Manchester United vs Manchester City

Value Assessment

Home Win
3.05
31% pred
-1.5%
Draw
3.66
21% pred
-6.5%
Away Win
2.20
48% pred
+2.4%
BTTS Yes 1.43 48%
BTTS No 2.72 44% VALUE

Key Insights

Title Race

Manchester City

Manchester City in position 2, 6 points behind leader - competing for title

Medium impact

European Race

Manchester United

Manchester United in position 5 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

Rotation Risk

Manchester City

Manchester City has 4 fixtures in 14-day window - rotation risk due to congestion

Medium impact

Market Disagreement

Model sees 47.6% BTTS vs 69.9% market consensus - lower probability, 22.4% gap

Medium impact

Match Normality

80%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 17 2026 · 12:30
Venue
Old Trafford (Manchester)
Competition
Premier League · 22
Coaches
Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick
Manchester United
Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola
Manchester City
Referee
Anthony Taylor Anthony Taylor

Recent Form

Manchester United Manchester United
3W 1D 1L
1.8 GF · 1 GA
W H Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-2
W H Manchester City Manchester City 2-0
L H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1
3W 1D 1L
1.8 GF · 1 GA
W H Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-2
W H Manchester City Manchester City 2-0
L H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1
1W 3D 1L
1.6 GF · 1.6 GA
D A West Ham United West Ham United 1-1
W A Arsenal Arsenal 3-2
D A Burnley Burnley 2-2
D A Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
L A Aston Villa Aston Villa 1-2
4W 1D 0L
2.2 GF · 1 GA
D A West Ham United West Ham United 1-1
W H Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-2
W A Arsenal Arsenal 3-2
W H Manchester City Manchester City 2-0
Manchester City Manchester City
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
4W 1D 0L
3.6 GF · 0.6 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
W H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0
W H Exeter City Exeter City 10-1
D H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
4W 1D 0L
2.2 GF · 0.8 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
W H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0

Sidelined Players

Manchester United Manchester United 3 out
Patrick Dorgu
Patrick Dorgu
injury
Mason Mount
Mason Mount
injury
Matthijs de Ligt
Matthijs de Ligt
injury
Manchester City Manchester City 7 out
Sverre Nypan
Sverre Nypan
suspended
Mateo Kovacic 
Mateo Kovacic 
injury
Josko Gvardiol 
Josko Gvardiol 
injury
Jérémy Doku
Jérémy Doku
injury
John Stones 
John Stones 
injury

+2 more

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Manchester United
4
40%
Draws
1
10%
Manchester City
5
50%
Avg Goals
3.3
BTTS
60%

League Signals

Predictability
46%
LOW
Home Bias
+5%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.9
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
23%
BTTS
54%
Over 2.5
56%

Final Words

Manchester United enter this match in excellent form, winning 4 of their last 5 matches. Manchester City arrive in strong form with 4 wins from 5 games.