Manchester City v Swansea Betting Preview
Can City get their season going? They have been through some trying times of late and boss Manuel Pellegrini has been feeling the heat, largely for City looking very one dimensional and not having a plan b up their sleeve. Swansea have already taken a victory in Manchester this season and will be looking to claim another big scalp on the road.
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Manchester City v Swansea Betting Tips
It hasn’t been the greatest of season from the Citizens. Still, this has been their fourth ever best start to a Premier League campaign. They are even one point better off at this stage than they were at this point last term. They have won just the one game in their last six in all competitions, but do have a strong home record against the Swans. The Citizens have won 11 and lost only one of their thirteen previous home games against Swansea, so they are running rightly as odds-on favourites. They booked a comfortable 3-0 result in this corresponding fixture last season. Manchester City have won four and lost just one of the last six Premier League matches against Swansea.
They are a solid home side and under Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City have lost two and won 20 of their 24 Premier League matches at the Etihad. They have had their blips there this season though, starting with a shock home defeat against Stoke and snatching a late draw against champions-elect Chelsea. They have actually scored more goals on the road than they have done at the Etihad, but they still average more than a respectable 1.8 goals per game on home turf. Their latest problems were compounded in a 2-2 draw at QPR, a point rescued by the brilliant Sergio Aguero. They would be seriously floundering without him, and Aguero, who is looking to bag his 12th Premier League goal of the season is a strong 5/2 favourite in the first goalscorer market.
As for Swansea’s, Garry Monk has managed to guide them to their best ever start to a Premier League season, having picked up 18 from eleven matches. They went into the international break on the back of a win, coming from behind to topple the fragile Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium. That is the second big scalp they have claimed this season because they also took a victory at Old Trafford against Man Utd on the opening weekend of the season. That victory at Old Trafford has been their only away win of the season though, since going W0 D2 L2 on the road. The draw/Man City half time/full time bet may be considered her considering that Swansea have conceded the highest percentage of second half goals this season. Wilfried Bony may be worth a look in the anytime goalscorer market for 7/2 at Paddy Power as he has scored two goals in his one appearance against Man City in the Premier League.
Manchester City v Swansea Betting Odds
Man City 2/5, Draw 4/1, Swansea 7/1
Manchester City v Swansea Predictions
The Welsh outfit haven’t produced the kind of away form to confidently back to take advantage of the stuttering form of City at the Etihad. So the home side should pick up the three points, but it could just be worth avoiding the match outright all together and simply targeting profit on Sergio Aguero in the first goalscorer or anytime goalscorer markets.
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