Manchester City vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd February 2025

Much more than mere points are at stake when Manchester City clash in a derby with rivals Liverpool in Premier League this coming Sunday at Etihad Stadium.

Sitting top of the table, The Reds claimed 61 points after 26 rounds, while The Citizens have amassed 44 points. This ranks the latter as number 4 in the Premier League before the next round.

Although The Sky Blues trail after Liverpool by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige.

Liverpool scored a decent 25 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.5 goals per game. They allowed a total of ten goals against, an average of one goals per match, while achieving three clean sheets.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Liverpool came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Real Madrid by a 2-3 score, before winning 4-0 against Newcastle. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Real Madrid. Manchester City claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 16 goals.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Everton. Then, they took out Wolverhampton 2-1, followed by a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa. Liverpool won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 14 while also conceding five times.

This particular encounter between Manchester City and Liverpool looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the visitors have enough about them to pull off a win this coming Sunday.

Manchester City have taken 17 points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 22 goals to 19. Liverpool have a supreme history in their last seven games against fellow teams from the top six. They claimed 14 points, better than any other top six side in the Premier League this season, . They won eight matches while scoring 12 goals to five against. Manchester City are looking at a record of 13 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool are looking at 18 wins, seven draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Squads

Manchester City Squad

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

Ederson (0/16), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/9), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/2), Christian McFarlane (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/11), Josko Gvardiol (5/24), Manuel Akanji (0/20), Nathan Ake (0/9), Rico Lewis (1/20), Ruben Dias (0/14), Vitor Reis (0/0), Bernardo Silva (2/23), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/22), Jack Grealish (0/15), James McAtee (2/8), Jeremy Doku (3/16), Kevin De Bruyne (2/17), Mateo Kovacic (4/21), Matheus Nunes (0/17), Nico Gonzalez (0/1), Nico O'Reilly (0/2), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (7/20), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/20), Erling Haaland (19/25), Omar Marmoush (3/3).

Liverpool Squad

Here is the full team squad of Liverpool. The 46 year-old Arne Slot will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alisson Becker (0/18), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/8), Harvey Davies (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/25), Conor Bradley (0/12), Ibrahima Konate (1/20), Jarell Quansah (0/7), Joseph Gomez (0/9), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/11), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/25), Virgil van Dijk (1/26), Alexis Mac Allister (2/25), Curtis Jones (3/21), Dominik Szoboszlai (3/24), Federico Chiesa (0/3), Harvey Elliott (0/9), Ryan Gravenberch (0/26), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/11), Cody Gakpo (8/24), Darwin Nunez (4/21), Diogo Jota (5/16), Luis Diaz (9/25), Mohamed Salah (24/26).

Manchester City vs Liverpool Team News

Manchester City seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces Liverpool at Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Manchester City. Tyler Morton, Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Liverpool travelling party for their next match.

Mohamed Salah won't be travelling with Liverpool this time, as he nurses an injury.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Lineups

Manchester City vs Liverpool H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Liverpool came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday. Manchester City go into their upcoming match against Liverpool with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-5-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Manchester City and Liverpool. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/4 with bookies.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Mohamed Salah, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target six times in recent Premier League matches for Liverpool, with a total for the season saying 24 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With six goals lately for The Citizens in the Premier League, Phil Foden is also a player to look out for.

Manchester City claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Liverpool won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Etihad Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Manchester City. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Liverpool.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Manchester City managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Liverpool averaged 1.2 goals a game. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Liverpool, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.