Football predictions, City-United: Manchester is divided, the odds of the derby

City against United, the Manchester derby lights up the English Sunday after returning from the break for the national teams. At the Etihad Stadium it is Pep Guardiola against Erik ten Hag. Haaland is ready to enlighten, Cristiano Ronaldo will most likely start from the bench to make room for Rashford. Appointment on Sunday 2 October at 3 pm for one of the historic Premier League matches.

HOW THEY ARRIVE

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Guardiola shows up at one of the most important events of the year undefeated. His City has collected 5 wins and 2 draws in 7 games. Above all, the hosts want to take advantage of the other derby scheduled between leaders Arsenal and Tottenham to jump to the top of the table.

First Manchester derby instead for ten Hag who raised United after a difficult start. After two consecutive defeats came four successes including major ones against Liverpool and Arsenal. The Red Devils have lost only one of their last five games, the Europa League match against Real Sociedad. 12 points have been won so far, with one less game still to be played against Leeds.

PREVIOUS

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City and United will clash in the Manchester derby for the 188th time. The balance is smiling at the Red Devils who have won 77 wins, 53 were the draws and 57 the victories of the Cityzens. Recent history, however, sees a clear dominance of City: United in fact lost 17 Premier League games against Manchester City. Only against Liverpool (18) and Chelsea (18) did he have more defeats in the history of the competition. Not only that, the team led by Guardiola has won all the last seven Premier League matches at home.

THE FORECAST

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The underdogs reward Manchester City. The combo 1 + Multigoal 1-3 is worth 2.50 and makes Sisal and Snai agree. The odds relating to partials and finals should also be considered: 1 in the first and second half, combined with Over 2.5 is worth 2.15 for Snai.

QUOTES

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City clearly favored for the victory as evidenced by the values ​​of the odds of the bookmakers. The 1 of the hosts ranges from 1.33 in Bet365, passing through 1.35 in Sisal, up to 1.36 in Novibet. A tie, which has not occurred since 2020, is worth 5.75 for Bet365, Goldbet and Better. The values ​​of the odds of a possible United victory rise: Betfair and Leovegas set the 2 at 8.00.

In the last seven games played by City at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola’s team has not only always won but has always scored at least three goals. For this reason, even the bookies are expecting a derby full of goals. At 1.44 the Over 2.5 for Bet365 and Pokerstars, higher instead the Under 2.5 set at 2.80 by 888Sport, Betfair and Leovegas. Also interesting are the odds that refer to the partial of the first half. For bettors, City has several chances to take the lead, considering that the Red Devils are the team to have conceded the most goals in the first 45 minutes (75%): 1-0 is worth 3.60 for Bet365 and Sisal. A goalless draw is worth 4.00.