Manchester City vs Manchester United prediction and betting tips on May 25, 2024
Game Prediction
The FA Cup final will be played between Manchester City and Manchester United on May 25, 2024. Both are eager to brighten up a bad season with a victory and a trophy.
Key statistics and trends:
- Manchester City did not win in April and May only in the battle against Real Madrid.
- Manchester United has won only 3 times in 11 previous official matches.
- The most popular score between the clubs is a 1-0 result in favour of Manchester United (8 times).
- Manchester City has scored at least once in its 12 previous matches.
- Manchester United conceded 11 matches in a row before a 2-0 failure in the struggle with Brighton.
- Manchester City wins the first half in 49% of matches, Manchester United does the same in 26% of the games.
Manchester City – the shape of the team and its analysis: the club couldn’t afford to relax until the last moment
“The Citizens” have not lost in all tournaments since the beginning of February. Still, they lost to Real Madrid on penalties in the quarter-finals in the Champions League. And the team had to go behind the backs of Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League for a long time. “The Reds” eventually lost ground, but “the Gunners” made only one misfire, losing to Aston Villa. Everything was decided only in the previous round. Having beaten West Ham rather routinely, the club left Arteta’s wards behind.
Manchester United – the shape of the team and its analysis: the club is trying to avoid failure in the end
“The Red Devils” have been chronically poor in almost every competition this season. For instance, there was a segment in the final third of 10 points in 11 rounds. And only a head-to-head confrontation with Newcastle gave the opportunity to win in May. The team also added a victory over Brighton in the previous round, but it all ended in 8th place. Speaking about the cup tournament, there were extremely difficult victories not only over Liverpool (with a decisive goal in the 120th+ minutes of the game), but in the semi-finals in Coventry (the representative of the Championship fought back from a 0-3 score, but lost in a penalty shoot-out).
Manchester City: team news
Ederson was injured against Tottenham - however, Ortega, who replaced him, saved the victory in the end by winning a duel against Son.
Manchester United: team news
Maguire and perhaps Shaw could return to the squad. Still, there are up to a dozen footballers in the hospital. It’s especially difficult in defence, because Lisandro Martinez, Varane, Malaysia, Kambwala will definitely not be there.
Manchester City vs Manchester United: possible starting line-ups
Manchester City (possible line-up): Ortega – Gvardiol, Akanji, Ruben Dias, Walker – Kovačić, Rodri Hernandez, Foden, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva – Haaland.
Manchester United (possible line-up): Onana – Diogo Dalot, Evans, Casemiro, Wan-Bissaka – Mainoo, Amrabat, Garnacho, Diallo – Bruno Fernandes, McTominay.
Previous head-to-head matches
Most of the Mancunian derbies brought victories to “the Citizens”. They won the previous cup final and both Premier League matches in 2023/2024.
Free prediction for the match Manchester City vs Manchester United on May 25:
And so “the Citizens” have been stronger in recent years, but now the difference is dramatic. So we bet on Guardiola’s wards to win with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.83).
