Manchester City – Sheffield Utd Picks & Prediction

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Manchester City - Sheffield Utd Prediction, Picks and Tips

Manchester City and Sheffield United meet at Etihad Stadium, in a match for the 21st round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 10-31-2020, Manchester City won away by (0‑1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 games won 3.

After 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 41 points won. In their last match, they beat West Bromwich Albion away by (0‑5), after having won (2‑0) at home in the previous match, against Aston Villa. In their last 10 home games for the championship Manchester City won 7, drew 2 and lost 1, for which they won 23 points out of 30 possible. In this competition, they have won the last 7 matches and have not lost any of the last 9 they played at home. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (4 out of 10 matches). His defense has been very solid, since he has only conceded goals in 2 of the last 10 matches, and his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to score many times first: it opened the scoring in 15 of its last 19 Premier League games, of these 15 it reached the half-time lead in 12 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 'in 12 . Manchester City comes to this day after a victory by 0x5 in the visit to the West Bromwich stadium, which added their seventh consecutive victory in this competition: the team's goals were scored by Ilkay Gondogan (2), Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and João Cancelo. The home team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the aim of trying to take advantage of counterattacks. In any case, Manchester City is supposed to present a more attacking stance, with the aim of trying to score the first goal of the match. Ilkay Gondogan is the team's top scorer, with seven goals. Coach Pep Guardiola should not be able to count on Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Agüero and Nathan Aké, due to injury.

The visiting team is currently in 20th position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Tottenham Hotspur by (1‑3). In the last match, they won away against Manchester United by (1‑2). For the championship, Sheffield United won 4 points out of a possible 30, after 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses in the last 10 away games. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 games in this competition, he never managed to come back in the 14 games in which he conceded the first goal. Sheffield United comes to this match motivated, after a 1x2 win at the Manchester United stadium visit, returning to triumphs after the loss against Tottenham: the team's goals were scored by Kean Bryan and Oliver Burke. The visiting team generally operates in a tactical system at 3-5-2, favoring quick transitions, mainly through the flanks. The two most advanced men are David McGoldrick and Billy Sharp: the first player mentioned is the top scorer for this team, with 5 goals scored. The coach will be without Enda Stevens, Ben Osborn, Jack Robinson, Sander Berge, Oliver McBurnie and Jack O'Connell due to injury.
Our recommendation tip for Manchester City - Sheffield Utd: Over 2,5 goals @ 1.46