Liverpool vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th March 2024

Round 28 of the Premier League season sees league-leaders Liverpool aiming to defend their top position against their closest rival The Sky Blues in the most exciting encounter this coming Sunday.

Liverpool are currently number 1 with 63 points and will be very eager to hang to that position at the very least. Qualifying for the Champions League would naturally boost the club coffers and bring excitement to Anfield.

The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Liverpool and Manchester City look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Liverpool arrive at their next Premier League match, averaging a fabulous 2.8 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 28, while also conceding ten goals. That amounts to an average of one per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Manchester City show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded seven, an average of 0.7 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

Liverpool and Manchester City had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-0 against Southampton. They went on to defeat Nottingham Forest 0-1 and made it three on the spin against Sparta Prague in a 1-5 victory. Liverpool won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 21 goals and conceded six times.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Luton, who were defeated by 2-6. Then, Manchester United got outclassed in a 3-1 win, before beating FC Copenhagen by 3-1. Manchester City recorded no less than five in their previous six Premier League away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 12 themselves while allowing six goals against.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Liverpool face Manchester City, and we see no reason for this to end on Sunday. The value bet lies with goals.

Liverpool won five matches, scored 21 goals and conceded 14 in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 19 points. Manchester City scored 20 goals and conceded 13 in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them six wins and 20 points. Liverpool have a record of 19 wins, six draws and two defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City are looking at 19 wins, five draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Squads

Liverpool Squad

Klopp will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/21), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/6), Andrew Robertson (1/14), Calum Scanlon (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/19), Jarell Quansah (0/8), Joel Matip (0/10), Joseph Gomez (0/23), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/12), Rhys Williams (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/21), Virgil van Dijk (2/25), Alexis Mac Allister (2/22), Ben Doak (0/1), Bobby Clark (0/5), Conor Bradley (1/5), Curtis Jones (1/17), Dominik Szoboszlai (3/22), Harvey Elliott (2/23), James McConnell (0/0), Ryan Gravenberch (0/19), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Thiago Alcantara (0/1), Wataru Endo (1/19), Cody Gakpo (5/25), Darwin Nunez (10/25), Diogo Jota (9/19), Kaide Gordon (0/0), Luis Diaz (6/26), Mohamed Salah (15/21).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Pep Guardiola will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ederson (0/26), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/2), John Stones (0/13), Josko Gvardiol (0/18), Kyle Walker (0/25), Manuel Akanji (2/19), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/22), Rico Lewis (1/10), Ruben Dias (0/23), Sergio Gomez (0/3), Bernardo Silva (6/23), Jack Grealish (3/14), Kevin De Bruyne (1/8), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/19), Matheus Nunes (0/13), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (11/27), Rodri (6/24), Erling Haaland (18/22), Jeremy Doku (2/19), Julian Alvarez (8/27), Oscar Bobb (1/9).

Liverpool vs Manchester City Team News

Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match on Sunday. For their upcoming match in round 28, Liverpool are unable to call upon Alexis Mac Allister, who is suspended.

Alisson Becker, Thiago Alcantara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Doak, Joel Matip and Stefan Bajcetic are missing from the squad, Liverpool will field against Manchester Cityon Sunday.

Manchester City have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester City due to various injuries.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Lineups

Liverpool vs Manchester City H2H

Liverpool and Manchester City had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Liverpool have a 20% win rate in the against Manchester City, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 2-4-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Liverpool welcome Manchester City as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies this coming Sunday.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Phil Foden so far with 11 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt The Citizens want him to continue this productive spell against Liverpoolthis coming Sunday.

Liverpool won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Manchester City won ten of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing zero and losing zero. Goals are usually flowing for Liverpool on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Manchester City in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Liverpool and Manchester City, with the former on an average of 1.3 goals a game. Manchester City scored 2.1 goals per game and both teams scored eight times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Manchester City, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches.