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Manchester City
Manchester City was encouraged by their win over Wolverhampton at the Premier League and they will continue to hope for the best.
Manchester City was able to control 71% of the game’s possession and had 24 shots and 10 goals. Raheem Sterling (66’) was the only player who scored for City. Wolves had three goals and two shots on target.
Manchester City has been unstoppable in scoring. They have scored six times in their last six games.
It remains to be seen whether this pattern will be repeated in the next campaign, as no two games are the same.
Manchester City’s record-breaking past
In their 4 last league games, Leeds United did not win.
They are unbeaten in their 3 last home games in this league.
Leeds United
Leeds United and their fans are hopeful that they will get a better result this time after being beaten by Chelsea in their Premier League last game.
Leeds United had 42% possession in that match and 12 shots, five on target. Rafinha (28′), and Joe Gearhart (83) scored the goals for Leeds United. Chelsea had 16 shots and six of them were on target. Chelsea scored two goals with Mason Mount (42′), and Jorginho (58’, 94’)
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United has converted seven of their attacks into goals in their six previous games. This gives them an average score of 1.17 goals per match.
Manchester City has not beaten Leeds United in this fixture since their 2 previous league games away from home.
Team News
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola, City’s manager, is not concerned about personnel as he has a full team. Ferran Torres (broken ankle) will be absent.
Leeds United
Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds United manager, does not have a full team to choose from. Patrick Bamford (Hamstring Injury), Pascal Struik(hip injury), Robin Koch, Rodrigo (sore foot), and Calvin Phillips will not be playing.
Match-ups
We can see that Leeds United won 2 of their previous head-to-head matches dating back to 11 February 2003. 2 were draws after 90 minutes.
They have scored 17 goals in this time, 10 for City and 7 each for the Whites. The average goal-scoring rate per game is 2.83.
The last league match between them was the 31st Premier League match, which took place on 10 April 2021. City lost 1-2 to Leeds United.
The city was able to control 71% of the match’s possession and had 29 shots, seven on target. Ferran Torres (76’) was their only goal scorer.
Two goals were missed by Leeds United, their opponents. Stuart Dallas (42′, 90′) scored the goal.
Odds
Bookies 1xbet view the game as follows: a win for City is 1.15; a draw is 8.7, and a win for Leeds United is 17. These are the best odds available right now.
Tips and Predictions
We feel that Leeds United will be disappointed against Manchester City if they fail to score, but that won’t stop them from conceding some goals at the other end.
It will be a close game with City winning 2-1 at halftime. It will be very close.
