Manchester United entertain their local rivals Manchester City in the Manchester Derby on Sunday and we're bringing you all our tips and predictions for the game.
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Man Utd vs Man City prediction:
Key Stats
- Omar Marmoush has scored in each of his last three appearances for Man City in league and cup.
- Both teams have scored in 60% of Man City's away games in the league this season.
- The Red Devils have only kept clean sheets in 20% of their Premier League home games.
Correct score prediction: Man Utd 1-1 Man City
With Manchester United scoring an average of 1.40 goals and conceding 1.67 goals per home game and Manchester City scoring an average of 1.67 and conceding 1.40 goals on the road, you can see why we've backed a correct score prediction of 1-1 between the pair this weekend.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The odds favour the visitors
- HOME: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- DRAW: 11/4 (3.75) – 26.7%
- AWAY: 28/25 (2.12) – 47.2%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Manchester City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 47.2% but we are predicting a close and competitive 90 minutes at Old Trafford.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: The Citizens lead
Sunday guests edge the recent H2H meetings between these two clubs with three wins and two defeats from the pair's last five encounters.
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Man Utd preview: Downed by a former player
Manchester United made the trip to high-flying Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night but ended up coming away with a defeat.
After just five minutes, former United winger Anthony Elanga fired the home side in front and that goal proved enough to win the game for Forest.
Lisandro Martinez, Amad Diallo, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo and Jonny Evans could all miss the derby this weekend due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Onana (GK), Mazraoui, de Ligt, Dalot, Yoro, Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Ugarte, Zirkzee & Garnacho
England Premier League 11/05/25
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West Ham
2
Man Utd
0
UEFA Europa League 08/05/25
W
Athletic Bilbao
1
Man Utd
4
England Premier League 04/05/25
L
Brentford
4
Man Utd
3
UEFA Europa League 01/05/25
W
Athletic Bilbao
0
Man Utd
3
England Premier League 27/04/25
D
Bournemouth
1
Man Utd
1
Man City preview: An easy home win
Manchester City claimed an easy victory at home against relegation-battling Leicester City, taking the lead after just two minutes via Jack Grealish.
Omar Marmoush continued his excellent record in front of goal for Pep Guardiola's side, making it 2-0 just shy of the half-hour mark, and there were no further goals in this game as Leicester failed to record a single shot on target.
Rodri, Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland, John Stones and Manuel Akanji have all either been ruled out or are rated as doubtful to feature in the Manchester derby this weekend due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Dias, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Grealish, Nunes, Gonzalez, O'Reilly, Marmoush, Doku & Savinho
England Premier League 10/05/25
D
Southampton
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 02/05/25
W
Wolverhampton
0
Man City
1
England FA Cup 27/04/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Man City
2
England Premier League 22/04/25
W
Aston Villa
1
Man City
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Everton
0
Man City
2
Player to watch: Rasmus Hojlund
Rasmus Hojlund has performed much better in European competition this season than he has in the Premier League but the young forward scored away against Leicester before the international break and scored the winner for Denmark against Portugal.
Hojlund has been directly involved in 3 goals in his last 269 minutes for club and country. Before this run, he had gone 1,220 minutes without a goal or assist.
Can Hojlind make an impact in the Manchester derby?
We're interested to see if Hojlund can continue his good run of form in front of goal this weekend in the Manchester derby as he really needs to start scoring more goals in the Premier League if he wants to extend his career in the English game much further.