Liverpool vs Manchester City prediction: under 3.5 and the best odds

By Victor Anozie · 2026-10-07 · updated 2026-10-19 12:19 WAT

Liverpool v Manchester City

Result: right. The call was under 3.5 goals; the match ended 0-3. Every call so far.

Manchester City are favoured at 2.36 with 1xBet Nigeria for the trip to Anfield at 16:30 WAT. Liverpool face a long injury list across the squad. That shortage shapes the afternoon.

Liverpool are without C. Bradley, H. Ekitike, C. Gakpo, A. Isak and G. Leoni. Bradley and Leoni have knee injuries, Ekitike an Achilles tendon injury, Gakpo an ankle injury and Isak a thigh injury. F. Chiesa is a doubt with a back injury.

I treated repeated entries in the feed as single absences when I wrote those lines. Manchester City are without P. Foden through suspension after his red card. N. O’Reilly is a doubt with injury.

Liverpool form:

• W 1-0 vs Bournemouth (away)
• W 3-1 vs Tottenham (home)
• D 0-0 vs Fulham (home)
• W 2-1 vs Atletico Madrid (home)
• W 2-0 vs Ipswich (away)

Manchester City form:

• W 5-3 vs Sunderland (home)
• W 5-0 vs Norwich (home)
• W 1-0 vs Manchester United (away)
• W 2-0 vs FC Porto (away)
• W 1-0 vs Coventry (home)

Previous meetings:

• Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool, 2026-04-04
• Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City, 2026-02-08
• Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool, 2025-11-09
• Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool, 2025-02-23
• Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City, 2024-12-01

What the price costs you. About ₦9 of every ₦1,000 staked on the result stays with MSport. About ₦71 stays with Betway Nigeria.

My read: under 3.5 goals. Past results put it at 67% and the bookmakers’ prices at 61%.

Set a budget before you bet and stop when it is gone.

Where they stand

Club	Pos	P	Pts	GD	Form
Liverpool	5	9	15	+2	LWWLW
Manchester City	2	9	21	+10	LLWWW

Premier League table as of 4 November. Form is the last results in this competition, up to five, most recent first. Full Premier League table, fixtures and results.

Our other calls on these clubs

4 of 6 right:

• RB Leipzig 2–3 Manchester City · Both teams to score · Right
• Fenerbahçe 3–2 Liverpool · Over 2.5 goals · Right
• Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal · Both teams to score · Wrong
• Manchester City 0–1 Brighton · Over 2.5 goals · Wrong
• Manchester City 5–1 AEK Athens FC · Over 2.5 goals · Right
• Liverpool 4–3 Villarreal · Over 2.5 goals · Right

Every call, with the misses: the full record.

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