Manchester City - Manchester United Football prediction

Manchester City and Manchester United meet at Etihad Stadium in a 12th round match of the Barclays Premier League. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 matches have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for Barclays Premier League on 07-04-2018, Manchester United only managed to win, by (2-3). The goals of the match were scored by V. Kompany (25 ') and İ. Gündoğan (30 ') for Manchester City and P. Pogba (53' and 55 ') and C. Smalling (69') for Manchester United. It is necessary to analyze with particular attention the home / away condition as Manchester City presents different results at home and away.

Manchester City Analysis
The home team is currently in 1st place with 29 points, after 9 wins and 2 draws. In the penultimate match, he won away to Tottenham by (0-1). In the last match, he won at home to Southampton by (6-1). This is a team that curiously presents more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has recorded 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 away defeat, with 33 goals scored and 10 conceded, against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats at home, with 43 goals scored and 11 conceded. The team arrive at this meeting after a home win with Shakhtar Donetsk by (6-0).

For this competition, he records a 6-game winning streak in his last home games and has not lost any of his last 11 games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency towards goals, since 43 in 57 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. This is a team that scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 9 of its last 11 games by the Barclays Premier League, of these 9 reached the break in lead in 8 and managed to always maintain the advantage until the end of the game. There are 1 highlights in the last 20 home games in all competitions: he suffered 7 of his 17 goals in the minutes (16'-30 ').

Manchester City enter this motivated round after a 6-0 win at home to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League: David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling and Mahrez scored the winning goals. The Manchester club usually plays 4-3-3, where the three men responsible for creating dangerous moves on the defensive opponents are Sterling, Aguero and Sané. Thus, acting indoors, it is expected that Manchester City adopt a more offensive stance, even knowing the quality of the opponent. For this confrontation the technician of the house will not be able to count on De Bruyne, Mangala and Claudio Bravo for being injured.

Manchester United Analysis
The visiting team is currently in 7th place with 20 points, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Everton by (2-1). In the last match, he won away to Bournemouth by (1-2). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the UEFA Champions League, he beat Juventus away (1-2). In the last 6 away games for the championship Manchester United have recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, having won 10 points out of 18. The team allowed their opponents to score in 9 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 9 out of the last 10 games in this competition. In 11 games in this competition, he managed to get back on the scoring in 2 of 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Manchester United enter this motivated showdown after a 1-2 away away win at the Juventus Champions League visit: the Reds were losing by 0-1, but Mata and Bonucci against) scored the goals of the turn. The visiting team usually plays on a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring the quick transitions, mainly through the sides. One of the strengths of the visiting team is how they can end the dangerous situations they create during the game. It is expected that the three most advanced players will be Martial, Alexis and Lingard, giving the Manchester club several solutions to create danger. The coach of Manchester United should not rely on Diogo Dalot for this duel.