Manchester City take on the visitors Sheffield United in the round 20 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, December 30th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Manchester City are more successful on the international stage than domestically. In 2023, the Citizens achieved several milestones. First, they finally won the Champions League. Rodrigo's goal in the final against Inter was the only one and secured the long-awaited Big-Eared Trophy. This allowed the English team to travel for the UEFA Super Cup in August, which they won on penalties against Sevilla. Before Christmas, they secured victory in the Club World Cup, where they confidently won 4-0 in the final against Fluminense. Additionally, they had a successful start to the new cycle of the Champions League. However, on the domestic front, Guardiola lost to Arsenal in the FA Community Shield and Newcastle in the EFL Cup. The Blue Moon unexpectedly displayed poor statistics in the Premier League in the last months of the year. Despite Pep's talk about challenges, his team, which had been leading, even lost its place in the top four. The match against Everton was challenging; Everton opened the scoring at home and won the first half. Still, ultimately, the champion secured a 3-1 victory.
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Sheffield United were Chris Wilder's main club as a footballer. Later, he made a name for himself as a coach, finally lifting the team from the Championship and ensuring their stay in the Premier League. For a while, it seemed like the newcomers were aiming for European competitions. However, there was a classic second season with a disgraceful relegation. The new rise was secured under Heckingbottom, even if it took a second attempt (they lost in the playoff matches in 2022). So, Paul was given a chance throughout the fall, despite poor play and almost no positive results. However, after a 0-5 defeat to direct competitor Burnley, Sheffield implemented rotation under their legendary coach. In the second match under the new-old coach, they managed to win against Brentford, and the other opponents were even more challenging – Liverpool before and Aston Villa after. By the way, they held a potentially leading opponent to an honorable draw, 1-1. After seemingly turning the game in their favor against Luton, they nullified everything with a pair of own goals in 4 minutes.
In August, the champion defeated the newcomer 2-1. This marks the seventh consecutive victory for City against this opponent. City are considered a clear and logical favorite. However, with a tight schedule, it's unlikely there will be many goals, especially since the opponents are expected to focus on defense. We expect Total Under 3.5 Goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 scored goals.
