Man City – Man United, FA Cup Final – Prediction

This is the 2nd step towards the much-coveted Man City treble

After the Real Madrid game, Man City actually became champions without playing, so their last 3 league games have been on record. They only lost one of them, which was in the last round against Brentford, although they were quite unlucky in that game. I think these three games have affected the Citizens team very well and they are rested both physically and emotionally because the last 2 months have been very tough for them and now they are ready for two huge battles, probably the biggest of their (players) careers.

United will do the impossible to stop them

If you ask United fans, many of them even just want to stop City from the treble, not so much that they want to win the cup itself. 1st, because it’s their local rivals, 2nd, because the only treble to date by an English team was Man United’s in 1999. The Red Devils managed to finish the campaign successfully with several consecutive wins and a 3rd place finish. Moreover, ten Haag had a very interesting and motivating speech after the last game against Fulham in front of a full Old Trafford, showing that the mood in the team is great.

This clash will be a more even match than the bookmakers think

Both teams will be very motivated and this match could turn into one of the most interesting FA Cup finals ever in recent years. Problem for Man United is that Martial is injured, as is Sabitzer. Antony is under question, meaning they won’t have all their players in attack. At City, de Bruyne, Grealish, Akanji and Dias are under question and the chance of them playing is 50:50, so that would be a big blow for Guardiola. However, it might be psychological games because the information is from himself at a press conference on 24th May. In any case, I expect the game to be more even than the odds suggest, and the bookies think Man City are firm favourites, but it’s a final and a city derby at that, so I see value in the Man United +1.5 Asian handicap bet at 1.60. I think the line should be +1.25 for this odds rather. Another bet is Over 3 Cards at 1.57 as things could get pretty rough at some point. The stakes are really huge here.