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Manchester City Sheffield United betting prediction


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Looking at the last matches of these teams it is possible to predict a very open game and with clear chances of real danger. Sheffield United are away and have the ultimate goal of winning at least one point, but Manchester City have a much larger squad and should create many chances to finish. We highlight that 89% of City's games in this condition ended with the "Over 2.5 Goals" winning market. That said, and given all the details of this analysis, betting for goals is a great option.
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Preview
Manchester City and Sheffield United face at Etihad Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 27‑01‑2008, the match ended with the final score: Sheffield United (2‑1) Manchester City. Sheffield United registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Man City

The home team is currently in the 2nd position of the league, with 39 points won, after 12 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Leicester City, by (3‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (3‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 9 home league matches Manchester City has a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 19 points out of 27 possible. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 8 of the last 9 for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times, but have turned the score around in 3. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Manchester City heads into this match after a 3-2 loss against Wolverhampton, ending their two games in a row without losing in this competition: the two goals from the team were signed by Sterling. Usually the home side favors ball possession and attacks through the central corridor, with Kevin De Bruyne being responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, winger Sterling is Manchester City's top scorer with 11 goals scored. It is important to emphasize that the home team have quality in the offensive organization and finishing, however, flaws in the defensive part. For this game the commander Guardiola cannot count on Ederson, punished, as well as Stones, Sané and Laporte, these injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Claudio Bravo, Eric García, Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Rodri Hernández, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Agüero.
Coach: J. Guardiola i Sala.

Analysis Sheff Utd

The away team is currently in the 7th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 7 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Watford, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last 9 away league matches Sheffield United has a record of 3 wins and 6 draws, so they have won 15 points out of 27 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 9 away matches. In their away league matches, the most frequent final score was the 1‑1 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Sheffield United kicks off for this match with a 1-1 draw at Watford, adding the fourth straight match without losing in this competition: Norwood scored the only goal of the match. Coach Chris Wilder is expected to play in 3-5-2 benefiting from the low block and counter attacks by the runners. It should be noted that striker Mousset is Sheffield United's best finisher with 5 goals scored. All players are available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Dean Henderson, Jack O'Connell, John Egan, George Baldock, Enda Stevens, Chris Basham, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Muhamed Bešić, Lys Mousset, Callum Robinson.
Coach: P. Heckingbottom.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Man City vs Sheff Utd match, on 29 December 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Man City vs Sheff Utd on 29 December 2019 will be played at Manchester, Etihad Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Kenya, for the Man City Sheff Utd match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Man City at with 91% of the tips.

 

Premier League - 2019/2020

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 45.26%
  • Draws 24.21%
  • Away team wins 30.53%
  • Over 1.5 80%
  • Over 2.5 52.11%
  • Over 3.5 28.16%
  • Goals 1034
  • Goals /match 2.72
  • Goals /match home 1.52
  • Goals /match away 1.21
  • Both teams score 51.05%
  • Goals after 80' 16.25%
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