Manchester City vs Fulham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd September 2023

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City are back in action on Saturday with a home fixture against Fulham. While the season is still young, the hosts will be gunning for the spoils of victory at Etihad Stadium as they attempt to mount another successful bid for league glory.

Manchester City have piled up nine points from the first three matches played. This puts them at number one in the Premier League table, with Fulham having five points less to show off. This qualifies the latter to a ranking as number 12.

Fulham enter the match against Manchester City hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Premier League standings. A positive result could prove pivotal to their upcoming challenges this season.

Manchester City scored 18 times, conceded five and held on for five clean sheets in their last ten games.

Fulham scored 14 goals, conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Manchester City go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-1 the last two times they played Fulham.

Manchester City vs Fulham Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with Sevilla. Next up was a 1-0 win against Newcastle, before Sheffield United were defeated in 1-2 win. Manchester City bulldozed their way through the previous six Premier League outing at Etihad Stadium. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 14 and conceding three.

The big goal of the season for Manchester City is naturally winning the title, and a place inside the top two at least should be possible in the upcoming Premier League season.

Fulham Form

Fulham claimed two points from their last three matches. They started by losing 0-3 at the hands of Brentford, before drawing 2-2 with Arsenal. They secured a point in their latest encounter, a 1-1 draw against Tottenham. Fulham, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Premier League.

It is anticipated that Fulham will be stuck in the midst of a Premier League relegation battle for a significant portion of the season, as they look like a side lacking a bit in quality.

Manchester City and Fulham are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atEtihad Stadium

Manchester City vs Fulham Squads

Manchester City Squad

Pep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Fulham from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/3), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Zack Steffen (0/0), Joao Cancelo (0/0), John Stones (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (0/3), Kyle Walker (0/3), Manuel Akanji (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/2), Rico Lewis (0/1), Ruben Dias (0/2), Sergio Gomez (0/0), Bernardo Silva (0/2), Cole Palmer (0/1), Jack Grealish (0/2), Kalvin Phillips (0/0), Kevin De Bruyne (0/1), Mateo Kovacic (0/3), Maximo Perrone (0/0), Phil Foden (0/3), Rodri (2/3), Erling Haaland (3/3), Jeremy Doku (0/0), Julian Alvarez (1/3).

Fulham Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Fulham head coach Silva will select from for his starting XI:

Bernd Leno (0/3), Marek Rodak (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/3), Calvin Bassey (0/2), Issa Diop (0/3), Kenny Tete (0/3), Kevin Mbabu (0/0), Terence Kongolo (0/0), Tim Ream (0/2), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/1), Adrion Pajaziti (0/0), Andreas Pereira (1/3), Anthony Knockaert (0/0), Harrison Reed (0/3), Harry Wilson (0/3), Joao Palhinha (1/2), Sasa Lukic (0/3), Timothy Castagne (0/0), Tom Cairney (0/2), Tyrese Francois (0/0), Adama Traore (0/2), Bobby Reid (1/3), Raul Jimenez (0/3), Rodrigo Muniz (0/1), Vinicius (0/0), Willian (0/2).

Manchester City vs Fulham Team News

At the time of writing, Manchester City have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Fulham this coming Saturday.

Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Kevin De Bruyne and Zack Steffen are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against Fulhamthis coming Saturday.

Fulham have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. For instance, Fulham won't be able to field Calvin Bassey as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Willian is too injured to face Fulham.

Manchester City vs Fulham Lineups

Manchester City vs Fulham H2H

The Sky Blues celebrated a 1-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Fulham. Are we in for something similar at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store? Manchester City are rubbing their hands at the prospect of welcoming Fulham back to Etihad Stadium. The home side boasts an outstanding 10-0-0 record against their upcoming visitors. The best betting odds with the bookies for another win is 1/6.

Manchester City vs Fulham Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Manchester City welcome Fulham 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 2/5 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Manchester City vs Fulham Betting Tips

Erling Haaland is showing good form for Manchester City, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Bobby Reid scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Manchester City collected seven wins, drew two and lost one in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Etihad Stadium. Fulham won three of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost six times. Manchester City kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Etihad Stadium hoping to do so again on Saturday. Fulham kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams scored four times in the last ten encounters between Manchester City and Fulham, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Manchester City scored 2.7 goals on average, while Fulham pulled 0.5 goals on average. Manchester City performed an average of 1.9 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Fulham, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.