Manchester City vs Manchester United prediction and betting tips on August 10, 2024
English Premier League
The FA Super Cup will feature a match between Manchester City and Manchester United on August 10, 2024. For Guardiola, this is a chance to immediately take revenge for the defeat in the cup derby that ended last season.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: key statistics and trends
- Manchester United has lost 2 out of 3 previous matches at the training camp.
- Manchester City has lost 3 times in a row, starting with the cup final.
- The most common score between the clubs is a 1-0 result in favour of Manchester United (8 times).
- Manchester City has conceded in each of 6 recent games.
- Manchester City has scored at least once in 17 previous confrontations.
- Manchester City wins the first half in 51% of matches, Manchester United – in 31% of meetings.
Manchester City – the shape of the team and its analysis:
“The Citizens” also gave in comparing to 2022/2023 – they missed the cup, that is a shame, on penalties, and they were eliminated in the Champions League by Real Madrid, although they were objectively stronger. Nevertheless, and that is the most important, it was Pep’s wards who once again emerged victorious from the Premier League title race with Arsenal.
Limiting themselves to “cosmetic” changes in the squad (although it will be interesting to watch the performance of Jan Couto), the grandee did not try particularly hard in friendly matches. Now it is pretty questionable if the team can change it.
Manchester United – the shape of the team and its analysis:
Generally speaking, “the Red Devils” failed the previous cycle. The Champions League brought the last place in the group, and the ambitious club rolled back from the group of leaders to 8th position in the Premier League. Ten Hag, it seems, was saved by the victory in the last match of the season over City – it secured both the cup, the trophy, and the right to play in the Europa League.
As for the summer, the club sold and released defenders – Wan-Bissaka, Varane, and Kambwala. It is more than questionable that the expensively bought Yoro, with his prospects, is ready to be a main player in the Premier League at 18 – as a result, there appeared the option with Mazraoui. Also, it is reasonable to mention that Zirkzee should become a long-awaited goalscorer – still, this is the first experience in England for him.
Manchester City: team news
Phillips and Issa Kabore in the infirmary.
Manchester United: team news
Lindelof, Malacia, Maguire and Rashford are injured.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: possible starting line-ups
Manchester City (possible line-up): Ederson – Lewis, Doyle, Stones, Susoho – De Bruyne, Rodri, Grealish, McAtee, Bobb – Haaland.
Manchester United (possible line-up): Onana – Amass, Evans, Casemiro, Wan-Bissaka – Collyer, Casemiro, Mount, Rashford, Diallo – Højlund.
Previous head-to-head matches: Manchester City vs Manchester United
“The Citizens” had won 3 derbies in a row before the aforementioned 0-1 result in the cup final.
Free prediction for the match Manchester City vs Manchester United
Everyone is expecting revenge from Pep, but he is rather indifferent to the Super Cup. It is worth betting on “the Red Devils” with “a +1.0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.88).
