Manchester City vs Salford City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025
This will be the first time that Manchester City face Salford City lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.
Both Manchester City and Salford City aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.
Manchester City arrive at their next FA Cup match, averaging a sensational three goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 30 goals, while also conceding five. That amounts to an average of 0.5 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring seven times.
Salford City scored 13 goals, conceded 15 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
This is the first time Manchester City squares up against Salford City in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.
Manchester City vs Salford City Prediction
Manchester City Form
Manchester City should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Everton, before beating first Leicester by 0-2, then West Ham in a 4-1 win. Manchester City have been in potent form at Etihad Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six FA Cup matches here. They also hammered in 14 goals, while letting in three as they also lost once.
Salford City Form
In their last three matches, Salford City first beat Morecambe 1-0, then Harrogate Town by 0-2 and finally Milton Keynes Dons by 0-1. Salford City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the FA Cup. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by ten goals to five.
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Manchester City vs Salford City Stats
- In 18 of the last 20 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 5 of the last 7 home matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Salford City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Salford City matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Salford City have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Manchester City vs Salford City Squads
Manchester City Squad
Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Salford City from the players listed below:
Ederson, Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Jacob Wright, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, John Stones, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Josko Gvardiol, Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Claudio Echeverri, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, James McAtee, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb, Phil Foden, Rodri, Savinho, Erling Haaland.
Salford City Squad
Below is the full team squad of Salford City. The manager Robinson will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:
Jamie Jones, Matthew Young, Curtis Tilt, Haji Mnoga, James Chester, Kevin Berkoe, Liam Shephard, Luke Garbutt, Stephan Negru, Thomas Edwards, Tosin Olopade, Benjamin Woodburn, Bruno Padovani, Daniel Chesters, Francis Okoronkwo, Hakeeb Adelakun, Jez Davies, Jon Taylor, Josh Austerfield, Kelly N'Mai, Kyrell Malcolm, Marshall Heys, Matthew Lund, Ossama Ashley, Ryan Watson, Tyrese Fornah, Cole Stockton, Conor McAleny, Junior Luamba, Kylian Kouassi, Robbie Cleary.
Manchester City vs Salford City 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 are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against Salford Citythis coming Saturday.
Manchester City vs Salford City Lineups
Manchester City vs Salford City H2H
Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Manchester City comes up against Salford City in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.
Manchester City vs Salford City Results
Manchester City vs Salford City Betting Tips
Matthew Lund shows decent form right now for Salford City, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the FA Cup. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Erling Haaland also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six FA Cup matches.
Manchester City claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Salford City won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester City on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Salford City in their last 10 league games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Salford City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.