Stoke V Manchester City Predictions & Betting Odds

Stoke v Manchester City Betting Tips – Premier League 12th March 12.00pm

Manchester City are closing in on the Premier League title and just four more wins can get them there. It’s been that easy for them and the sooner they do it, the better their Champions League chances will be. Stoke have big concerns down in the relegation zone as they do not have any winning touch going at all and games like this aren’t likely going to help them get out of trouble. There’s tough games to come for Stoke including this one.

Stoke News and Form

You can at least look at the positive that Stoke have only suffered one defeat in their last six league games and they are unbeaten in three at home (W1 D2). But they have won just once in their last ten games overall and have gone D4 L1 in their last five played. There has been little end product from them at the end of the day and they have scored just the three goals in their last five games and have failed to hit the back of the net in each half of their last ten games. Overall this season at home the Potters have gone W5 D4 L5 and have averaged just over a goal per game. Things are still tight down at the bottom which means there is still a chance of survival. Really only Xherdan Shaqiri is showing up for them at the moment and he has scored each of Stoke’s last three league goals and in the bet365 anytime goalscorer market he is a price of 5/1* (Betting Odds taken at 00:33 p.m. on March 10th, 2018) to come up with something in this one. After this Stoke do have remaining games against Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool so there is immense pressure on them and this is such a tough game under the circumstances. Stoke have opened the scoring in just five of their home games this season and have the joint worst defensive record in the top flight (along with West Ham).

Manchester City News and Form

Manchester City collected a 1-0 win at home over Chelsea last weekend exercising a little bit of patience. That was their third league win in a row and it moved them out to six games unbeaten (W5D1). They recently collected a 3-0 victory out at Arsenal and that snapped a three-match winless streak of away form that they were on (D2 L1) and it may just be worth backing both teams to score at bet365 for 21/20 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 00:33 p.m. on March 10th, 2018) because Stoke really have to throw something at this as it is a game which any kind of point would be a bonus. Manchester City have scored in each of their last eight games home and away combined in the top flight and away from home, they have averaged over two goals per game. A Manchester City 2-1 result in the Bet365 correct score market is in at a price of 10/1 odds. Manchester City’s overall record on their travels this season is W11 D2 L1 and the lone defeat, and their only defeat in this seasons’ Premier League, came at Liverpool back in mid-January. Of the 21 league goals that Sergio Aguero has netted only six have been on the road and his last away goals was back in mid-December. Leroy Sane always looks to be a real threat and a game changer and worth a look at 6/1 in the first goalscorer market* (Betting Odds taken at 00:33 p.m. on March 10th, 2018) because he has proven to be a good game breaker recently.

Stoke v Manchester City Head to Head

The Citizens have collected maximum points in two of their last three trips to Stoke in the league (L1) and both victories for them in that sequence were by a 4-1 scoreline. Manchester city rolled out a massive 7-2 victory over the Potters at the Etihad earlier this term and the Citizens are W3 D1 L1 in their last five Premier League games against the Potters. Both teams have scored in just three of their last eleven meetings with four of their last six going over the 2.5 goal line.

Stoke v Manchester City Betting Odds*

Man City 1/3, Draw 5/1, Stoke 12/1* (Betting Odds taken at 00:33 p.m. on March 10th, 2018)