Manchester City v Middlesbrough Predictions & Betting Odds – 5th November 2016

Citizens to continue new-found form

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Manchester City v Middlesbrough Betting Preview – Premier League 5th November

Manchester City have certainly snapped back to top form. They snapped a six match winless streak in all competitions with a big 4-0 win on the road in the Premier League against West Brom last weekend. They then followed that up with a famous night at home in Europe when they got the better of Barcelona 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League in the week. So they are up and running in top flight again it would seem. Will they have too much for Boro at the Etihad on Saturday? Boro have won more Premier League games against City than any other side have, but is there anything for them in this one against the Citizens?

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Manchester City v Middlesbrough Betting Tips

So Manchester City look to have rediscovered some positive momentum. There were on a six match winless streak in all options and where D2 L1 in the Premier League until they went to the Hawthorns last weekend and beat West Brom 4-0. Big return from the Citizens there with Sergio Aguero netting himself a couple to move on to seven league goals for the season so far in the top flight. Six of those seven though have been out on her pad, but he is still a 4/6 favourite in the anytime goalscorer market with online betting site Bet365 for Saturday’s league game. He was in great form against Barcelona in midweek too. The Citizens have won four of their last six games in the Premier League against Middlesbrough, which turns around some form as they had struggled for wins over them prior to that. City have won the last three home games against Boro in all competitions and the last time that Boro went there was in the FA Cup last January, City winning 2-0.

You can have a crack at a Manchester City 2-0 correct score which will return a price of 1/2 with Bet365. Manchester City are unbeaten at home in this season’s Premier League with a W3 D2 record on the board and they have scored in each of their five home games this term. They have only bagged the two clean sheets from their ten league outings this term but both teams not to score in this one will fetch a price of 8/13 with Bet365. Manchester City have been ahead in matches for 466 minutes in total this season in the top flight, which is more than any other top flight club so far this term. They have a lot of scoring power to call on and key players look back to form. Throw in the confidence of their results over the last week and Manchester City to win to nil in this one at a price of 5/6 looks value. Only Burnley and Sunderland have scored fewer away goals this term than Boro have.

Boro were in need of a league win and they got one on the board last weekend with a home victory at the Riverside over Bournemouth. That snapped a seven match winless streak for them in the top flight. The last time that Boro won back to back Premier League games was in May 2008 and the second of those wins came against Man City when they thumped the Citizens 8-1 at the Riverside. Middlesbrough actually have a decent Premier League record against City as they have won more Premier League matches (11) against Manchester City than any other club have done. But as things stand at the moment, Boro aren’t a huge threat going forward and have scored just nine goals in ten league games this two. Not much considering Aguero has scored just two more than that total himself. But there are strengths at the back for Boro who have kept a clean sheet in 25 of their last 56 league games and haven’t conceded in their last two. Alvaro Negredo is a big 4/1 anytime goalscorer option for them. This may be a game where it is too big of an ask for them to hang on in, but they did play out a 0-0 draw at Arsenal recently.

Manchester City v Middlesbrough Betting Odds

Man City 1/5, Draw 5/1, Middlesbrough 14/1

Manchester City v Middlesbrough Predictions

Even with Boro frustrating Arsenal to a point at the Emirates in their last away game, they will probably fall to City side who look rampant again at the moment. The win over Barcelona in the week was a pivotal point for Guardiola’s reign at the club and confidence will be through the roof. Boro aren’t likely to have much response when City break them down and it’s worth looking for a Manchester City to win to nil wager in this one.