Sheffield United vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th August 2023

Manchester City are the massive favourites on Sunday in a Premier League round three match against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Sunday.

Sheffield United have nothing to show for the first couple of matches in the Premier League and going into this round three they will be eager to get off the mark.

Good luck handling Manchester City after their so far perfect opening to another Premier League season. They are looking for a third win on the bounce at Bramall Lane, as Sheffield United aims to stop the visitors in their stride.

Sheffield United scored four goals, conceded 14 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Manchester City scored 20 goals, conceded five and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on Manchester City winning to nil in their latest meetings with Sheffield United would have been a sound choice. They ended up winning 1-0 in January 2021 and 1-0 in October 2020, respectively.

Sheffield United vs Manchester City Prediction

Sheffield United Form

In their last three matches, Sheffield United won 1-2 against Birmingham, before losing 0-1 against Crystal Palace and 2-1 to Nottingham Forest. Sheffield United managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored two and conceded eight goals.

The target for Sheffield United this season has to be staying above the relegation zone in order to stay in the Premier League.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Burnley by 0-3. This was followed by a 1-1 with Sevilla and a 1-0 win against Newcastle. Manchester City claimed 13 points in their last six Premier League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded four and scored 13 goals themselves.

Defending champion Manchester City are of course a red-hot favourite to re-claim the title, and they aim to make a good start to the season.

Sheffield United vs Manchester City Squads

Sheffield United Squad

Heckingbottom 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):

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/2), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/2), Auston Trusty (0/0), Chris Basham (0/2), Jack Robinson (0/2), Jayden Bogle (0/0), John Egan (0/2), Max Lowe (0/2), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/2), Anis Ben Slimane (0/1), Ben Osborn (0/2), Benie Traore (0/2), George Baldock (0/1), Gustavo Hamer (1/1), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), John Fleck (0/0), Oliver Norwood (0/2), Tom Davies (0/0), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/2), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (0/0), Rhian Brewster (0/0), William Osula (0/2).

Manchester City Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 52 year-old Manchester City manager Guardiola will select his starting XI from these players:

Ederson (0/2), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Zack Steffen (0/0), Aymeric Laporte (0/1), Joao Cancelo (0/0), John Stones (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (0/2), Kyle Walker (0/2), Manuel Akanji (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/1), Rico Lewis (0/1), Ruben Dias (0/1), Sergio Gomez (0/0), Bernardo Silva (0/1), Cole Palmer (0/1), Jack Grealish (0/1), Kalvin Phillips (0/0), Kevin De Bruyne (0/1), Mateo Kovacic (0/2), Maximo Perrone (0/0), Phil Foden (0/2), Rodri (1/2), Erling Haaland (2/2), Julian Alvarez (1/2).

Sheffield United vs Manchester City Team News

Sheffield United could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Manchester City.

Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, John Fleck, Rhian Brewster and Rhys Norrington-Davies nurses various injuries and won't take part for Sheffield United against Manchester City at Bramall Lane.

Manchester City face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Sheffield United.

Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester City due to various injuries.

Sheffield United vs Manchester City Lineups

Sheffield United vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City beat Sheffield United twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 1-0, respectively. Manchester City seem to have a bit of a love affair with Sheffield United, as they have beaten them five times in last six encounters. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 2/11.

Sheffield United vs Manchester City Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last six matches between Manchester City and Sheffield United. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 1/2 with the bookies.

Sheffield United vs Manchester City Betting Tips

No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Sheffield United and Manchester City in this current Premier League season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Sheffield United racked up six wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost four and now face Manchester City who won six of their previous 10 away matches. They drew three and lost one. Manchester City have been quick to get off the mark in their previous 10 outings, scoring the opening goal an impressive seven times. Their hosts on Sunday scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 home games.

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Manchester City played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process.