Manchester City vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th November 2025

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

Manchester City are placed twoth with 19 points after ten matches. Liverpool occupy a position as threeth in the league on 18 points.

Manchester City are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Liverpool and odds favour them to pull it off.

Manchester City are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing eight goals against, for an average of 0.8 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

The Reds travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 14 goals against. An average of 1.4 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Liverpool got the better of The Sky Blues in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-3 against Swansea. They went on to defeat Bournemouth 3-1 and made it three on the spin against Borussia Dortmund in a 4-1 victory. Manchester City have been in potent form at Etihad Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They also hammered in 16 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.

Going into the season as a title candidate in the Premier League, Manchester City are currently on track to fulfil the expectations.

Liverpool Form

In their last three matches, Liverpool lost against Crystal Palace by 0-3, beat Aston Villa by 2-0 winning 1-0 against Real Madrid. Liverpool won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and ten scored.

They are one of only a few teams capable of taking the title in the Premier League, and The Reds currently remain on course.

Liverpool will be looking for a good result at Etihad Stadium, but backing Manchester City in current form looks the value bet this coming Sunday.

Manchester City earned four points from their last three matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following four goals scored while also conceding four. Liverpool claimed two wins and six points in the past two games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored five goals while conceding two times. Manchester City only drew once so far this season after ten games played, in stead recording six wins and three defeats in the Premier League. Liverpool are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording six wins and four defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Squads

Manchester City Squad

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

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/7), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/4), John Stones (0/5), Josko Gvardiol (0/6), Nathan Ake (0/5), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/4), Rico Lewis (0/5), Ruben Dias (0/10), Bernardo Silva (0/10), Jeremy Doku (0/10), Kalvin Phillips (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/1), Matheus Nunes (1/8), Nico Gonzalez (0/9), Nico O'Reilly (1/9), Oscar Bobb (0/8), Phil Foden (1/8), Rayan Cherki (1/5), Rodri (0/6), Savinho (0/7), Tijjani Reijnders (1/10), Erling Haaland (13/10), Omar Marmoush (0/5).

Liverpool Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Liverpool players that the manager Arne Slot will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alisson Becker (0/6), Armin Pecsi (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/4), Andrew Robertson (0/5), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Conor Bradley (0/8), Giovanni Leoni (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/10), Jeremie Frimpong (0/4), Joseph Gomez (0/3), Milos Kerkez (1/9), Rhys Williams (0/0), Virgil van Dijk (0/10), Alexis Mac Allister (0/9), Curtis Jones (0/8), Dominik Szoboszlai (1/10), Federico Chiesa (2/7), Florian Wirtz (0/10), Ryan Gravenberch (3/8), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Trey Nyoni (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/4), Alexander Isak (0/4), Cody Gakpo (3/10), Hugo Ekitike (3/9), Mohamed Salah (4/10), Rio Ngumoha (1/4).

Manchester City vs Liverpool Team News

Manchester City could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Sunday.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester City against Liverpool at Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City this coming Sunday. Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson sit this one out for Liverpool, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Manchester City.

Mohamed Salah is too injured to face Liverpool.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Lineups

Manchester City vs Liverpool H2H

Liverpool beat Manchester City twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively. Manchester City enter the match against Liverpool with a 2-5-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Manchester City and Liverpool would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/9 with the bookies.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Mohamed Salah shows decent form right now for Liverpool, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Erling Haaland also look a nice prospect as he scored eight goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Manchester City won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Liverpool won five of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and four defeats as well. Manchester City will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday, with Liverpool managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Manchester City managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Liverpool averaging 1.4 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Liverpool, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.