Manchester United at Manchester City Free Pick - Odds and Predictions

Manchester United at Manchester City Free Pick - Odds and Predictions

Pavlos Laguretos
Date: April 7, 12:30 pm
Location: Etihad Stadium
TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Man City -118/Man United +360/Draw +270
Total: 2.5

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It is now time for the second Manchester derby of the season in the Premier League, when Manchester City will play host to Manchester United on Saturday, for the 33rd Match-day of the Premier League. Manchester City is coming off a terrible loss in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday when they fell by 0-3 on the road against Liverpool. Manchester United did not have a Champions League match this week and are coming off a couple of strong performances.
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Manchester City (27-1-3) was pretty dominant in their last match for the Premier League last week, where they easily overcame Everton by 3-1 on the road. They had already taken a three-goal lead by the 37th minute and only conceded a harmless goal at the 63rd for the final 3-1. Manchester City is still leading the Premier League with 84 points after 31 matches, still a whopping 16 points ahead of the 2nd Manchester United. A win here would mathematically secure them the title, so this is a crucial match for City. However, City is also engaged in the Champions League, where they suffered a bad 0-3 loss on the road against Liverpool in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Moreover, the second leg is due just three days after their match with Manchester United, so this might complicate things. They will be coming into this match without Mendy once again, while Sergio Aguero is still being listed as questionable to participate.
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On the other hand, Manchester United (21-5-5) are coming into this match after a solid performance against Swansea last week, whom they defeated by 0-2 at home. Lukaku took the lead at just the 5th minute of that match, while Sanchez doubled United's lead at the 20th minute. Manchester United was dominant in that first half, but it was a dull second half between the two teams, as United eventually secured the three points in that 0-2 win. Prior to that, they had defeated Brighton by 0-2 at home, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. They moved to the semi-finals of the competition, where they are matched against Tottenham. As far as the Premier League is concerned, Manchester United are still sitting at the 2nd spot with 68 points, and even though the title is almost lost, they will fight for the 2nd spot. They have Liverpool two points behind them (but with one more match), and Tottenham are sitting four points behind them. Manchester United will be making this trip with a couple of injury concerns, as Blind and Jones have been ruled out, while Romero is listed as questionable.
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Manchester United at Manchester City Prediction 04/07/2018

Manchester City prevailed when the two clashed earlier in the season when they defeated Manchester United in Old Trafford by 2-1. There has been a weird balance between the two teams in the past decade, with each team having won 12 times, while two matches have ended as draws. Oddly enough, each team has won six games in this venue in that span, with one draw. Manchester City is in-between their matches for the Champions League quarter-finals, and because they are comfortably leading the Premier League, we just might see United challenge them for at least a point here. In any case, this match shouldn't have a ton of goals, so I will take the Under 2.75 Goals here.

Free Pick: Take Under 2.75 Goals (-124)
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