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Manchester City v Plymouth Argyle : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

the Etihad Stadium masses welcome Plymouth Argyle's travelling contingent on Saturday evening, as Pep Guardiola's Manchester City take on Leonid Kuchuk's charges in the FA Cup. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds are all shown below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for Man City to win, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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Manchester City's next match is v Brighton at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
Plymouth Argyle's next match is v Derby at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
The last English FA Cup meeting between Man City and Plymouth was on Saturday 1st March 2025
English FA Cup
March 1st 2025
Man City 3
1 Plymouth
 
N. O'Reilly 45'38' M. Talovierov
N. O'Reilly 76'
K. De Bruyne 90'
 
MCI
PLY
Shots On
9
1
Shots Off
10
Corners
20
1
Possession
73%
27%
Fouls
5
7
 
Man CityPlymouth
 
S. Ortega Moreno
N. Aké (R. Santos Gato Alves Dias 46')
R. Lewis
V. de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis
N. O'Reillyfootball iconfootball icon
B. Silva
İ. Gündoğan
K. De Bruynefootball icon
J. Mcatee (E. Haaland 59')
J. Grealish
P. Foden (N. González Iglesias 83')
C. Hazard
(R. Hajal 64') B. Mumba
(T. Puchacz 71') N. Ogbeta
football iconM. Talovierov
(K. Szűcs 80') M. Sorinola
N. Katić
J. Pleguezuelo Selva
(J. Houghton 64') D. Gyabi
C. Wright
M. Boateng
(M. Baidoo 64') M. Bundu

Best Tip: Man City to win

Having examined the bookies' odds and collated statistics regarding both sides ahead of this FA Cup game, a bet on win / draw / win for Man City to win on home turf is the way we would recommend bettors go. We predict they'll be too strong for Plymouth, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have done in the past. It may not all be plain sailing, but Man City winning is the bet come Saturday evening.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 90% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.08.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
90%
1/16
5%
1/14
1%
Draw
7%
10/1
22%
14/1
13%
Plymouth
3%
25/1
37%
22/1
10%
Man City 3-0
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
8%
Man City 4-0
11%
13/2
12%
6/1
8%
Man City 2-0
11%
7/1
23%
13/2
8%
Man City 5-0
8%
9/1
23%
8/1
6%
Man City 3-1
7%
11/1
9%
9/1
9%
Man City 4-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Man City 1-0
6%
12/1
30%
10/1
10%
Man City 2-1
6%
14/1
25%
10/1
8%
Man City 6-0
5%
16/1
26%
12/1
8%
Man City 5-1
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
Draw 1-1
3%
20/1
24%
18/1
10%
Man City 6-1
3%
28/1
29%
20/1
Man City 7-0
2%
28/1
29%
20/1
Man City 3-2
2%
33/122/1
21%
Draw 0-0
2%
25/1
24%
33/1
Over 2.5 Goals
77%
2/9
11%
2/9
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
22%
10/3
33%
29/10
5%
Home 1st Goal
70%
1/8
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
30%
5/1
9%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
28/1
38%
-
BTTS - Yes
40%
6/5
2%
6/5
10%
BTTS - No
59%
8/13
3%
3/5
6%
BTTS - Home Win
34%
8/5
10%
6/4
10%
BTTS - Draw
5%
12/1
18%
12/1
13%
BTTS - Away Win
1%
40/1
58%
25/1
15%
Home/draw
97%
1/80
1%
1/1000
Away/draw
9%
9/1
67%
15/2
11%
Home/away
93%
1/20
2%
1/40
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
91%
1/16
5%
1/16
Under 1.5 Goals
8%
9/1
54%
15/2
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
58%
4/7
18%
3/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
41%
5/4
25%
5/4
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
39%
5/4
31%
13/10
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
61%
4/7
18%
4/7
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
23%
11/4
32%
13/5
4%
Under 5.5 Goals
77%
1/4
10%
1/4
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/1501/1000
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
28/1
38%
28/1
12%
Home DNB
95%
1/80
2%
1/1000
Away DNB
7%
22/1
53%
16/1
10%
Man City win to nil
56%
4/6
3%
-
Plymouth win to nil
1%
40/1
58%
-
Man City / Man City
61%
1/3
11%
1/3
2%
Man City / Plymouth
1%
80/1
59%
60/1
6%
Man City / Draw
3%
28/1
12%
28/1
Draw / Man City
19%
3/1
7%
19/5
4%
Draw / Plymouth
2%
40/1
21%
33/1
Draw / Draw
5%
16/1
42%
16/1
Plymouth / Man City
4%
18/118/1
10%
Plymouth / Plymouth
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
10%
Plymouth / Draw
3%
33/1
17%
28/1
15%
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Win / draw / win form
Man City
20 games
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMan City1 - 0Spurs
HMan City0 - 2Liverpool
AMan City1 - 3Real Madrid
HMan City4 - 0Newcastle
HMan City2 - 3Real Madrid
AMan City2 - 1L Orient
AMan City1 - 5Arsenal
HMan City3 - 1Brugge
HMan City3 - 1Chelsea
AMan City2 - 4PSG
AMan City6 - 0Ipswich
AMan City2 - 2Brentford
HMan City8 - 0Salford
HMan City4 - 1West Ham
AMan City2 - 0Leicester
HMan City1 - 1Everton
AMan City1 - 2A Villa
HMan City1 - 2Man Utd
AMan City0 - 2Juventus
AMan City2 - 2C Palace
Plymouth
20 games
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth1 - 1Cardiff
APlymouth1 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 2Blackburn
HPlymouth5 - 1Millwall
HPlymouth1 - 0Liverpool
HPlymouth2 - 1West Brom
APlymouth2 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 5Burnley
HPlymouth0 - 1QPR
HPlymouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
APlymouth1 - 0Brentford
APlymouth0 - 0Stoke
HPlymouth2 - 2Bristol C
APlymouth0 - 2Oxford Utd
APlymouth0 - 4Coventry
HPlymouth3 - 3M'Boro
APlymouth0 - 2Sheff Utd
HPlymouth1 - 2Swansea
APlymouth0 - 4Bristol C
APlymouth1 - 6Norwich
Goal Statistics
Man City Plymouth
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
3.6
goals
0.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
2
18%
3
21%
4
19%
5+
31%
There is a 32% probability that Man City will score 5 or more goals in this match
0
58%
1
31%
2
3
4+
There is a 58% probability that Plymouth will fail to score
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.6
average goals scored
0.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
3.6
0.5
Attack rating
46%
better
MCI
PLY
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Games scored18
12
Failed to score2
8
Scored first11
5
Goals scored46
21
Avg. goals scored2.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal4
6
Conversion rate for23
16
Avg. XG for1.8
1
KickOff rating
+46%
Defence rating
22%
better
MCI
PLY
view stats
Games conceded15
17
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first9
14
Goals conceded32
40
Avg. goals conceded1.6
2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
21%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+22%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Man City v Plymouth will show here when available.

Man City FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3331
N. O'ReillyN. O'ReillyJ GrealishJ McAtee
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Ortega GLK2
-
R Lewis DEF21
-
N Aké  DEF2
-
V. de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis DEF2
-
N. O'Reilly DEF33
-
I Gündogan MID3
-
J McAtee MID33
1
-
K Bruyne MID221
-
B Silva MID2
-
J Grealish MID313
-
P Foden FWD32
-
Subs
Ederson GLK1
-
R Dias DEF2
-
J Gvardiol DEF
-
N González  MID2
-
M Nunes MID11
-
O Marmoush FWD1
-
E Haaland FWD11
-
J Doku FWD122
-
S Sávio FWD2
-
Plymouth FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3122
C HazardM TaloverovM SorinolaM Taloverov
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hazard GLK3
1
-
M Taloverov DEF21
2
-
N Katic DEF2
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF3
-
B Mumba MID2
-
M Boateng MID2
-
N Ogbeta MID2
-
D Gyabi MID3
-
M Sorinola FWD32
1
-
C Wright FWD3
-
M Bundu FWD3
1
-
Subs
D Grimshaw GLK
-
K. Szűcs DEF1
-
J Edwards DEF
-
T Puchacz DEF3
-
V Pálsson DEF2
-
C Roberts MID1
-
J Houghton MID1
-
R Hajj MID1
-
M Baidoo MID2
-
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