Manchester City vs Plymouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st March 2025
When Plymouth come to Etihad Stadium for the FA Cup match this coming Saturday, Manchester City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Manchester City and Plymouth look to bag a crucial win in the process.
Manchester City are in eminent form in the goal scoring department, banging in 31 goals in their previous ten matches. This creates an average of 3.1 goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in six of these, conceding six goals for an average of 0.6 per game.
Plymouth scored 15 goals, conceded 14 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Manchester City comes up against Plymouth in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.
Manchester City vs Plymouth Prediction
Manchester City Form
In their last three games, Manchester City lost 3-1 against Real Madrid, got defeated 0-2 by Liverpool before winning 0-1 against Tottenham. Manchester City showed little mercy in their past six matches at Etihad Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 19 times, while letting in three themselves.
Plymouth Form
Plymouth won half their previous six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding nine.
We expect Manchester City to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Plymouth. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.
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Manchester City vs Plymouth Stats
- In the last 10 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 5 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Manchester City have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Plymouth away matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Plymouth away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Plymouth matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Plymouth away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Manchester City vs Plymouth Squads
Manchester City Squad
The 54-year-old manager of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Plymouth from the players listed below:
Abdukodir Khusanov, Bernardo Silva, Christian McFarlane, Claudio Echeverri, Ederson, Erling Haaland, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, James McAtee, Jeremy Doku, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Nathan Ake, Nico Gonzalez, Nico O'Reilly, Omar Marmoush, Oscar Bobb, Phil Foden, Rico Lewis, Rodri, Ruben Dias, Savinho, Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Vitor Reis.
Plymouth Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Plymouth players that the manager Miron Muslic will choose from for the upcoming game:
Conor Hazard, Daniel Grimshaw, Zak Baker, Bali Mumba, Brendan Galloway, Jack Matthews, Joe Edwards, Julio Pleguezuelo, Kornel Szucs, Maksym Talovierov, Matthew Sorinola, Nathanael Ogbeta, Nikola Katic, Saxon Earley, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Victor Palsson, Adam Randell, Caleb Roberts, Callum Wright, Darko Gyabi, Jordan Houghton, Josh Bernard, Malachi Boateng, Michael Baidoo, Mustapha Bundu, Rami Al Hajj, Tegan Finn, William Jenkins-Davies, Freddie Issaka, Michael Obafemi, Muhamed Tijani, Ryan Hardie.
Manchester City vs Plymouth Team News
Manchester City seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday.
Rodri and Oscar Bobb nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester City against Plymouth at Etihad Stadium.
Plymouth just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Saxon Earley won't be travelling with Plymouth this time, as he nurses an injury.
Manchester City vs Plymouth Lineups
Manchester City vs Plymouth H2H
Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Manchester City comes up against Plymouth in this context.
Manchester City vs Plymouth Results
Manchester City vs Plymouth Betting Tips
Erling Haaland enjoys a great season with 20 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.
In their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium across all tournaments Manchester City won six times, drew one and lost three times. Plymouth claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Manchester City on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Plymouth''s last 10 league games away from home.
Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Plymouth, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.