Manchester City vs Salford prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – January 11, 2025
Salford City
One of the matches of the upcoming FA Cup round will be played on Saturday at the Etihad, where Manchester City will host Salford. We suggest a bet on goals in this match with a good coefficient.
Match Preview
Pep Guardiola's team has gone through a prolonged crisis in which they couldn't secure wins, with the losing streak lasting almost ten matches. The only joy came with a victory over Nottingham Forest, but after that, more defeats followed, and the situation remained tense.
However, in the last few rounds of the Premier League, Man City has finally started to regain its former form. We witnessed a confident and dominating performance from the "Citizens," who seem to have found their rhythm again. First, Guardiola's team convincingly beat Leicester (2-0), and then they thrashed West Ham (4-1). Despite the fact that the title race in the Premier League has become challenging, City still has chances, as there is the entire second half of the season ahead, and much can change.
Salford, since 2017, has been going through a successful period. At that time, they were still playing in the Northern National League – the sixth-tier English division. By 2019, the team had earned promotion and found themselves in League Two, where they continue to play today. This season, they occupy third place and continue to fight for promotion.
Out of their last 11 matches, the team lost points only twice – once with a draw and once with a defeat. The rest of the matches were victories, and notably, in six of them, Salford kept a clean sheet. Their dry wins have become their trademark in recent weeks. On the way to the 1/32 FA Cup, Salford secured two important victories: 2-1 against Shrewsbury and 2-0 against Cheltenham.
Probable Line-Ups
- Manchester City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Simpson-Pusey, Kovacic, Nunes, Savio, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Haaland.
- Salford: Young, Garbutt, Tilt, Shepherd, Berko, Fornah, Ashley, Watson, Mnoga, Stockton, Adelakun.
Match Facts and Head-to-Head
- Salford has won their last six matches in League Two.
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet has succeeded in 4 of the last 5 Manchester City matches.
- The "Over 2.5 Total" bet has succeeded in 3 of the last 5 Manchester City matches.
Prediction
The class difference between the teams is significant, and despite the winning streak of the visitors, Manchester City's odds of winning are at 1.05. We believe the "Citizens" will secure a comfortable victory, and our bet is "Over 3.5 Total" with a coefficient of 1.60.
