Manchester City vs Manchester United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th December 2024

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

Manchester City are placed fourth with 27 points after 15 matches. Manchester United occupy a position as 13th in the league on 19 points.

Manchester City took down Manchester United in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Sunday.

The Sky Blues go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Manchester United scored 14 goals, conceded 13 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Manchester City won the last two meetings against The Red Devils, as they followed up a 3-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Manchester City vs Manchester United Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 3-0, drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace, before losing 2-0 against Juventus. 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 nine and scored 11 goals.

Manchester United Form

In their last three matches, Manchester United lost against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest by 2-0 and 2-3, respectively, and beat Viktoria Plzen by 1-2. Manchester United only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by five goals to five.

Manchester City should be too strong at Etihad Stadium to drop any points against Manchester United, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Manchester City took 14 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to four wins after scoring 13 times and conceding ten. Manchester United won zero and claimed two points in their five most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored three conceded nine goals. Manchester City claimed eight wins, three draws as well as four defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester United enjoy a record of five wins, four draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Manchester United Squads

Manchester City Squad

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

Ederson (0/12), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/3), Jacob Wright (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/1), John Stones (2/7), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (3/14), Kyle Walker (0/11), Manuel Akanji (0/12), Nathan Ake (0/5), Rico Lewis (1/14), Ruben Dias (0/12), Bernardo Silva (1/15), Ilkay Gundogan (0/14), Jack Grealish (0/11), James McAtee (0/0), Jeremy Doku (2/11), Kevin De Bruyne (2/9), Mateo Kovacic (3/11), Matheus Nunes (0/11), Nico O'Reilly (0/0), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (0/10), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (0/12), Erling Haaland (13/15).

Manchester United Squad

Below is the full team squad of Manchester United. The manager Amorim will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/15), Tom Heaton (0/0), Diogo Dalot (0/15), Harry Maguire (0/8), Jonny Evans (0/6), Leny Yoro (0/2), Lisandro Martinez (0/12), Luke Shaw (0/2), Matthijs de Ligt (1/15), Noussair Mazraoui (0/15), Tyrell Malacia (0/1), Victor Lindelof (0/4), Bruno Fernandes (3/15), Casemiro (1/12), Christian Eriksen (0/9), Kobbie Mainoo (0/9), Manuel Ugarte (0/10), Mason Mount (0/7), Toby Collyer (0/1), Alejandro Garnacho (3/15), Amad Diallo (1/13), Antony (0/3), Ethan Wheatley (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (3/15), Marcus Rashford (4/15), Rasmus Hoejlund (2/10).

Manchester City vs Manchester United Team News

Manchester City could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Sunday. For their upcoming match in round 16, Manchester City are unable to call upon Rico Lewis, who is suspended.

Manchester City are unable to field Oscar Bobb on Sunday against Manchester United, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Manchester United have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City on Sunday. Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana can't be called upon by Manchester United, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Antony and Tyrell Malacia all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester United due to various injuries.

Manchester City vs Manchester United Lineups

Manchester City vs Manchester United H2H

Manchester City go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Manchester United. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Manchester City came out on top in six games, whereas Manchester United ran away with three points three times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 4/7 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 17/4.

Manchester City vs Manchester United Results

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

Manchester City vs Manchester United Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Erling Haaland has actually netted 13 goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Manchester United should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Erling Haaland to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Manchester City won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Manchester United won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost three in this run. Both teams scored in seven of the last 10 Premier League matches for Manchester City at Etihad Stadium. Both teams also found their way to the target in four of the previous 10 away games for Manchester United.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Manchester City managed an average of two goals, with Manchester United averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Manchester United, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.