Stoke vs Manchester City: Preview and Prediction

Monday 12th March 2018

England Premier League
Monday 12th March 2018
Kick off at 8pm GMT
Venue: Bet365 Stadium

Match Preview:

Stoke will be the big underdogs to get anything in this game, and sitting in 19^th place they really need the 3 points, however they will welcome Manchester City on Monday night.

Stoke are winless in five games but they are still fighting, with three hard fought draws in a row. Home form is decent, with just one loss in five but they have had a rather easy set of fixtures recently at Bet365 Stadium.

Manchester City lost to Basel in the Champions League in mid week but it mattered little given that they had won the first leg 4-0. It meant that manager Pep Guardiola could make a few changes to his team and the club as ever will come into this game fully prepared and with confidence to reach the 80 points marker.

City have the best away record in the league, though they have had a few speed bumps lately and have won just one game on the road out of their last four.

Stoke vs Manchester City Team News:

Stoke: Stephen Ireland is 50/50 to return to the first team

Manchester City: Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho will be hopeful of a return

Stoke vs Manchester City Head to Head:

Manchester City won the reverse fixture earlier in the season 7-2

Home or away Stoke has just 1 victory from the past 6 meetings

There is a 70% chance to see over 4.5 goals based on recent fixtures

Stoke vs Manchester City Prediction:

This looks like another win for City and the motivation is one more game checked off on their way to the league title. It was good to see Gabriel Jesus get a run out in Europe in midweek, and he scored so Guardiola may give him some more time in this game.

Stoke vs Manchester City Betting Tips:

Gabriel Jesus to score anytime at 1.72

Half time/full time: Manchester City/Manchester City at 1.62

Correct score: Manchester City to win 2-0, 3-0 or 4-2 at 6.00, 7.00 and 41.00