Manchester City vs Leeds Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - May 4, 2023

Manchester City vs Leeds
English Premier League
Date: 6 May 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: Etihad Stadium (Manchester).

Manchester City will continue their title-defense quest on Saturday afternoon when they host relegation-threatened Leeds in Gameweek No 35 at Etihad Stadium.

The Citizens look to have found the best possible form for the run-in as they took advantage of Arsenal’s unexpected slip-ups to take over the Gunners atop the Premier League standings.

Pep Guardiola’s machinery also looks all heated up for the Champions League success as they have shown a couple of phenomenal displays in the quarterfinal ties against German heavyweights Bayern Munich as well.

Although they did not shine last weekend at Craven Cottage, the Citizens got the job done via a pair of first-half goals from Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.

It was the eighth win on the trot for Guardiola’s troops in the league. They should really not have any problems on Saturday afternoon against Leeds who have not been pulling up any trees of late.

The Peacocks suffered yet another humiliating defeat six days ago when they fell 4-1 at the hands of Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.

They took just one point from the previous five league affairs, a run that cause the team’s board to part ways with Javi Gracia.

Sam Allardyce was officially appointed as the new Leeds manager on Wednesday morning. Big Sam will have the toughest of the debuts on the bench but if anyone is capable of lifting the team’s spirits and rescuing them from relegation, it’s him.

Manchester City vs Leeds Head-to-head

• Manchester City won each of the last three head to head meetings with the Peacocks by two or more goals difference, scoring as many as 14 goals in the process.
• The Citizens picked up a 7-0 victory in the previous home clash against Leeds in December 2021.
• Three or more goals were scored in six of the previous seven head to head matches between the two rivals.

Manchester City vs Leeds Prediction

Leeds have conceded four or more goals in three of the previous five league games. They allowed 14 goals in the last three head to head outings against the Citizens. The appointment of Sam Allardyce will hardly do much to help them on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.

The gulf in quality between the two rivals is huge and we will back the hosts to win both halves as the main pick at the 2.10 odds. You can alternatively take the 2.00 odds for Manchester City to win & Over 3.5 goals FT pick.

Manchester City vs Leeds Betting Tips

• Manchester City to win both halves @ 2.10 (11/10)

• Manchester City to win & Over 3.5 goals FT @ 2.00 (1/1) odd.

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