Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds

Another round of the famous City-Liverpool rivalry is set to unfold on Saturday, 16th April in the Semifinal clash of the FA Cup, 6 days after both sides squared up last Sunday. The Premier League battle reached its peak with the mouth-watering contest between the two top sides when they faced each other at the City of Manchester Stadium. City’s midfielder Kevin de Bruyne reflected on his team’s performance against the Reds. He said: 

“Today we played very well, I think we had the upper hand. This is the way we need to play the rest of the season.”

Liverpool couldn’t start well in the last game against City but they fought hard in the second half to avoid a defeat. Jurgen Klopp’s men need to learn from their mistakes as they have no margin of error in the big semifinal against the Citizens. 

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Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds

Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds: Recent Form

Both teams are looking in good form and that is what is making the battle even more interesting. Man City is currently leading the EPL points table with 74 points from 31 matches.

Liverpool, on the other hand, is in the second position, just 1 point behind City. If we talk about the last 5 games, Man City has won 3 matches, while 2 games ended in a draw. Liverpool’s last draw against City came after 9 straight wins.

Team Stats(All Competitions):

Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds: H2H

Matches: 219 | Man City: 58 | Liverpool: 105 | Draw: 56

Recent 5 Meetings: Man City: 2 | Liverpool: 0 | Draw: 3

Last Meeting: The match ended on a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on 10 April 2022.

Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds: Predicted Lineup

Man City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan; Sterling, Foden, Mahrez

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson;  Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson;  Jones, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Jota

Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds: Offensive and Defensive Stats 

Forward:

Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling are the leading attackers for Man City. Both the players have scored 10 goals in the current season of EPL. Mahrez has assisted in 4 goals, while Sterling has added 3 assists to his name so far.

Liverpool has a challenging forward attack led by Muhamed Salah and Sadio Mane. Salah has been absolutely brilliant this season with 20 goals and 11 assists. Mane has also given a convincing performance, scoring 13 goals as of now.

Midfield:

Kevin de Bruyne has been consistent for the Citizens in the midfield He has scored 11 goals in the current EPL season with a dribbling success of 57%. Rodri is another key midfielder who has played with a passing accuracy of 91%.

Fabinho has played well for the Reds in the midfield. He has scored 5 goals so far with a good dribbling success of 71%. Jordan Henderson is another crucial midfielder who has played with a passing accuracy of 85%, getting 62% dribbling success.

Defense:

In the defense department, City relies on John Stones and Joao Cancelo. Stones had 8 clean sheets from the 12 EPL games he played with 89% dribbling success. Cancelo had as many as 16 clean sheets till now at an average of 2.3 tackles per match.

The Reds have a formidable defense panel led by Trent Alexander-Arnold. Alexander-Arnold had 15 clean sheets in the Premier League so far with an average of 1.1 clearances per game. He has also assisted in 12 goals. Goalkeeper Alisson has also been good with a save rate of 76% per match.

Liverpool vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds: Predicted Winner

It is surely going to be a pulsating contest again between these two sides at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Man City needs to keep attacking throughout the game to put pressure on the Reds.

Liverpool, on the other hand, is expected to go all guns blazing after finishing the last game on a high. As per the prediction and betting platforms, Man City will start as favorites in the semifinal clash against Liverpool.