Will Man City get revenge for losing the FA Cup final?

Manchester derby in the Community Shield! The English version of the Super Cup between the champions and cup winners will see the two multi-million pound teams from the north-western English metropolis face each other, just like in the FA Cup final last season. And as was the case before the cup final, the Manchester City v Manchester United prediction from the bookmakers is for the Skyblues to win the title

The fact that Pep Guardiola’s team have lost the last three finals in the FA Community Shield shows that the Citizens are not the top priority in this competition. In this respect, a good deal of skepticism is appropriate in a Manchester City vs Manchester United betting tip on the favorite to win

The far greater motivation in this match is likely to lie with the city rivals, as titles such as the cup or the Super Cup are currently more realistic for the Red Devils to achieve than the English championship or a European title. In the long term, there is still a lack of consistency between them and the top teams in England and Europe, even if Erik ten Hag’s side were often in with a chance in the head-to-head matches last season.

In any case, our Manchester City v Manchester United prediction is for a close final. We also expect both attacking lines to come out on top at least once at Wembley Stadium next Saturday. This betting tip is not offered at high odds by our tested bookmaker Happybet, but new customers can claim a 150% bonus of up to €100 with this bookmaker

Manchester City – Statistics & current form

Last season, it was “only” the league title for Manchester City, the national double was snatched from Pep Guardiola and his team by their city rivals of all people. Three months later, they now face their neighbors again at Wembley Stadium, for which the bookmakers see good chances of redemption. Not only the French bookmaker Winamax is convinced in its Manchester City v Manchester United odds that the Citizens will get their revenge next Saturday.

Anyone who knows the Sky Blues’ ambitious coach knows that the defeat in the FA Cup final is gnawing at the Spaniard. Of course, he doesn’t want to be outdone by his city rivals a second time, which is why Guardiola is likely to send his current best eleven onto the pitch and refrain from experimenting

Next defeat in the FA Community Shield?

For the fourth year in a row, Manchester City won the English championship. However, in each of the last three years, they were rebuffed in the FA Community Shield. And this time? It is clear that not all the players in Pep Guardiola’s luxury squad will be at 100% due to the long European Championship and the subsequent break. However, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden will of course once again play key roles in attack.

Both have a strong record against their city rivals. The England international has been involved in seven goals (six assists and one goal) in his last six matches against United. The Norwegian star striker has scored nine goals in his last six matches against his city rivals (six goals and three assists), but is yet to score his first goal at Wembley. Betting on the dangerous duo to score against Manchester United at Manchester City could therefore be worthwhile.

Manchester City line-up prediction:
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Manchester United – Statistics & current form

It has been another disappointing season for the Red Devils. After many negative records in the club’s history were broken last season and the expensive squad had no chance in the championship and European Cup, the season came to a conciliatory end with the FA Cup win and the title win was perhaps the reason that coach Erik ten Hag remained in office.

Their opponents in the cup final were the city rivals from Manchester, just like this Sunday. And then as now, the Red Devils were the clear underdogs for the bookmakers in the Manchester City v Manchester United odds. Will they be able to pull off another coup against the Citizens next Saturday?

Recent record favors the FA Cup winners

In the last eight encounters in the Community Shield, in which last year’s cup winners faced last year’s champions, the FA Cup winners came out on top. A pointer for the upcoming Super Cup final? The last champions to break this streak were their sky-blue city rivals, who beat Chelsea in the final in 2018.

Nevertheless, the chances of the record Community Shield winners adding another title to their collection are certainly better than the odds suggest. However, Man United will have to overcome their weaknesses from the previous season. There were too many goals conceded, especially in defense, which is why our Manchester City vs Manchester United prediction is that there will once again be no clean sheet at Wembley against the opponent’s high-caliber offense.

Last season, however, it became clear that the Red Devils were able to convince in individual games against the top teams, which is why the role of favorite for the neighbors is a little too clear.

Predicted Manchester United line-up:
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Manchester City – Manchester United head-to-head comparison / H2H record

The two city rivals have faced each other a total of 192 times in competitive matches. The overall record is still led by the Red Devils, even if the balance of power has increasingly shifted towards the Sky Blues in recent years. Man United have won the derby a total of 79 times, while City have 61 victories. In the league, Guardiola’s side have dominated the encounter at will in the last three seasons, winning five of their six games.

However, it was a different story in last year’s FA Cup final, which Erik ten Hag’s side won after the city rivals won the cup final in the season before last. In the FA Community Shield, the Red Devils have even won both finals against their city rivals to date, in 1956 and 2011. Should this also be the case next Saturday, high odds can be found at the bookmakers for a success for the underdog in Manchester City v Manchester United

Manchester City – Manchester United betting tip

The Citizens are the clear favorites for a Manchester City vs Manchester United betting tip in the Community Shield next Saturday. However, there are more than enough reasons not to back the Sky Blues.

The English Super Cup does not seem to be the competition for Pep Guardiola’s team, as evidenced by three consecutive losses in the final. In addition, many of the Citizens’ players cannot be at 100%, as they were in action for a long time at the European Championship and then enjoyed a well-deserved vacation.

In addition, the cup winners have usually prevailed in this duel in recent years. Since the odds for Manchester City against Manchester United are high for the supposed underdog to win the title, there is definitely value in this

Both teams have plenty of attacking potential. So it’s no wonder that there have been goals on both sides in six of the last eight duels. Of course, a bet on both sides scoring in a final should always be taken with a pinch of salt. However, the fact that the Community Shield takes place during pre-season and that the teams’ defensive processes are not yet fully in place is reflected in the fact that both teams have scored in six of the last eight matches in this competition.

Our prediction for Manchester City v Manchester United is also that spectators at Wembley will see goals from both sides in an evenly-matched duel