tips.

This is by far the biggest game of the season so far, not just for the two sides involved but also for the Premier League as a whole. The visitors Man City are currently top of the league with 43 points, 8 points ahead of their closest rivals Man United who sit 2nd with 35 points from 15 matches. This game comes after United were successful in Champions League action while a much changed City side lost their first game of the season.

Man United Team News

Jose Mourinho will have been massively disappointed in Paul Pogba, who received a straight red card against Arsenal last week. He starts his three-game ban, so he will miss out here. Ander Herrera is the player most likely to step in to his shoes, partnering Nemanja Matic in the centre of midfield. Phil Jones is back in training after injury and could start this game, but Eric Bailly is out. Other than Jones and Herrera, the side is likely to be the same as the side that defeated Arsenal 3-1 last week.

Man City Team News

The big news for City is that influential playmaker David Silva is a doubt for the game. As the match is so important, he is still expected to start. Benjamin Mendy is out long term, while John Stones is also not ready to return for a while yet. The striker rotation appears to favour a start for Sergio Aguero, as Gabriel Jesus started in the Champions League in midweek.

Man United v Man City Team Predictions

Man United 3-4-1-2 Formation: De Gea; Jones, Smalling, Rojo; Valencia, Matic, Herrera, Young; Lingard; Martial, Lukaku

Man City 4-3-3 Formation: Ederson; Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Delph; de Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva; Sterling, Aguero, Sane

Man United v Man City Matched Betting Tips

Man United v Man City betting stats for the last ten games:

• Man United – won 8, drawn 0, lost 2
• Man City -won 8, drawn 1, lost 1
• Man United have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game
• Man City have scored an average of 2 goals and conceded an average of 1 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Man United’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Man City’s previous 10 matches

Man United v Man City Goalscorer

Man United Leading Scorers

R Lukaku – played 15, scored 8, first goal 2
A Martial – played 14, scored 6, first goal 2
M Rashford – played 15, scored 3, first goal 3

Man City Leading Scorers

S Aguero – played 11, scored 9, first goal 5
R Sterling – played 13, scored 9, first goal 1
G Jesus – played 14, scored 8, first goal 3

Man United v Man City Predictions

Man City used to be referred to as the ‘noisy neighbours’ and their visit to Old Trafford this weekend will be one of the most important in history. If City win against their old rivals, Pep Guardiola’s side will take an 11 point lead at the top of the Premier League. They would also equal Arsenal’s record of 14 consecutive victories in the English top flight.

That being said, Man United have not lost at home since City were last there back in September 2016, which is a run of 40 matches. United will be looking to reduce the gap at the top of the league to just 5 points and some might say they need the win in order to keep the title race alive, even at this stage.

Guardiola has only lost one of six league meetings with Mourinho in the past and the tip is for City to come away with a win yet again. It will be far from easy for them, but their attacking power should shine through. 1-2 Correct Score looks good value here.