Prediction of Manchester City vs Sheffield United 30 December 2019

Manchester City meet Sheffield United in the 20th week of the Premier League season 2019/2020, Monday (12/30/2019) early morning hrs. Man City are in a difficult situation ahead of entertaining Sheffield.

In his last fight, Man City painfully lost to Wolverhampton with a score of 3-2. Had won two goals first, Man City then conceded three goals. The results that make Man City stuck in third place standings.

The loss to Wolves was also marked by Ederson Soares' red card. That is, the Brazilian goalkeeper could not play in the match against Sheffield. Claudio Bravo will be his successor under the rule of Man City.

The good news for Man City is Raheem Sterling who continues to look brilliant. The 25-year-old has now scored 20 goals in all competitions for Man City in the 2019/2020 season.

In the stronghold of Sheffield, they can not be underestimated. So far, Sheffield has been the best-performing promotion team. They are 7th in the standings with 29 points, more than Manchester United.

Chris Wilde's men are also one of the best defense teams in the Premier League. Of the 19 matches that have been played, Sheffield have only conceded 17 goals. Only Liverpool have conceded fewer [14 goals in 18 matches].

Estimated Line-up

Manchester City (4-3-3): Bravo; Mendy, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Walker; Foden, Rodrigo, De Bruyne; Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva.

Manager: Josep Guardiola.

Squad info: Ederson (sanctioned), Sane (injured), Laporte (injured), Stones (injured), David Silva (injured), Gundogan (doubtful).

Sheffield (3-5-2): Henderson; Basham, Egan, O'Connell; Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; McGoldrick, Mousset.

Manager: Chris Wilder.

Squad info: All players can appear.

Match Note

 5 Last Meeting

•      01/27/08 Sheffield 2 - 1 Manchester City
•      12/26/06 Sheffield 0 - 1 Manchester City
•      10/14/06 Manchester City 0 - 0 Sheffield
•      01/02/02 Sheffield 1 - 3 Manchester City
•      10/16/01 Manchester City 0 - 0 Sheffield

The last 5 matches Man City

•      12/12/19 Dinamo Zagreb 1-4 City (UCL)
•      12/15/19 Arsenal 0-3 City (EPL)
•      12/19/19 Oxford 1-3 City (Carabao Cup)
•      12/22/19 City 3-1 Leicester (EPL)
•      12/28/19 Wolverhampton 3 - 2 City (EPL)

Sheffield United's last 5 matches

•      12/06/19 Sheffield 0 - 2 Newcastle (EPL)
•      12/08/19 Norwich 1 - 2 Sheffield (EPL)
•      12/14/19 Sheffield 2 - 0 Aston Villa (EPL)
•      12/21/19 Brighton & Hove 0 - 1 Sheffield (EPL)
•      12/26/19 Sheffield 1 - 1 Watford (EPL) 

Score Prediction

Manchester City have enough squad depth to face a busy schedule. They also have the experience of being in a difficult position. Man City is predicted to rise against Sheffield.

With the condition that the back line is able to look solid, then beating Sheffield is not difficult for The Citiezen. Sergio Aguero and colleagues are predicted to win 2-1 over Sheffield 

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