Stoke City vs Manchester City Match Betting Tip

Stoke City welcome Manchester City to the Britannia Stadium on Saturday and the match should prove to be an interesting encounter between two sides on a decent run of form at the moment.

Stoke City Match Betting News

Stoke City suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat at the hands of relegation threatened Sunderland in their previous Premier League encounter last weekend but the Potters did manage to get back to winning ways in the midweek Capital One Cup Quarter Final clash against Sheffield Wednesday.

On a high after reaching the final four of the League Cup, Mark Hughes’ men will certainly have earned their confidence back but with a clash against leaders Manchester City up next at the Britannia Stadium, the Potters will now have to once again attempt to produce their best in order to claim anything from Saturday’s fixture.

Shay Given remains ruled out with injury while the trio of Mame Biram Diouf, Peter Crouch and Peter Odemwingie are all rated as doubts ahead of the clash.

Manchester City Match Betting News

Manchester City have managed to get over their two consecutive losses by claiming a impressive victory over Southampton in the Premier League last weekend and then following it up with a Capital One Cup triumph over Hull City in midweek.

Ahead of the busy festive period in the Premier League, Manchester City now face arguably their most crucial phase of the season as they will have to assert their lead at the top of the table away from the chasing pack.

However, City will surely not find it straightforward in a competitive division such as the Premier League and one can be sure that Manuel Pellegrini’s men will be in for a tough fight when they travel to the Britannia Stadium to square off against Stoke City this weekend.

Eliaquim Mangala remains banned for the clash while the likes of Sergio Aguero, Joe Hart, Jesus Navas, Fernando, Vincent Kompany, Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta are all injury doubts ahead of the clash.

Stoke City vs Manchester City Match Prediction

Manchester City claimed an emphatic 4-1 victory in their last visit to the Britannia Stadium but as is the case most of the time, Stoke will surely look to give the Citizens a rough ride.

The match this weekend should be a more closely fought encounter but City do have enough about them to be able to claim the victory.

Match Betting Tip: Manchester City to win @1.61 at Bet365

: Posted in Premier League • Date: 29.12.2015