Manchester City: thumping win against Sheffield?

Manchester City are far from giving up on the title fight. After the 3:1 win against Everton, the Skyblues are now working on their next victory. With Sheffield Wednesday, they face an opponent from the lower end of the table and are therefore in the “must win” category

The Manchester City vs. Sheffield United prediction of the bookmakers shows a clear favorite role for the home side. The hosts will normally win this game, and possibly by a relatively wide margin.

The visitors from Sheffield must slowly but surely switch into survival mode if they want to avoid relegation. Our Manchester City vs. Sheffield United tip is that neither team will score because the visitors are often very harmless offensively

Manchester City – Statistics & current form

Manchester City are currently the newly crowned winners of the Club World Cup and also won their first game after this tournament in the English Premier League with a 3:1 win against Everton FC. The Skyblues are now looking to show an upward trend, as things have not always gone smoothly in the league in recent weeks, as underlined by three slip-ups at home to the Etihad Stadium. However, the game at the Toffees was very good to watch in terms of sharpness and attitude.

Pep Guardiola, who recently faced criticism and announced that he would soon be sending a different City out onto the pitch, was correspondingly satisfied. This can be interpreted as a threat to the competition, especially as they are not yet completely ahead. Perhaps Erling Haaland will be able to play again against Sheffield. His team’s top scorer with 14 goals has been absent recently due to injury.

Manchester City have only lost three games all season, all three away from home. At home, however, there have been three draws in quick succession, which diminishes the overall balance somewhat. City have scored 2.25 points per game at home, but now they face the bottom club, which significantly increases their chances of picking up another win. This could increase the pressure at the top

Manchester City still behind the competition defensively

The home side have impressed offensively so far, scoring over 40 goals. However, City have also conceded more goals than the other two top contenders for the title, Liverpool and Arsenal. That could become a factor if it is not rectified. However, the Manchester City vs Sheffield United odds show no slip-up potential for this upcoming match.

With a good attitude, City will dominate this game from the start, especially as the home side have never lost to Sheffield in the Premier League and are unbeaten in 19 home league games. The statistics therefore speak for themselves, both in the short and long term.

In any case, the hosts are superior to the Blades in all respects. Our prediction ahead of the match between Manchester City and Sheffield United is therefore that neither team will score because the visitors are simply not dangerous enough offensively

Predicted Manchester City line-up:

Sheffield United – Statistics & current form

Realistically, things are getting very tight for Sheffield United this season. Chris Wilder’s team lacks quality and, in some cases, the necessary luck. That was recently demonstrated again in the 3-2 defeat to Luton Town in the relegation thriller. The visitors will now travel to the Etihad Stadium as clear underdogs and if they do not manage a turnaround soon, it will be very difficult to stay in the league. In any case, none of the statistics make good reading.

The direct comparison with the Skyblues alone is a concrete example. Sheffield United have played at the Etihad Stadium five times, without scoring a single goal. In addition, the Blades have only won two of their last 15 competitive matches, losing eleven of those games. These are not good figures for the team so far. 15 goals of their own also speak a clear language.

What’s more, Sheffield United are still waiting for their first away win of the season, have not even picked up an average of 0.3 points per game away from home and have only scored five times away from home. All of these goals were scored in the 2nd half and were largely just cosmetic goals

Sheffield United: The forecast does not bode well

The team has lost 5-0 at Arsenal, 2-0 at Chelsea and even 8-0 against Newcastle and has even collapsed at times, conceding six goals in the last three league games. This is another reason why the Manchester City vs Sheffield United betting odds show that the hosts could well win by a large margin. Especially if the defense performs as desolately as it did against Luton recently.

Sheffield United have conceded a total of 47 goals, and it wouldn’t even be surprising if they broke the 50 mark against City. It’s also a quality problem, not one of attitude, the squad is simply slipping. That could be a problem against the best individual team in the league. Based on the signs, our pre-match prediction for Manchester City v Sheffield United is that the hosts will win and score more than 3.5 goals.

Predicted line-up for Sheffield United:

Manchester City – Sheffield United head-to-head / H2H record

In all competitions this duel has taken place 123 times. The record speaks for Manchester City with 52 wins, while Sheffield United have won 37 games. With 203:179 goals, the Skyblues also have a clear lead here

Manchester City – Sheffield United betting tip

Manchester City go into the game with Sheffield United as the heavy favorites. The hosts will be looking to build on their win against Everton and stay up there. For the visitors, it’s all about damage limitation

Due to the Blades’ weak offense, our prediction ahead of the Manchester City v Sheffield United game is that neither team will score.