Manchester United vs Manchester City prediction 29.10.2023

• Date: 29/10/2023
• Competition: Premier League
• KO: 16:30 CET
• Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester)

This Sunday, all attention will be focused on Old Trafford as Manchester United plays host to their rivals, Manchester City, in a Premier League match.

Man Utd vs Man City Betting Tips: BTTS and over 2.5 goals

Having a six-point gap just after nine games, Man Utd can hardly bear another defeat this weekend. The Red Devils have been struggling immensely, suffering losses in five of their previous ten games in all competitions.

Erik Ten Haag’s team has recently managed to secure three consecutive wins. However, these victories against Brentford, Sheffield United, and FC Copenhagen could be viewed as somewhat lucky. United had to rely on two injury-time goals to defeat the Bees, and a last-minute missed penalty saved them from additional losses in the Champions League.

Man City, performing slightly under par this season, approaches Old Trafford currently in second place in the division. Despite recent away PL match losses against Wolves and Arsenal, Pep Guardiola’s team continues to hold its position.

Despite securing a solid 3-1 victory against Young Boys in the Champions League, the Citizens also suffered a loss at Newcastle in the League Cup. This means that City has lost three out of their last four away games.

The recent games between these teams have been quite exciting. The previous four encounters have resulted in both teams scoring (BTTS) and more than 2.5 goals per match, totaling 20 goals in those past derby games.

Considering those recent matches, and both teams’ relative struggles this season, I expect another open contest with goals at both ends and at least three goals netted. As such, I´m backing BTTS and over 2.5 goals for Sunday´s keenly-anticipated Manchester derby contest.