Bristol City – Manchester City betting tip & odds comparison 28.02.2023
In gameweek 0 of FA Cup, Bristol City will host Manchester City at Ashton Gate. Kick-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM on Feb 28, 2023 With our match prediction and odds comparison for Bristol City vs. Manchester City you are guaranteed to get all the important facts and details for this fixture. First and foremost, we will take a close look at the teams’ recent performances.
Bristol City were victorious in 2 of their previous 5 league matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats. In the current FA Cup season 2022/2023, Bristol City were able to win 1 of their 2 games at home, with a total of 1 draw, and 0 defeats (Goal difference 4:1).
A head-to-head comparison of the two teams in their last five FA Cup clashes shows that Bristol City managed to get 0 wins, while in 3 matches, Manchester City snatched the three points. In 2 encounters between the two teams, the points were shared. If we solely focus on the home record of Bristol City against Man City, the stats are as follows: 2 wins Bristol City, 1 draw and 1 win for Manchester City.
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BRISTOL CITY
Tuesday’s FA Cup fifth-round match between Bristol City and Manchester City at Ashton Gate will feature a David vs Goliath battle.
Bristol City have gone undefeated in their past 12 games in all competitions since that depressing home loss.
The hosts won their prior round of games against Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion. They defeated West Brom 3-0 in the fourth round, with Sam Bell and Alex Scott scoring goals.
Even though the home team has been superior when playing the visitors, they last defeated their northern opponents at home in 1979. Bristol has lost to the visitors in each of their past four encounters, and during the 2017–18 season, they were defeated 5-3 on total in the EFL Cup semifinals.
MANCHESTER CITY
The Citizens, had little trouble defeating Bournemouth 4-1, and since they are anxious to preserve the season by making it all the way through the FA Cup, an away victory should be taken into consideration.
Prior to that, they had to overcome stiff opposition. In the third round, Riyad Mahrez scored a brace as they defeated Chelsea 4-0 at home. They also prevailed against Arsenal 1-0 in the 4th phase, with Nathan Ake’s goal in the 64th minute making all the difference.
Manchester City has defeated clubs from lower categories of English football in 12 of their most recent FA Cup matches, outperforming their opponents in each of those games.
POSSIBLE LINEUP
BRISTOL CITY
- O’Leary
- Tanner
- Vyner
- Kalas
- Pring
- James
- Williams
- Sykes
- Scott
- Mehmeti
- Bell
- Coach: Nigel Pearson
- Missing Players: None
MANCHESTER CITY
- Ederson
- Walker
- Dias
- Aké
- Silva
- Rodri
- Mahrez
- De Bruyne
- Gündoğan
- Foden
- Haaland
- Coach: Pep Guardiola
- Missing Players: Stones (Hamstring)
BRISTOL CITY VS MANCHESTER CITY PREDICTIONS
Even though Bristol City is enjoying a good season in the Championship and is now in the center of the rankings, their upcoming opponent in the FA Cup is not just in a higher division but is also significantly better on paper. Our initial prediction is for the visitors to win because the English reigning champions ought to have no issue handling Bristol City. Manchester City to win with an handicap of -2 @ 1.79 with 10Bet as the first of our betting tips today.
TIP #1: Manchester City Win with Handicap -2
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In the last several years these two teams had played twice. Yet, there were a lot of goals scored in those two matches, with an average of 4.00 goals scored each game.
In light of this, our second prediction anticipates there to be more than 3.5 goals scored overall in the game. Man City does, in fact, average 3.56 goals per match, which is the highest average in the EPL. Bristol City, has scored 2.55 goals on average per match in the Championship thus far.
TIP #2: Over 3.5 goals
Performance
Bristol City performance of the last 5 home matches