Manchester City vs Salford City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th February 2026
When Salford City come to Etihad Stadium for the FA Cup match on Saturday, Manchester City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Manchester City took down Salford City in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Saturday.
Manchester City enjoy some whopping stats from their previous ten matches. They average 3.1 goals per game, scoring 31 times while conceding seven. That is an average of 0.7 per game, as they pulled off a clean sheet in four of the matches.
When it comes to goal-scoring Salford City are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 21 goals for an average of 2.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.
Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Manchester City played against Salford City. It finished 8-0 in a great match between the pair.
Manchester City vs Salford City Prediction
Manchester City Form
In their last three outings, Manchester City won 3-1 against Newcastle, beat Liverpool by 1-2 and hammered Fulham 3-0. 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 25 goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.
Salford City Form
In their previous three outings, Salford City lost 0-1 against Chesterfield, beat Tranmere 0-2 and lost 1-0 against Accrington. Salford City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the FA Cup. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 17 goals to four.
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Manchester City vs Salford City Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have won 8 of the last 10 home matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Salford City matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Salford City have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 4 Salford City matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Salford City have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Salford City have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Manchester City vs Salford City Squads
Manchester City Squad
Pep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Salford City from the following players:
Donnarumma, Trafford, Bettinelli, Khusanov, Stones, Gvardiol, Guehi, Alleyne, Ake, Ait Nouri, Lewis, Dias, Silva, Doku, Kovacic, Nunes, Gonzalez, O'Reilly, Foden, Cherki, Rodri, Savinho, Nypan, Reijnders, Semenyo, Haaland, Marmoush.
Salford City Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Salford City players that the manager Karl Robinson will choose from for the upcoming game:
Adebola Oluwo, Alfie Dorrington, Benjamin Woodburn, Brandon Cooper, Bruno Padovani, Cole Stockton, Daniel Chesters, Daniel Udoh, Fabio Borini, Haji Mnoga, Harry Showman, Jacob Lara, Jai Curran-Nicholls, Jay Bird, Jorge Grant, Josh Austerfield, Kadeem Harris, Kallum Cesay, Kelly N'Mai, Kyrell Malcolm, Loick Ayina, Luke Garbutt, Mackenzie Chapman, Mark Howard, Marshall Heys, Matt Butcher, Matthew Young, Michael Rose, Nicolas Siri, Oliver Turton, Ossama Ashley, Princewill Ehibhatiomhan, Riley Carroll, Rosaire Longelo, Ruben Butt, Ryan Graydon, Thomas Edwards, Zach Awe.
Manchester City vs Salford City Team News
Manchester City are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Salford City.
Rodri sit this one out for Manchester City due to an injury.
Manchester City vs Salford City Lineups
Manchester City vs Salford City H2H
The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 8-0 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played Salford City, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 8-0 win for a high-flying Manchester City team. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 1/66.
Manchester City vs Salford City Results
Manchester City vs Salford City Betting Tips
Ryan Graydon 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 Rico Lewis also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six FA Cup matches.
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium, Manchester City won eight and drew two. Salford City won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost four. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Etihad Stadium on Saturday? Manchester City scored the opening goal ten times in 10 home games, while Salford City did it in six of their last 10 away games.
Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Salford City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.