The first trophy of the English domestic season is up for grabs and Manchester City will fancy their chances of acquiring some silverware as they travel to Championship high-flyers Bristol City with a 2-1 aggregate lead. City won the first leg between the sides 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Sergio Aguero but Bristol City caused the blues a few problems and it promises to be a very entertaining clash at Ashton Gate.
Carabao Cup – Bristol City v Manchester City (2nd Leg) – Ashton Gate – Tuesday 21st January 2018 – 19.45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 24/5 at Coral |
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Bristol City
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Lee Johnson’s men have had a remarkable cup run this season, defeating Crystal Palace, Stoke City, Watford and Manchester United on their way to the semi-final stage. Their performance in the first leg drew huge praise from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and at 2-1 down, with an away goal – the Robins will feel very much in this tie. Bobby Reid has notched 14 goals for Bristol City in what has been an incredible season so far – including a penalty at the Etihad in the first leg.
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola’s men suffered their first domestic defeat last time out at the hands of Liverpool yet still remain 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League. The Carabao Cup has been utilised by City to rotate their expensively assembled squad and Guardiola could once again give some minutes to some of his fringe players, despite being only one game away from Wembley. Raheem Sterling is Manchester City’s second top scorer this term with 18 goals to his name in all competitions, in his most prolific season as a City player so far.
Head to Head
This promises to be a real David and Goliath tie, between two teams at the opposite end of the footballing spectrum in England. Manchester City have a superior 11:7 head to head record over the Robins whilst another 6 games between the teams have ended as draws. City won the first leg at the Etihad 2-1 thanks to goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero who cancelled out Bobby Reid’s penalty.
Bristol City v Manchester City – Betting Odds and Predictions
Bristol City have to ‘go for it’ in order to stay in the competition so could try to attack Manchester City.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a strong bet at 21/20 with 188 Bet.
Manchester City will look to take the game to Bristol City and get goals on the board quickly.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks an excellent punt at 1/2 with Ladbrokes.
Sergio Aguero will be tasked with leading the line – with Gabriel Jesus out injured currently.
Sergio Aguero to score anytime looks a good bet at 11/18 with Unibet.
Bristol City could adopt a physical approach in order to compete – which could lead to a fiery encounter.
A red card in the match looks a real possibility at 3/1 with William Hill.
Score Prediction
Bristol City 1 – 3 Manchester City – 10/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip Bristol City v Manchester City
Manchester City will want to kill the tie off as quickly as possible and will be very aware of the multiple threats Bristol City pose. Manchester City to win the match and both teams to score looks a superb punt at 15/8 with Betway.