Manchester City-Leicester is a match valid for the 31st day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 6:30pm: TV, predictions.
In Pep Guardiola’s sights is a 10th consecutive victory among the various competitions his team is involved in. Manchester City is enjoying a stratospheric moment, and proof of that was last Tuesday’s great night in the quarterfinal first leg with Bayern Munich, scrambled 3-0 at Etihad Stadium. Everything is spinning to perfection, Haaland won’t stop scoring, and the Champions League semifinal is really just a step away.
Before sealing qualification in Bavaria, the Citizens will try to put further pressure on Arsenal in the gripping title fight with the Gunners that is distinguishing this Premier League. A week ago, Manchester City did not disappoint expectations by overwhelming Southampton 4-1 and nipping two points off Mikel Arteta’s team, which did not go beyond a draw at home to Liverpool. Arsenal’s points lead now stands at six but Haaland and co. have played one less match and could potentially be -3. So the race is far from over, especially since there is still the direct clash – scheduled for next April 26 – to be played. And City will have the chance to do so in front of their own public, where in the league so far they have scored 37 of their 67 points (12 wins, one loss and one draw).
Smith’s nightmarish debut
The tenth success in a row should come right on time against a Leicester side in the blackest of crises and facing relegation to the Championship after nine years in the Premier League.
Smith
The Foxes have picked up barely a point in the last eight days, the result of a draw with Brentford. For a few weeks now, there is no longer Brendan Rodgers on the bench: after a brief interregnum, the club has decided to rely on Dean Smith, the former Aston Villa coach, who has been called upon to turn things around immediately. Leicester at the moment is penultimate on 25 points but salvation remains only two lengths away. The Smith management thus begins with a very tough test: with his previous teams he has always lost in the last six meetings with Manchester City, conceding a total of nineteen goals.
The Prediction
This match is unlikely to hold any surprises. It thus looms a comfortable victory for Manchester City, which should score three to six goals against a team that has never managed to keep its goal unbeaten in the league in 2023.
The probable lineups of Manchester City-Leicester
- MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Ruben Dias, Aké; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
- LEICESTER (4-2-3-1): Iversen; Castagne, Evans, Faes, Kristiansen; Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi; Tete, Maddison, Daka; Vardy.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 4-0
