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Manchester City can reduce the behind leaders Chelsea by eight points, but to win it for Stoke. And even then it can hardly be enough for the title.
Manchester City vs Stoke City Prediction & Betting tips
Manchester City :
These are busy days for Manchester City. Ten days ago the Manchester Derby was against Manchester United in the program, but that game could not continue because United had to play the final of the League Cup. To date, no new date has yet pinned for this game, what it shows how close it all fits together. Especially since both teams come into action at European level and in the FA Cup. In that respect it might be better to be disabled.
But both teams will obviously not just let it happen. Manchester City certainly not, because that may be the title by now writing on his stomach, so it seems. The Citizens have a gap of eleven points on leader Chelsea, which can be reduced with a win over Stoke at eight points. Last weekend City managed to win 0-2 at last placed Sunderland. City did not convince, but came twice to score and actually ran into trouble.
The most important is perhaps that Manchester City has again kept a clean sheet. Guardiola’s team has now for the first five times in a row outdoors managed to keep a clean sheet in all competitions. And that’s not just for the first time under Guardiola, but also for the first time in the history of the club. What’s also nice is that LEROY SANÉ came back to score. He seems particularly effective; in all competitions were eight of his shots toward target, and there were six of them the net.
Probable formation Manchester City
Caballero, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Clichy, Fernandinho, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Sané, Aguero
Stoke City :
Stoke City are the team to respect this competition but must adapt. As Manchester City in the sixth round of the FA Cup play on Saturday, March 11th, the original date of this match, Stoke should midweek travel to the Etihad Stadium. It is the only race of the competition that is highlighted, but that’s because the other teams playing in the FA Cup or European games this week (Arsenal and Manchester United) whether played on Monday (Chelsea).
Stoke played last weekend at home against Middlesbrough. That match was won 2-0 thanks to two goals from Marko Arnautovic. Arnautovic shall take this in the bank among others Wilfried Bony, who earlier last week said he found it ridiculous that he does not deserve to play. But Arnautovic insists this form (he was by far the best player of the match), players like Bony and Berahino certainly do not play to go come.
The first goal of Arnautovic against Middlesbrough was a kind of liberation, because he made his first Premier League goal since 308 days. As well as he is doing this season so well, but he has all season to 21 Premier League goals. No Austrian made more goals than the spire of Stoke.
Probable lineup Stoke City
Grant Bardsley, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Cameron, Whelan, Arnautovic, Allen, Sobhi, Crouch
Manchester City vs Stoke City – Head to head
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