Manchester City will travel to the Accu Stadium to take on Huddersfield in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. The visitors come into this clash off the back of a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, the hosts were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Burton in League One last time out. However, City are a whole different level of opposition, and so Huddersfield will be complete underdogs for this one.
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Huddersfield vs Manchester City prediction: Cityzens to run riot?
Key stats
- Huddersfield are now winless in their last two games.
- City are now unbeaten in three matches in total in all competitions, winning twice.
- City have won the previous three H2Hs across all competitions.
Correct score prediction: Huddersfield 0-4 Manchester City
City should be huge favourites to win and progress to the next round against a team two divisions below them. Given how free-scoring they have been against Huddersfield in the most recent H2Hs, we are also expecting them to score plenty of goals again.
Pre-game odds and win probability: City strong favourites with bookmakers
- HOME: 14/1 (15.00) – 6.7%
- DRAW: 15/2 (8.50) – 11.8%
- AWAY: 2/13 (1.15) – 86.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
As shown by the implied probabilities, City are unsurprisingly the big favourites with bookmakers to win in normal time and therefore progress into the next round. A draw after 90 minutes can be backed at just under 12%, while an unlikely Huddersfield victory on home soil is rated at just under 7%.
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Most recent H2Hs: City searching for four in a row
As mentioned previously, City have won the last three meetings in total between the two sides in all competitions. The previous H2H was in the FA Cup in January 2024, where the Cityzens won 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
England FA Cup 07/01/24
Man City
Huddersfield
England Premier League 20/01/19
Huddersfield
Man City
England Premier League 19/08/18
Man City
Huddersfield
England Premier League 06/05/18
Man City
Huddersfield
England Premier League 26/11/17
Huddersfield
Man City
Huddersfield preview: Three absentees expected
Huddersfield are expected to be without the injured trio of Herbie Kane, Lynden Gooch and Jack Whatmough once again for this clash. Nonetheless, the Terriers could be tempted to name a similar starting XI to the ones that impressively defeated both Leicester and Sunderland in the previous rounds.
Predicted lineup: Nichols (GK); Sorensen, Feeney, Wallace, Roughan; Vost, Kasumu; Charles, Castledine, Alves & Taylor
Last five results:
- Huddersfield 0-0 Burton
- Bradford 3-1 Huddersfield
- Huddersfield 3-2 Peterborough
- Huddersfield 6-2 Newcastle U21
- Barnsley 3-1 Huddersfield
Manchester City preview: Haaland a doubt
Erling Haaland is a doubt for this one after suffering from reported back pain against Arsenal. City are also without Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki.
Predicted lineup: Trafford (GK); Nunes, Stones, Ake, Lewis; Gonzalez, Silva, Reijnders; Bobb, Foden & Savinho
Last five results:
- Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City
- Manchester City 2-0 Napoli
- Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- Brighton 2-1 Manchester City
- Manchester City 0-2 Tottenham
Player to watch: Phil Foden
With Haaland a doubt to play and Marmoush injured, City could opt to play Phil Foden in a false nine position. The Englishman will be expected to get into the box and score goals, like he did in the Manchester derby not long ago.