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Manchester City v Liverpool : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 23rd Feb, 16:30 BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City and their manager Pep Guardiola will be looking to get one over on Arne Slot and his Liverpool side on Sunday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Etihad Stadium in the English Premier League. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a smart selection is shown below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds for every one.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As you can see, our prediction for Sunday's game is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Man City and Liverpool to score 3 goals or more combined during the regulation 90 minutes. 2 goals or less would mean a losing bet but, with stats below suggesting there are goals in both sides, we think it looks like a great bet.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Liverpool coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
32%
2.90
11%
2.88
4%
Draw
22%
3.75
7%
3.80
Liverpool
46%
2.20
12%
2.25
5%
Draw 1-1
9%
8.50
13%
7.50
Liverpool 2-1
9%
10.00
9%
8.50
Man City 2-1
7%
13.00
18%
9.50
Draw 2-2
7%
12.009.50
Liverpool 3-1
6%
17.00
19%
13.00
8%
Liverpool 1-0
5%
15.00
15%
11.00
Liverpool 2-0
5%
17.0013.00
8%
Liverpool 3-2
5%
21.00
9%
15.00
Man City 1-0
4%
19.00
46%
12.00
Man City 3-1
4%
21.0015.00
Man City 3-2
4%
23.00
12%
17.00
Man City 2-0
4%
21.00
24%
15.00
Liverpool 3-0
3%
26.00
10%
17.00
Liverpool 4-1
3%
34.00
17%
21.00
Draw 0-0
3%
21.00
40%
15.00
Over 2.5 Goals
70%
1.44
8%
1.44
Under 2.5 Goals
30%
2.75
22%
2.62
Home 1st Goal
48%
2.10
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
1.67
7%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
21.00
40%
-
BTTS - Yes
70%
1.40
7%
1.40
BTTS - No
31%
2.75
10%
2.75
2%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
4.334.00
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33
8%
4.20
BTTS - Away Win
29%
3.40
21%
3.30
2%
Home/draw
54%
1.67
11%
1.62
3%
Away/draw
68%
1.40
3%
1.40
Home/away
78%
1.25
3%
1.25
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1.12
4%
1.13
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
6.00
20%
5.25
Over 3.5 Goals
49%
2.10
12%
2.05
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
51%
1.73
10%
1.70
Over 4.5 Goals
30%
3.50
19%
3.30
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
70%
1.30
7%
1.30
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
6.00
25%
5.75
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1.12
4%
1.11
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.02
1%
1.01
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
19.00
27%
15.00
Home DNB
47%
2.20
20%
2.10
5%
Away DNB
61%
1.62
11%
1.67
3%
Man City win to nil
11%
7.00
27%
-
Liverpool win to nil
17%
5.50-
Man City / Man City
18%
4.75
10%
4.33
4%
Man City / Liverpool
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
Man City / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Draw / Man City
12%
7.50
7%
6.50
7%
Draw / Liverpool
13%
6.505.75
5%
Draw / Draw
13%
7.00
8%
6.00
Liverpool / Man City
4%
23.00
12%
19.00
Liverpool / Liverpool
23%
3.60
10%
3.40
3%
Liverpool / Draw
7%
13.00
13%
11.00
Win / draw / win Premier League table

Man City have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Man City have conceded 10 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Man City have played 11 games at home, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Liverpool lay in 1st place on 57 points in the Premier League league table having played 24 matches. Liverpool are unbeaten away after 13 games and have kept 6 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 17, drawing 6 and losing 1 game. They have scored 58 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Liverpool have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Liverpool have played 13 away games, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Man City
Liverpool
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool Away2417613557 
Feb 23
l
 
2-0A
-
-
2
Arsenal2515822953 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
5-1A
May 10
d
 
2-2A
3
Nottm Forest2414551347 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
4
Chelsea2512761343 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
May 3
5
Man City Home2412571341 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Feb 23
6
Newcastle2412571341 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
Feb 26
d
 
3-3A
7
Bournemouth2411761340 
May 18
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
8
Brighton259106037 
Mar 15
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
May 18
9
A Villa241077-337 
Apr 26
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 19
10
Fulham24996436 
w
 
3-2A
May 25
d
 
2-2A
Apr 5
11
Brentford249411031 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
12
C Palace24798-230 
Apr 12
d
 
2-2A
May 25
w
 
0-1F
13
Man Utd248511-629 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-3F
14
Spurs2483131127 
l
 
0-4A
Feb 26
Apr 26
w
 
3-6F
15
Everton24699-527 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 19
Apr 2
d
 
2-2A
16
West Ham247611-1727 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
Apr 12
w
 
0-5F
17
Wolves245415-1819 
May 3
w
 
1-2A
Feb 16
w
 
1-2F
18
Leicester254516-3017 
Apr 2
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1A
Apr 19
19
Ipswich243714-2716 
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-6F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
20
Southampton242319-369 
w
 
1-0F
May 10
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
Win / draw / win form
Man City 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Liverpool 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
7
L
1
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
Draw
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Man City have not lost to Liverpool in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Man City since 1993
Man City
Liverpool
Goals: Scored
46
30
Games: Scored
22 / 27
19 / 27
Clean sheets
8 / 27
5 / 27
MCI
10
D
13
LIV
4
League games at Liverpool since 1992
Liverpool
Man City
Goals: Scored
54
28
Games: Scored
27 / 28
17 / 28
Clean sheets
11 / 28
1 / 28
MCI
2
D
8
LIV
18
Goal Statistics

Manchester City have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive English Premier League games. Their PG of 1.6 against Liverpool on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Liverpool's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 4 consecutive English Premier League outings. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

Man City 5th Liverpool 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Man City will score 1 or more goals
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Liverpool will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Man City’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+21
Liverpool have scored 21% more goals when away than predicted
2.4
average goals scored
2.5
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2024/2025 season
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Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Liverpool
1.6
2
Attack rating
MCI
LIV
18%
better
view stats
Games scored22
23
Failed to score2
1
Scored first13
15
Goals scored48
58
Avg. goals scored2
2.4
Avg. shots per game12
13
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
19
Avg. XG for1.9
2.3
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
MCI
LIV
30%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
14
Clean sheets5
10
Conceded first11
9
Goals conceded35
23
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+30%

Man City v Liverpool Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Man City Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
241965
E HaalandE HaalandS SávioB Silva
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Haaland FWD24192
2
-
J Gvardiol DEF235
1
-
B Silva MID2324
5
-
I Gündogan MID211
1
-
M Akanji DEF20
3
-
M Kovacic MID2041
5
-
R Lewis DEF1912
4
1
S Sávio FWD1916
2
-
P Foden FWD1972
2
-
K Bruyne MID1726
2
-
M Nunes MID164
2
-
Ederson GLK152
3
-
J Doku FWD1534
-
J Grealish FWD151
3
-
R Dias DEF14
3
-
J Stones DEF102
1
-
S Ortega GLK9
1
-
N Aké  DEF9
-
J McAtee MID71
-
Rodri MID2
-
O Marmoush FWD2
-
A. Khusanov DEF1
1
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF1
1
-
Liverpool Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2422146
V Dijk M SalahM SalahA Allister
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Dijk  DEF2411
2
-
R Gravenberch MID242
5
-
C Gakpo FWD2483
4
-
M Salah FWD242214
1
-
T Alexander-Arnold DEF2316
4
-
A Robertson DEF23
3
1
A Allister MID2323
6
-
L Díaz  FWD2382
2
-
D Szoboszlai MID2232
6
-
C Jones MID2033
2
-
D Núñez FWD1942
6
-
I Konaté DEF1812
4
-
Alisson GLK16
-
D Jota  FWD1452
1
-
K Tsimikas DEF111
1
-
C Bradley DEF10
2
-
W Endo MID10
-
J Gomez DEF9
1
-
H Elliot MID91
-
C Kelleher GLK8
-
J Quansah DEF5
1
-
F Chiesa FWD3
-
V Jaroš GLK1
-