Manchester City vs Sheffield United Prediction & Betting Tips - FA Cup

The gulf in class between these sides can clearly be seen when we take a look at the odds, where the reigning Premier League champions are returning just 1.14 to progress to the final. A draw will return 9.0 on your wager, while a win for Sheffield United is currently returning a whopping 15.0. Manchester City have scored 14 goals in the four matches they’ve played in this competition and are yet to concede. However, Sheffield United historically have put up a good fight against Manchester City, having never lost by a margin of greater than two goals to the Citizens in their last seven encounters. Balancing those facts and while City will be eyeing up another big win here, the -1 handicap looks like a good, low-risk option priced at reasonable odds of 1.4, while the -2 option will return 2.0 to its backers if it lands. On the point of goals, it’s hard to look past the sensational Erling Haaland, who has already netted 48 times in 41 appearances this season, three of which have come in this tournament. The Norwegian to score anytime is priced at a very tempting 1.4; however, odds of 1.8 about Julian Alvarez finding the net cannot be overlooked, with the Argentine also having found the net on three occasions in this tournament and is tipped to make the starting lineup on Saturday.

Manchester City will come into this match in fantastic spirits after seeing off Bayern Munich in midweek to book their spot in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and also saw their league ambitions reignited after Arsenal failed to put away West Ham United last weekend, which reduces the gap in the league table to four points. City also still have a game in hand and are scheduled to take on the Gunners next weekend. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions, which includes 12 wins and three draws. They played the Championship leaders Burnley in the last round of the FA Cup and came away as 6-0 winners, with Haaland bagging a hat-trick and Alvarez picking up a brace.

Meanwhile, Sheffield United are just one win away from securing second-spot in the Championship, which will be enough to earn them automatic promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Over their last six matches, Sheffield United have won five and lost one, with that solitary loss coming at the hands of Burnley earlier this month. The Blades knocked out Blackburn Rovers in a nail-biting finish in the last round, which followed arguably their best performance of the season, where they held off Tottenham Hotspur to earn a 1-0 win in the 5th round. In terms of head-to-head stats, Manchester City hold the upper hand, having won each of the last four encounters between these sides.