Man City will be hoping that a win against Fulham is enough to send them back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday.
The Citizens secured the domestic double over Fulham last season with 5-1 and 4-0 wins but eh Cottagers have made an excellent start to the season and should provide a tough test.
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Man City vs Fulham prediction: Both teams to score at the Etihad?
Key Stats
- Both teams have scored in four of Man City's last six matches.
- Four of Fulham's last five outings have produced goals at both ends of the pitch.
- Erling Haaland top scores in the Premier League this season with 10 goals in his opening six appearances.
Correct score prediction: Man City 2-1 Fulham
We've gone with a narrow winning margin of 2-1 in the home side's favour as Man City made the trip to Slovakia in midweek and have only scored more than two goals in one of their last six outings, while Fulham have scored in all of their last six matches and haven't conceded more than two goals in any of those fixtures.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds stacked against Fulham
- HOME: 1/4 (1.25) – 80%
- DRAW: 61/10 (7.10) – 14.1%
- AWAY: 12/1 (13.00) – 7.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Man City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 80% and we can't see this game ending in anything but victory for the hosts.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: The Citizens dominate
Man City have won each of their last five matches against Fulham across all competitions, claiming a 5-1 win in this very fixture last season.
England Premier League 11/05/24
Fulham
Man City
England Premier League 02/09/23
Man City
Fulham
England Premier League 30/04/23
Fulham
Man City
England Premier League 05/11/22
Man City
Fulham
England FA Cup 05/02/22
Man City
Fulham
Man City preview: Unbeaten in all competitions
Man City continued their unbeaten run in all competitions in midweek as they ran out 4-0 winners at Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola will be looking to bounce back from their 1-1 draw at Newcastle by securing all three points against Fulham this weekend.
Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Nathan Ake and Kevin De Bruyne are unlikely to feature against Fulham this weekend due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Lewis, Gundogan, Kovacic, Grealish, Silva & Haaland
UEFA Champions League 01/10/24
W
Slovan Bratislava
0
Man City
4
England Premier League 28/09/24
D
Newcastle
1
Man City
1
England EFL Cup 24/09/24
W
Watford
1
Man City
2
England Premier League 22/09/24
D
Arsenal
2
Man City
2
UEFA Champions League 18/09/24
D
Inter Milan
0
Man City
0
Fulham preview: Sit sixth in the table
The Cottagers made it back-to-back league wins last weekend when they made the trip to The City Ground.
Raul Jimenez converted a penalty in the 51st minute to secure a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest that put Fulham into sixth place in the league table.
Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius is the only major injury concern for Marco Silva's side ahead of their trip to the Etihad.
Predicted lineup: Leno (GK), Tete, Andersen, Robinson, Bassey, Lukic, Pereira, Smith Rowe, Jimenez, Traore & Iwobi
England Premier League 28/09/24
W
Nottm Forest
0
Fulham
1
England Premier League 21/09/24
W
Newcastle
1
Fulham
3
England EFL Cup 17/09/24
L
Preston
1 (16)
Fulham
1 (15)
England Premier League 14/09/24
D
West Ham
1
Fulham
1
England Premier League 31/08/24
D
Ipswich
1
Fulham
1
Player to watch: Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland scored again for Manchester City in midweek against Slovan Bratislava to make it 11 goals in nine appearances across all competitions this season.
The Norwegian international scored 52 goals in 53 games in his debut season for City and followed that up with 38 in 45 last season, so there is every chance that Haaland will go on to score 50+ goals in 2024/25 if he can avoid injury.
Will Man City's goal-machine score again this weekend?
We're backing Haaland to add to his goal tally against Fulham on Saturday, a team he scored a hat trick against in this very fixture last season.
