Liverpool v Manchester City: Premier League Prediction

It’s not just on Dutch pitches that there’s plenty of exciting action on the cards this weekend. In England, the Liverpool v Manchester City match is on the programme. We’re talking about the league leaders taking on the sixth-placed side in the world’s biggest league. Can the Sky Blues extend their lead over Virgil van Dijk’s Liverpool even further? Or, even though it’s still early in the season, will they once again be in the running for the league title? We’ll tell you more about this cracker at Anfield and give you Liverpool v Manchester City betting tips.

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Liverpool v Manchester City preview

Will Liverpool manage to set Anfield Road alight again as they used to? Or, just like in recent weeks, will they still be struggling to find their form since Arne Slot’s departure? We’ll give you a brief overview of both teams before moving on to the best predictions.

Current Form & Team News

Liverpool

Andoni Iraola has yet to fully get Liverpool playing his way. Whilst Alexander Isak is scoring at will, a number of other signings are still struggling to make an impact. Where are players like Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola when it really matters? After five Premier League matches, Liverpool sit in a disappointing sixth place, having won just two games. This means that, at the moment, teams such as Leeds United and Brentford are still ahead of the Reds. Will that change after this weekend? Or will they slip even further down the table?

Manchester City

As well as England’s successes in the Nations League, there has been a great deal of talk about Manchester City recently. It may well be that we’ll see the current league leaders playing in League One or League Two next season. Having concealed around €1,000,000,000, the club is currently in a dire situation and is almost certain to face a very severe penalty. Meanwhile, things are going extremely well on the pitch, with five wins from five matches. This makes them the best-performing team in England and they are once again in contention for the league title this season. Can they beat Liverpool too?

Head-to-Head

The last three matches between the two sides have all ended in victory for Manchester City. In particular, their recent 4-0 win in the FA Cup speaks volumes. Liverpool, on the other hand, won the three matches before that. In short: the two teams seem to be fairly evenly matched, even though City have the better record so far this season.

Expected line-ups

Liverpool (4-2-3-1):

Alisson, Kerkez, van Dijk, Gomez, Araujo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak

Manchester City (4-2-3-1):

Donnarumma, Gvardiol, Guehi, Dias, Nunes, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Liverpool v Manchester City betting tips

Betting tip 1: Under 2.5 goals

There haven’t been many goals in Liverpool’s matches so far. Three of their last five matches have ended with fewer than three goals. The same applies to Manchester City’s last three matches. Partly for this reason, and because both teams are fairly evenly matched, we’re going for a maximum of two goals. Under 2.5 goals gives you odds of 2.38.

Betting tip 2: Over 0.5 shots on target by Enzo Fernández

One of Manchester City’s rising stars is the Argentine Enzo Fernández. The tenacious midfielder scored in his last match for the club and has already shown on several occasions this season that he is a real threat. In a match where we expect City to dominate, we’re backing Enzo Fernández to have a shot on target. This gives you odds of 2.06.

Liverpool v Manchester City Prediction

Final score: Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City
As mentioned, we expect a fairly evenly matched game. Although this may be mainly because Liverpool have already drawn three times this season. It shows that they struggle to win, but are certainly difficult to beat. In that respect, a 1-1 draw doesn’t seem like a far-fetched idea – a result City would also be happy with.