Liverpool vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th October 2022

Much more than mere points are at stake when Liverpool clash in a derby with rivals Manchester City in Premier League on Sunday at Anfield. Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Liverpool played against Manchester City. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

Liverpool are number 10 in the table on ten points after eight matches. Manchester City rank as number two with 23 points after nine matches played.

Liverpool have their target aimed at getting one over Manchester City this coming Sunday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Anfield.

Liverpool show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.5 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 25 goals, whilst they allowed 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Ahead of their coming Premier League match, Manchester City look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 3.6 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 36 goals, while also letting in 11 goals. The latter leaves an average of 1.1 per outing, in which they managed five clean sheets.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Prediction

Liverpool form

Liverpool added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Rangers by 2-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in 3-2 defeat against Arsenal, followed up by a 1-7 win against Rangers. Liverpool claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost zero, as they scored 19 and conceded seven goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 5-0 and 4-0 winners against FC Copenhagen and Southampton, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against FC Copenhagen, who claimed a point in a 0-0 draw. In their last six Premier League away matches, Manchester City have three wins, they've drawn three and lost one zero. They scored 16 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced three draws but no defeats.

In current form, we favour Manchester City to claim a win, when they challenge Liverpool at Anfield. We doubt, the home side is able to stop the visitors.

Liverpool won two matches, scored 19 goals and conceded 11 in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them eight points. Manchester City took seven points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two, scored 13 goals and conceded six.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Team News

Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match on Sunday.

Joel Matip, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Arthur, Curtis Jones, Kevin Stewart, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are all absent from the Liverpool squad that faces Manchester City at Anfield.

Manchester City face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Liverpool.

Names like Kyle Walker, John Stones and Kalvin Phillips most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Liverpool.

Liverpool vs Manchester City H2H

The most recent outing between Liverpool and Manchester City ended up a 2-2 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4.20. Manchester City look back on four wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Liverpool. The home side has a 20% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-4-4. No doubt 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 eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1.44 with the bookies this coming Sunday.

Liverpool vs Manchester City Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Erling Braut Haaland, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target 12 times in recent Premier League matches for Manchester City, with a total for the season saying 15 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With six goals lately for Liverpool in the Premier League, Roberto Firmino is also a player to look out for.

Anfield saw six wins for Liverpool in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost two, while Manchester City won four of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing five and losing one. Both teams scored in five of the last 10 home league matches for Liverpool. Both teams also found the back of the net four times in the previous 10 league games away for Manchester City.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Liverpool and Manchester City. More than three goals came out eight times, as Liverpool scored 1.4 goals on average, with Manchester City pulling off 2.4 goals on average. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Liverpool saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 2.9 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the visitor's last ten games. Manchester City managed to hit the net 3.5 times on average in these games.