Manchester City vs Manchester United: Prediction and Betting Tips with Odds 2.32
The Mancunian derby will be held on December 15 as part of the 16th round of the Premier League. Manchester City have won only one of their last ten matches, taking into account all tournaments. Manchester United have suffered two consecutive defeats in the Premier League under the leadership of Amorim. How will the key game between the opponents go? - the answer is in our forecast. Also, the site star experts Roman Pavlyuchenko, Alexander Mostovoy and Dmitry Gradilenko share their bets on the match

Command Analysis

Manchester City

Current form
Manchester City decline continues, in their last six Premier League matches the Citizens have only won against Nottingham Forest (3-0), suffered four defeats and drawn once. In the last round there was an away match against Crystal Palace, in which the opponent took the lead twice, and City came back, and played the end with ten men after Lewis was sent off (2-2).
In the tournament table, Josep Guardiola charges have already left the top 3 and are approaching the start of the 16th round in fourth place. Of course, the tournament path is still very long, but it will be difficult to defend the title. It should be noted that despite numerous recent failures on their home field in the Premier League, the Citizens have lost only once, when they failed the game with Tottenham (0:4). Plus, there was also a draw with Arsenal (2:2). In all other home matches in the championship, Manchester City won.
The situation in the Champions League has worsened. After six rounds, the Citizens are only in 22nd place. After a successful start, they have failed to win a single game in their last three matches – away defeats to Sporting (1:4) and Juventus (0:2), a home draw with Feyenoord (3:3), when they lost a three-goal lead at the end.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rodri, Ake and Bobb are all out through injury, Lewis is suspended and Stones and Akanji are doubtful.
Interesting trends for betting
- Manchester City have drawn their last two games in the first half
- Manchester City have scored three or fewer goals in six of their last eight Premier League games
- Both teams have scored in eight of City previous 11 Premier League matches
Probable line-up: Ederson - Walker, Dias, Guardiol - Gundogan, Silva - Doku, De Bruyne, Grealish, Nunez - Haaland.

Manchester United

Current form
With the arrival of Ruben Amorim in the Premier League, Manchester United results did not improve immediately. They managed to put in a bright home match against Everton (4:0), after which there followed an away defeat to Arsenal (0:2) and a home failure against Nottingham Forest (2:3). The opponent played in the usual manner as the second number, clearly used their few chances. In the tournament table, they have not yet managed to enter even the top 10, the European Cup zone is moving away.
At the same time, under the leadership of Amorim, things have improved in the Europa League, where the team currently has an open series of three victories in a row and an interim seventh place. In the last round, a difficult victory was recorded over Viktoria Plzen (2:1) away.
It should be noted that https://www.manutd.com target=_blank rel=noopener>Manchester United have not had much success in the Premier League away from home this season. The Red Devils have only one modest victory over Southampton, three more matches ended in draws, and three defeats were recorded. An away match with Manchester City is coming up, and in the last three head-to-head matches in the Premier League, the Citizens were stronger.
Disqualifications and injuries
Shaw and Evans are both out today with injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Manchester United have drawn first-half in their previous three matches
- Manchester United have failed to win in eight of their last 11 Premier League games, drawing four and losing four.
- There have been three or fewer goals scored in 14 of the Red Devils' last 16 Premier League games
Probable line-up: Onana - Mazraoui, de Ligt, Martinez - Diallo, Mainu, Ugarte, Dalot - Fernandes, Garnacho - Hoilund.
Trends
Bet : Manchester City to win on corners with handicap (-2.5)
Manchester City have won 13 of their last 14 matches on corners
1.57Manchester City not to lose on yellow cards bet
In four of the hosts' last five matches, this bet has paid off
2.10Bet Exact score 1:1
The Citizens have drawn two of their previous five matches
7.90Bet Goals in both halves – yes
The bet was successful in four of the five previous head-to-head matches
1.47Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
Three of Manchester City last five games have seen no more than one goal scored in the opening 45 minutes
1.71Tip and bets
In the upcoming derby, we recommend paying attention to the possible bet on the total under. The opponents occupy far from the places in the tournament table that they expected, they are unlikely to take risks and play only in attack. Plus, in the last six face-to-face confrontations in all tournaments, Manchester City and Manchester United have only once scored more than three goals in regular time. There is a high probability that today we will see an equal and stubborn confrontation, a lot of fighting in the center.
Our prediction is total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.73
Bet on the outcome
A confident victory over Nottingham Forest did not become a turning point for the Citizens, there was no real breakthrough in the game. Manchester United imposed a tough fight on their archrival in the last face-to-face matches in the Cup and the Super Cup of England. We think that today Amorim team will have a chance to take at least one point. In any case, the bookmakers' line shows an overestimation of the Citizens.
Second bet - Manchester United not to lose with odds of 2.32
Betting on offsides
It is impossible not to note the promising trend in offsides at Manchester City. In the last 11 matches, the Citizens have lost to their opponents in this indicator. Accordingly, we recommend another option for betting.
Prediction: Manchester United to win on offsides with odds of 1.70