Manchester City vs Sheffield United. Will the hosts confirm their status as game favorites?

On Saturday, December 30, the match between Manchester City and Sheffield United will take place at the Etihad Stadium as part of the 20th round of the English Premier League.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Manchester City vs Sheffield United facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Manchester City vs Sheffield United

Manchester City

Manchester City recently added another title to their collection by winning the Club World Cup. After failures in the English Championship, the City residents managed to improve their mood and will now try to make every effort to regain their lead in the standings.

Pep Guardiola's team will be the clear favorites of the upcoming game and will want to please local fans at their stadium. The Spanish coach is unlikely to experiment with lineups and will field his strongest players at the moment from the first minutes.

Sheffield United

The Blades are at the very bottom of the English Premier League standings and are still the main outsider of the championship. We can already safely say that in the current season Sheffield United will fight for survival and at the moment this fight does not promise anything good for the team.

In the match of the new round of the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away against the reigning champion, so such a meeting will be very difficult for the Blades. The guests will have to jump over their heads and show a reliable defensive game in order to claim any points based on the results of such a match.

Manchester City vs Sheffield United facts

• In the first round match of this English Championship, Manchester City defeated Sheffield United with a score of 2:1;
• Only in one of the last five matches between opponents in all tournaments was there a bet on “both teams to score” 2.69;
• Only in two of the last five matches between teams in all tournaments was the bet on total over (2.5) 1.31;
• Manchester City have won their last six matches against Sheffield United in all competitions.

Odds from download 1xbet

The bookmaker company 1xbet, very popular among football fans, offers its clients the following odds for this match of the 20th round of the English Championship: you can bet on a Manchester City victory for a modest 1.08, on a draw for 12.0, and on a Sheffield United victory for 35.0. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

The bookmakers leave no chance for the guests in this match, which means Manchester City should win easily and confidently on their home field. The townspeople are in the role of catching up and simply do not have the right to lose points in such meetings if they want to defend the championship title this season. Sheffield United's main task will be to survive and not concede an early goal, but still the class of the hosts' players must play a decisive role. The logical choice seems to be a bet on handicap 1 (-2.5) for 1.69.