Sunderland - Manchester City: betting tip (cf 2.70) and bets on the English Premier League match

Current form

Sunderland found themselves in a difficult situation, as they immediately lost six players who went to the African Cup of Nations. There were expectations in the betting tips that a significant failure would follow, but the black cats are holding out for now. In the previous two rounds, they drew with Brighton away (0-0) and with Leeds at home (1-1). A reliable defense played a key role in these meetings, due to which, in many ways, throughout the season, the wards of Regis Le Brice have been achieving success. The Premier League rookie has only 18 goals conceded, and only the leaders, Arsenal and Manchester City, have a better record.

For the upcoming match, Sunderland is in seventh place with 28 points in the lead. There is no question of any struggle for survival, we are facing a contender for the European Cup top five, which is only two points behind.

Half of the season is over, and we don't see the outright decline that many expected from the team. Moreover, the black cats have not suffered a single defeat in their field yet. Only Arsenal can boast of such an achievement.

Disqualifications and injuries

Alese is injured. Traore, Talbi, Sadiki, Masuaku, Mandawa, Diarra went to the African Cup of Nations. Ballard's entry into the field is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

• In three of the previous five matches involving Sunderland, a draw was recorded in the first half.
• Sunderland have not lost in 9 of their last 11 Premier League matches.
• Sunderland have not suffered a single defeat (five wins and four draws) at home

Approximate line–up: Rufs – Ham, Mukiele, Alderete, Kirkin – Gertrude, Jaka – Rigg, Le Fe, Adingra - Brobbi.

Current form

Manchester City has played out over the course of the season, gained momentum and clearly outlined its claim to the title. For three rounds, the townspeople have kept the leading Arsenal in suspense, two points behind. The Gunners have already won their match in the 19th round, and defeated one of their direct competitors, Aston Villa. Now it's Manchester City's turn: a victory today will not only keep the Londoners at a two-point distance, but also break away from Birmingham by four points.

At the moment, the winning streak of the citizens in the Premier League is six matches. During this period, we managed to beat Sunderland (3-0) without any problems on our own field. Then, in fact, in 35 minutes of the game, they managed to solve everything by scoring two goals, and in the second 45 minutes, Foden put an end to it. At the same time, it should be noted that in that meeting, the wards of Josep Guardiola did not allow the opponent to create anything at their own goal – just one shot on target.

In the last round, Manchester City played Nottingham Forest on the road. It was not easy to get a 2-1 victory, all the goals were scored in the second half, and Sherki scored the decisive goal only in the 83rd minute. Throughout the season, the townspeople have shown impressive performance, they have already scored 43 goals, which is by far the best performance in the Premier League. In away matches, there are also no problems in attack, as evidenced by 18 goals in nine games played.

Disqualifications and injuries

Kovacic, Stones, Doku and Bobb will not play due to injuries, while Ait-Nuri and Marmush are in the national team.

Interesting betting trends

• Manchester City have scored at least three goals in their last nine Premier League matches.
• The townspeople scored at least three goals in seven of the nine previous Premier League games.
• In four of the last five matches, Manchester City have won in the first half.

Approximate composition: Donnarumma – Nunez, Dias, Guardiola, O'Reilly – Silva, Nico, Reynders – Sherki, Holland, Foden.