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Stoke City Manchester City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

In a match where the ball possession can decide the direction of this match. Manchester City is in a very positive stage of the season in general, and they have a team that is far superior to their opponents, that is, it’s expectable that they’ll dominate and hold a good chance to score goals. However, the strength of Stoke City is in the counterattack, a transition in which they should create danger. In this way, we find it very interesting to bet on the goals in this match.
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Preview
Stoke City and Manchester City face at Britannia Stadium, in a match for the 30th round of the Premier League. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 14‑10‑2017, Manchester City got a home win by (7‑2). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the away team, since they have a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 20‑08‑2016, in a match for the Premier League, Manchester City won by (1‑4). The goals of the match were scored by Bojan (49' ), for Stoke City, and by S. Agüero (27' and 36' ) and Nolito (90' ), for Manchester City. The home advantage may play an important role in this match , since Stoke City presents significant differences between home and away results.

Analysis Stoke

After 6 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses, the home team is in the 19th position, havinf won 27 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Southampton by (0‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) an away match against Leicester City. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Stoke City has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 17 times and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have scored 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Stoke City comes for this match after a goalless draw against Southampton, thus totaling the fifth straight match without winning the championship. It’s important to point out that the home team are desperately following in the demotion zone. Coach Paul Lambert must play in a more cautious strategy, exploiting only the counterattack: Choupo-Mouting is a very competent player in the offensive transition. On the other hand, Xherdan Shaqiri is the best Stoke City scorer in the league with 7 scored goals. For this match, the home team’s coach won’t count on Ireland, Grant and Diouf, all due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Jack Butland, Moritz Bauer, Konstantinos Stafylidis, Geoff Cameron, Kurt Zouma, Bruno Martins Indi, Joe Allen, Badou N'Diaye, Jesé Rodríguez, Xherdan Shaqiri, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
Coach: M. O'Neill.

Analysis Man City

The away team is currently in the 1st position of the league, with 78 points won, after 25 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Arsenal, by (0‑3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Chelsea, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium, with 38 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they got a home loss against Basel by (1‑2). In the last 10 away league matches Manchester City has a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 23 points out of 30 possible. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 23 of the last 29 matches for the Premier League, they have reached half‑time in front in 17 of those 23 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 22 of them. In 29 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times but have turned the score around in 3.

Manchester City comes for this match after a defeat against Basel by 1-2, however, has gained access to the next stage of the Champions League. In the last match for the championship, the visiting team beat Chelsea by 1-0, in a match when they dominated the entire match. In this away match, the coach Pep Guardiola should play in 4-3-3 privileging ball possession and positioning attacks: De Bruyne will be the team's conductor, responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. On the other hand, Sergio Aguero is Manchester City's top scorer in the league with 21 scored goals. For this match, the visiting team’s coach has Delph, Sterling and Fernandinho in doubt, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Ederson Moraes, Kyle Walker, Nicolás Otamendi, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sané.
Coach: Vincent Kompany, J. Guardiola i Sala.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Stoke vs Man City match, on 12 March 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Stoke vs Man City on 12 March 2018 will be played at Stoke, Bet365 Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Stoke Man City match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Man City at with 98% of the tips.

 

Premier League - 2017/2018

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 45.53%
  • Draws 26.05%
  • Away team wins 28.42%
  • Over 1.5 73.95%
  • Over 2.5 51.05%
  • Over 3.5 29.21%
  • Goals 1018
  • Goals /match 2.68
  • Goals /match home 1.53
  • Goals /match away 1.15
  • Both teams score 48.95%
  • Goals after 80' 16.7%
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