Manchester City vs Manchester United Prediction: Premier League Match on 03.03.2024

Date and Time: Sunday, March 3, 15:00 GMT

Venue: Etihad Stadium

Team Overview

Manchester City Looking to Keep At the Heels of Liverpool in the Fight for the Premier League Title

Pep Guardiola’s charges, on a run of four wins and a draw in their last five rounds of fixtures in the Premier League, will look to complete the double over their neighbors when they clash on Sunday lunchtime.

After a run of three lean 1-0 wins in the Premier League, lean by their loft standards, Manchester City roared back to 2-6 win at Kenilworth Road against Luton Town. 

The free-scoring ease with which they dispatched the relegation-threatened minnows shows that Guardiola’s men are recapturing their goalscoring mojo at the right time ahead of the derby, adding to their dominance of football predictions.

A point behind Liverpool on the Premier League table and a point ahead of the pursuing Arsenal, Manchester City will look for the win they need to keep within striking distance of the Reds and keep the Gunners at bay.

Recent Form	WWDWW
Key Players to Watch	Kevin De Bryne and Erling Haaland
Team Strengths	Dominant in possession and hard-pressing off the ball
Team Weaknesses	Vulnerable on the counter when their counter-pressing fails

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Manchester United Looking to Return to Winning Ways in the Premier League in the Derby

After a run of four consecutive wins in the Premier League and five matches unbeaten, Manchester United were brought back to earth when they lost 1-2 at home to Fulham last Saturday.

Erik Ten Hag’s side missed the composure, runs, and line-leading of Rasmus Hojlund when they faced Fulham. His replacement, Marcus Rashford, failed to provide the presence and intelligence the summer signing provides, leading Manchester United to drop three precious points. 

Football bet predictions show Manchester United as the overwhelming underdogs as they visit their neighbors on Sunday. Erik Ten Hag will hope that his charges can step up their match and motivation for the derby and pull off something spectacular.

Recent Form	LWWWW
Key Players to Watch	Casemiro and Mainoo
Team Strengths	Transition attacks
Team Weaknesses	Inability to control matches directly and tactically when in possession

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Head-to-Head Statistics

The Manchester clubs have met each other 19 times in all competitions since 2017. Manchester City have asserted their dominance over their neighbors with 10 wins to Manchester United’s seven wins, with three matches ending in draws.

In their last five meetings, Manchester City have won four times with Manchester United winning once. In only one match in the last five of this fixture did a team keep a clean sheet, in the 0-3 Manchester City win at Old Trafford last time the two sides met.

The head-to-head explains why free football predictions favor a win for the blue half of Manchester on Sunday.

Manchester City	Draw	Manchester United
10	3	7
	Statistics
33	Goals	22
22	Yellow cards	32
0	Red cards	0
	Last Matches
Manchester United	0-3	Manchester City
Manchester City	2-1	Manchester United
Manchester United	2-1	Manchester City
Manchester City	6-3	Manchester United
Manchester City	4-1	Manchester United

 

Player Focus

Expert soccer predictions show that this is likely to be attack versus defense, with Manchester City dominating possession and Manchester United adopting a pragmatic approach.

Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland

The devastating double-act were at their best in the 2-6 deconstruction of Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Haaland’s clever runs, speed, power, movement, and position, coupled with De Bruyne’s playmaking abilities and goal threat, make them the football pick to impact this match.

Casemiro and Mainoo

Manchester United’s midfield will be pivotal to containing Manchester City’s play. Disrupting the passes and the rhythm will allow Manchester United the reprieve they need to get into the match and pose an attacking threat.

Football prediction analysis shows that Mainoo and Casemiro, at the base of the Manchester United midfield, will be pivotal for the Reds.

Tactical Analysis

Manchester City will line up in their typical 4-3-3 designed to dominate the middle of the pack and suffocate the opposition. 

Manchester United will adopt a 4-2-3-1 formation geared toward compactness and pace in transition attacks.

Manchester City vs. Manchester United Expert Analysis

Manchester City have shown significant dominance in this fixture. Their ball-keeping abilities, positional and tactical superiority, and the individual qualities of the manager and the players make them odds-on favorites.

Although Manchester United have shown signs of a revival, the players have not shown tactical maturity in big matches. This being the hardest fixture on the calendar, most football predictions are not backing the Red Devils.

Betting Odds

22bet’s pre-match predictions shows Manchester City as healthy favorites (1.25) to Manchester United’s long odds (10). A draw is available at sizable odds of 6.4. 22bet will also offer live prediction football on the site after kickoff on Sunday.

Manchester City	Draw	Manchester United
1.25	6.4	10

 

Manchester City are the hot favorites to win this match. They are hot on the heels of Liverpool and are most pundits’ favorites to win a fourth consecutive Premier League title.

Manchester City will win the match.

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