Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2023

Much more than mere points are at stake when Manchester United clash in a derby with rivals Manchester City in Premier League this coming Saturday at Old Trafford. Manchester City ran out 6-3 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Manchester City have claimed 39 points after 17 rounds, while Manchester United have amassed 35 points and are now ranked as number four in the Premier League standings.

With four wins on the bounce, Manchester United are ready to take on anyone, and motivation should be high to let Manchester City be the next victim in line.

Manchester United scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing six goals against. This is an average of 0.6 goals against per match with six clean sheets along the way.

Manchester City scored 22 goals, conceded ten and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-0 against Bournemouth. They went on to defeat Everton 3-1 and made it three on the spin against Charlton in a 3-0 victory. In their last six Premier League home matches, Manchester United racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 12 and conceding one goal.

Manchester City Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Manchester City. They first took out Chelsea by 0-1 before downing Chelsea by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Southampton, who ran out 2-0 winners. Manchester City won four times in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded three goals while scoring nine themselves.

Value hunters might think Manchester United is worth a shot, but in our view Manchester City are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from Old Trafford.

Manchester United have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last five outings against these top rivals, they picked up three wins, ten points, scored ten goals, while allowing eight against. In the last three games against teams in the top six, Manchester City claimed one win and four points. They scored nine and conceded seven goals. Manchester United enjoy a record of 11 wins, two draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City show off 12 wins, three draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Team News

Manchester United could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Manchester City on Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 20, Manchester United are unable to call upon Mason Greenwood, who is suspended.

Donny van de Beek, Lisandro Martinez, Jadon Sancho and Axel Tuanzebe nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester United against Manchester City at Old Trafford.

Manchester City face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Manchester United. Benjamin Mendy is ineligible for selection in the Manchester City squad, as he is suspended.

Manchester City need to do without Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez, who are not fit enough to travel to Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City dished out a serious shellacking in their latest matches against Manchester United in the Premier League. They hammered their upcoming opponents by 6-3 and 4-1 respectively. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Manchester United managed four wins, while Manchester City grabbed all three points five times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 7/2 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 4/5.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Manchester United and Manchester City. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Erling Braut Haaland has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Manchester City bank on him to build on these numbers against Manchester United. The latter relies on Marcus Rashford, who found the target four times in six games.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Old Trafford, Manchester United won nine and drew one. Manchester City won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost two. Manchester United won seven times in their last 10 Premier League matches. Visitors Manchester City claimed seven wins in their previous 10 league matches.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Manchester United and Manchester City. There were over two goals five times, as Manchester United managed an average of 1.4 goals, while Manchester City scored two goals on average. Manchester United scored an average of 2.3 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.