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

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Salford City pay FA Cup rivals Manchester City a visit on Saturday evening, as Karl Robinson guides his team into an away clash with Pep Guardiola & co. at the Etihad Stadium. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've sifted through our extensive database and found the stats that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Manchester City's next match is v Ipswich at 16:30 on Sunday 19th January
Salford City's next match is v Fleetwood at 15:00 on Saturday 18th January
The last English FA Cup meeting between Man City and Salford was on Saturday 11th January 2025
English FA Cup
January 11th 2025
Man City 8
0 Salford
 
J. Doku 8'
D. Mubama 20'
N. O'Reilly 43'
J. Grealish 49'
J. Mcatee 62'
J. Doku 69'
J. Mcatee 72'
J. Mcatee 81'
 
MCI
SAL
Shots On
10
2
Shots Off
5
8
Corners
6
2
Possession
68%
32%
Fouls
7
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
Man CitySalford
 
E. Santana de Moraes
N. Aké (M. Akanji 46')
J. Simpson-Pusey
İ. Gündoğan
M. Nunes
J. Grealishfootball icon
N. O'Reillyfootball icon
J. Mcateefootball iconfootball iconfootball icon
S. Moreira de Oliveira (P. Foden 55')
J. Dokufootball iconfootball icon (M. Kovačić 74')
D. Mubamafootball icon
M. Young
L. Shephard
L. Garbutt
(J. Taylor 58') H. Mnoga
K. Berkoe
C. Tilt
(C. McAleny 70') M. Lund
T. Fornah
(R. Watson 58') O. Ashley
(C. Stockton 70') K. Kouassi
(W. Wright 87') H. Adelakun

Best Tip: Man City to win

We're predicting Man City will come out on top after 90 minutes on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) data below all point in that direction and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. Expect jubilant celebrations among the home supporters when that final whistle blows at Etihad Stadium.

In-Play
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 89% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
89%
-1/12
1%
Draw
7%
-14/1
Salford
3%
-18/1
32%
Man City 3-0
10%
-11/2
Man City 4-0
9%
-13/2
7%
Man City 2-0
8%
-13/2
7%
Man City 3-1
7%
-17/2
9%
Man City 5-0
7%
-17/2
6%
Man City 4-1
7%
-10/1
8%
Man City 2-1
6%
-10/1
Man City 5-1
5%
-14/1
Man City 6-0
4%
-12/1
Man City 1-0
4%
-11/1
10%
Man City 6-1
3%
-18/1
10%
Draw 1-1
3%
-20/1
Man City 3-2
3%
-20/1
12%
Man City 4-2
2%
-22/1
10%
Man City 7-0
2%
-20/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
82%
-2/9
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
18%
-3/1
8%
Home 1st Goal
65%
--
Away 1st Goal
34%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
-11/10
10%
BTTS - No
49%
-4/6
10%
BTTS - Home Win
42%
-7/5
11%
BTTS - Draw
6%
-12/1
BTTS - Away Win
2%
-22/1
24%
Home/draw
96%
-1/150
Away/draw
11%
-7/1
6%
Home/away
92%
-1/40
Over 1.5 Goals
93%
-1/20
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
6%
-8/1
13%
Over 3.5 Goals
65%
-4/7
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
35%
-5/4
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
46%
-13/10
Under 4.5 Goals
54%
-4/7
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
29%
-13/5
Under 5.5 Goals
71%
-1/4
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
-1/1000
Under 0.5 Goals
1%
-33/1
48%
Home DNB
94%
-1/100
Away DNB
8%
-14/1
26%
Man City win to nil
47%
--
Salford win to nil
1%
--
Man City / Man City
61%
-7/20
Man City / Salford
1%
-55/1
14%
Man City / Draw
3%
-28/1
Draw / Man City
17%
-19/5
10%
Draw / Salford
2%
-28/1
15%
Draw / Draw
4%
-18/1
Salford / Man City
5%
-16/1
10%
Salford / Salford
4%
-20/1
24%
Salford / Draw
3%
-25/1
15%
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Win / draw / win form
Man City
20 games
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HMan City3 - 0Nottm Forest
AMan City0 - 2Liverpool
HMan City3 - 3Feyenoord
HMan City0 - 4Spurs
AMan City1 - 2Brighton
AMan City1 - 4S. Lisbon
AMan City1 - 2Bournemouth
AMan City1 - 2Spurs
HMan City1 - 0Southampton
HMan City5 - 0Sparta
AMan City2 - 1Wolves
HMan City3 - 2Fulham
AMan City4 - 0S. Bratislava
Salford
20 games
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASalford1 - 0MK Dons
ASalford2 - 0Harrogate
HSalford1 - 0Morecambe
HSalford3 - 0Barrow
ASalford2 - 0Accrington
HSalford3 - 0Notts C
ASalford0 - 1Gillingham
HSalford2 - 0Harrogate
HSalford2 - 0Cheltenham
ASalford1 - 1Doncaster
HSalford0 - 1Carlisle
HSalford2 - 1Shrewsbury
ASalford2 - 2Fleetwood
ASalford2 - 1Colchester
HSalford2 - 1Swindon
ASalford1 - 1Crewe
HSalford1 - 2Grimsby
HSalford1 - 0AFC Wim
ASalford1 - 3Newport
ASalford0 - 0Tranmere
Goal Statistics
Man City Salford
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
3.8
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
2
17%
3
21%
4
19%
5
15%
6+
28%
There is a 28% probability that Man City will score 6 or more goals in this match
0
49%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 84% probability of Salford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Salford
3.8
0.7
Attack rating
1%
better
MCI
SAL
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Games scored17
17
Failed to score3
3
Scored first11
15
Goals scored36
29
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.5
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for2.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
MCI
SAL
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
10
Clean sheets5
10
Conceded first9
4
Goals conceded32
14
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
10
Conversion rate against21%
10%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+44%

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

Man City FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1320
EdersonJ McAteeJ Grealish
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Ederson GLK1
-
N. O'Reilly DEF11
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF1
-
N Aké  DEF1
-
M Nunes MID11
-
J McAtee MID13
-
I Gündogan MID1
-
J Grealish MID112
-
S Sávio FWD1
-
J Doku FWD122
-
D Mubama FWD11
-
Subs
S Ortega GLK
-
J Gvardiol DEF
-
M Akanji DEF1
-
R Lewis DEF
-
M Kovacic MID1
-
K Bruyne MID
-
B Silva MID
-
P Foden MID11
-
E Haaland FWD
-
Salford FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3211
M. YoungM LundL GarbuttL Shephard
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Young GLK3
-
L Shephard DEF3
1
-
C Tilt DEF3
1
-
L Garbutt DEF31
-
T Fornah MID3
-
H Mnoga MID2
1
-
M Lund MID32
1
-
O Ashley MID3
1
-
K Berkoe MID2
-
H Adelakun FWD1
-
K Kouassi FWD3
-
Subs
J Jones GLK
-
J Chester DEF
-
W. Wright DEF1
-
K. Malcolm MID1
-
M. Heys MID1
-
R Watson MID1
-
J Taylor  MID2
1
-
C McAleny FWD2
-
C Stockton FWD21
-
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