Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th January 2026

Much more than mere points are at stake when Manchester United clash in a derby with rivals Manchester City in Premier League on Saturday at Old Trafford.

Manchester United are placed seventh with 32 points after 21 matches. Manchester City occupy a position as twoth in the league on 43 points.

Manchester United are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Manchester City in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Old Trafford.

Manchester United step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 14 goals against. That is an average of 1.4 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Manchester City show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded 11, an average of 1.1 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Manchester City came away with a 3-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Old Trafford, but face stern opposition, of course.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Leeds, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Burnley, before going down in a 1-2 defeat against Brighton. Manchester United managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Brighton. A 10-1 win against Exeter followed, before they beat Newcastle by 0-2. Manchester City won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 while also conceding eight times.

Both Manchester United and Manchester City seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Manchester United have taken 13 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of ten goals to 12. Manchester City earned five wins and 18 points in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They scored 18 and conceded nine goals in these. Manchester United have a record of eight wins, eight draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City enjoy a record of 13 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Squads

Manchester United Squad

Carrick will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/6), Senne Lammens (0/15), Tom Heaton (0/0), Ayden Heaven (0/10), Diego Leon (0/0), Diogo Dalot (1/19), Harry Maguire (1/8), Leny Yoro (0/21), Lisandro Martinez (0/9), Luke Shaw (0/21), Matthijs de Ligt (1/13), Noussair Mazraoui (0/9), Tyler Fredricson (0/1), Tyrell Malacia (0/1), Bruno Fernandes (5/18), Casemiro (4/19), Kobbie Mainoo (0/12), Manuel Ugarte (0/15), Mason Mount (3/16), Patrick Dorgu (1/20), Shea Lacey (0/2), Amad (2/15), Benjamin Sesko (4/17), Bryan Mbeumo (6/16), Chido Obi (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (2/14), Matheus Cunha (4/18).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Pep Guardiola will choose from for the upcoming game:

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/18), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/7), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Max Alleyne (0/1), Nathan Ake (0/11), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/5), Rico Lewis (0/9), Ruben Dias (2/20), Bernardo Silva (0/21), Jeremy Doku (1/18), Kalvin Phillips (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/0), Matheus Nunes (1/19), Nico Gonzalez (1/19), Nico O'Reilly (1/20), Oscar Bobb (0/9), Phil Foden (7/19), Rayan Cherki (2/16), Rodri (0/9), Savinho (0/15), Tijjani Reijnders (5/20), Antoine Semenyo (10/20), Divine Mukasa (0/1), Erling Haaland (20/21), Omar Marmoush (0/10).

Manchester United vs Manchester City Team News

Manchester United might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Manchester City. Patrick Dorgu, Matheus Cunha, Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes can't be called up by the Manchester United-manager, with both serving a ban.

Manchester City have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Rodri and Oscar Bobb most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Manchester United.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Lineups

Manchester United vs Manchester City H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Manchester City came away with a 3-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Old Trafford, but face stern opposition, of course. Manchester City have five wins in their last ten meetings against Manchester United, winning 3-0 the last time they faced each other. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 19/20.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Manchester United welcome Manchester City as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies on Saturday.

Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Tips

He banged in 20 goals so far this season, and Erling Haaland also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Manchester United.

Manchester United won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Old Trafford. They drew three and lost two as well, while Manchester City won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost two. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Old Trafford since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Manchester United. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester City.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Manchester United managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Manchester City averaging 2.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester United, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.6 times in those matches.