The champion of England - Manchester City takes Sunderland for his first match of the New Year. The match of the 20th round of the Premier League will be played at "Etihad" on Thursday from 17:00 PM. At bet365.com we can find different and exciting bets on this match. The victory of "citizens" is 1.22, with a draw at 7.00 and the possibility to "Black Cats" for a greet victory is 16.00. The teams had already faced each other this season about a month ago when champions won with 4:1 as guests.
Manchester City are in the second place with a total of 43 points. In the previous round of the Premier League, they failed to lead Chelsea and finished with a draw at home against Burnley with 2:2. This equality ruined a series of nine consecutive wins in all competitions, so the victory is now mandatory for the team of Manuel Palegrini. They can`t afford a second consecutive household failure in the battle for the championship. With injuries are Vincent Kompany, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko, but even without their presence, Manchester City showed that they have no problems to win.
Sunderland takes the 14th place in the Premier League with 20 points in their asset. "Black Cats" ended with 0:0 in the previous round against Aston Villa as a guest. Victory in the local derby against Newcastle with 1:0 remained single for the team led by Gustavo Poje in the last nine meetings in the Premier League. As guests, Sunderland recorded two wins, five draws and two defeats. Four of the last five meetings ended under 2.5 goals. In the infirmary of the team remain Anthony Riviere and Patrick van Anholt.
Last 6 direct meetings:
Sunderland - Manchester City 1:4
Manchester City - Sunderland 2:2
Manchester City - Sunderland 3:1
Sunderland - Manchester City 1:0
Manchester City - Sunderland 1:0
Sunderland - Manchester City 0:1
Football prediction by www.11livesoccer.com for Manchester City - Sunderland: 1/1
Security: 7/10
Odds: 1.57 at bet365
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