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Man United vs Man City Bet Builder Tips: Saturday, January 14th
Old Trafford is the venue for the 188th competitive derby and we have some Man United vs Man City Bet Builder tips lined up.
This has been a happy hunting ground for City, who have bested their local rivals in seven of their last 11 Premier League meetings at Old Trafford.
Victory for Pep Guardiola’s side on Saturday will complete the league double over United and move them within touching distance of Arsenal, as the title race hots up.
In this article:
- Manchester United vs Manchester City Preview
- Manchester United vs Manchester City Stats & Facts
- Manchester United vs Manchester City Bet Builder
Man United vs Man City Preview
England, Premier League, Saturday, January 14th, 12:30 (UK)
Manchester City’s preparation for this clash was hardly ideal, crashing out of the League Cup quarter-finals against Southampton, after being much the second-best.
With an eye on this clash, Guardiola left first team regulars Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson among those who were named on the bench, though was forced to call on the former two.
Victory for the visitors will close the gap to league leaders Arsenal to just two points, with the Gunners bouting with their North London rivals on Sunday.
No side has beaten the Red Devils more times on their own patch than the Citizens (8), a good omen surely.
In comparison, Erik Tan Haag’s side come into this fixture in much the finer fettle.
They have won their last eight on the spin, 11 of their last 12, only tasting defeat twice since the start of October.
Over that period, they have played 18 matches, scoring an average of two goals a game, conceding just 11 and keeping clean sheets in 61%.
Unlike their local rivals, they progressed to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup in midweek.
And, unusually for them, have the majority of their first-choice XI available, including Anthony Martial.
Man United vs Man City Stats & Facts
- Man Utd have conceded 12 goals in their last three defeats to City, the same amount they conceded in the previous 12 clashes. combined.
- If they lose on Saturday, it will be the first time since 2014 that they have lost four consecutive domestic derbies.
- No side has beaten the Red Devils more times on their own patch than the Citizens (8), a good omen surely.
- Victory on Saturday will see Pep’s side overtake Chelsea and Liverpool (18) as the side to beat Man Utd the most times since the Premier League began, besting them for a 19th time.
Man United vs Man City Bet Builder
Marcus Rashford has been in fine form this campaign, bagging 18 times for club and country. Since returning from Qatar, he has found the net seven times in six appearances, scoring at least one in each of those.
He infamously scored in his first Manchester Derby, making a fool out of Martín Demichelis before slotting it past Joe Hart. In total, he has made 13 appearances against City, scoring four, and will be fancying his chances of adding to that tally on Saturday afternoon.
Guardiola’s side have been uncharacteristically leaky this season, conceding an average of just under a goal a game.
Recently, they have only kept a clean sheet in a third of their last six league games with the likes of Everton, Leeds, Brentford and Fulham all bagging against them over that period.
Rashford is 5.50 to score anytime with bet365, which is huge considering he is only 3.10 elsewhere. Based purely on his career goals per 90 average (0.40), he should be 2.50, and using that as a baseline price the 5.50 is clearly value.
Interestingly, Anthony and Bruno Fernades are each priced a point shorter than our man, yet they have scored five goals combined, Rashford has seven.
I am going to be greedy here and combine a goal with a card which is 38.50 with bet365.
Rashford is not formidable for cards, and with a cards p90 average of 0.13, the 7.00 available looks a touch short.
38% of his career cards have come against ‘big six’ teams though so I am willing to have a low-stakes punt here.
- Marcus Rashford anytime goalscorer
- Marcus Rashford Card
Bet Builder odds: 37.50
Odds via bet365 as at 09:45 January 12 2023. Odds may now differ.
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