Manchester City – Sunderland

In Manchester, the rivals will score at least three goals.

Manchester City has been playing the most entertaining football in England in recent weeks. This characteristic cannot be considered entirely positive, especially for the fans of this team. In the middle of the week, the "Citizens" traveled to the outskirts of London, where they faced mid-table side Fulham. When the score became 5:1 in favor of Manchester City in the 54th minute of the match, Guardiola's players were already mentally celebrating in the locker room and heading home. However, by the 78th minute, the score was already 5:4, and the nerves of the Manchester players were as tense as a string. The previous season came to mind when Manchester City dropped points left and right on all football fronts due to goals conceded in the final minutes. The team managed to hold on to their lead, but after the match, Pep Guardiola jokingly expressed relief that his players did not respect him, and that he is too old for such "hair-raising" experiences. Sunderland has been the real discovery of the current Premier League season. Having entered the elite division as the last of the three Championship clubs, the "Black Cats" have settled in more confidently than anyone else. They fear no one in the Premier League and almost never lose. Moreover, they do not concede to the top teams in the division, demonstrating phenomenal organization and commitment. Bookmakers have named the home team as the favorites for the upcoming match, offering 1.25 odds on their victory. The situation with Manchester City's game organization has raised questions not only based on the outcomes of the match against Fulham. In their last four matches, Guardiola's team conceded ten goals and lost twice. Second place in the standings, five points behind leaders Arsenal, may prove to be a temporary positive phenomenon if the Spanish coach does not find a balance between attack and defense and does not work on his players' "heads." Sunderland has lost to Burnley, Manchester United, and Fulham in fourteen rounds of the current season. In the other eleven matches, including against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa, and Nottingham Forest, the "Black Cats" consistently scored one or two goals and did not lose. It is unlikely that the match at the "Etihad" will differ in terms of goal-scoring. Let's wager that there will be at least three goals in the match.