1st April 2023 – 13:30, Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City and Liverpool will open the Premier League 29th round with a derby match on Saturday afternoon. The home side wants to stay in the title race, while the visitors still seek the top-four finish.
Manchester City Preview & Team News
Manchester City will be looking for a repeat result of the 6-0 FA Cup victory versus Burnley. However, the defending champions are eight points behind Arsenal, having one game in hand. Their most recent results highlight the fact that not much more can be done by the Manchester City rearguard. Manchester City has been miserly, seeing the number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their last six games standing at 1. The Citizens should keep up good form if they want to continue challenging for the trophy.
Liverpool Preview & Team News
Following on from being beaten in their last game against Real Madrid in Champions League action, Liverpool and their fans will hope to get a better result this time. The Reds have suffered two straight defeats, and they cannot allow more setbacks if they want to clinch a Champions League ticket. The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring Liverpool has become evident of late. Looking at their last six games shows that it has happened five times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 7, and Liverpool has scored 11. We shall soon see if that trend will be continued in this game. Undoubtedly, Liverpool will have a tricky challenge at Emirates Stadium.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is an important game for both teams to accomplish their current ambitions in the Premier League campaign. However, we think Manchester City is closer to a victory, and the hosts should deliver it.
Goals Market Prediction
Their recent h2h clashes have been pretty efficient, as eight of the past ten went over a 2.5 margin. Moreover, the BTTS Yes pick was successful in seven of their last eight encounters. We believe that tradition will continue on Saturday afternoon.