2022 FA Cup Predictions

Manchester City vs Manchester United: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

The 2022/23 FA Cup season will end this Saturday when Manchester City and Manchester United face off at Wembley for the first time in the competition’s long and storied history.

Pep Guardiola’s are looking to record their second title this season on their way to a treble after winning this campaign’s Premier League title.

City booked their place in this final round thanks to a 3-0 win over Sheffield United at the Etihad. The PL champions have scored 17 goals without reply in their five previous FA Cup ties this term, so they will come into this tie as favourites.

Five wins from the last ten meetings between both sides (L4) also put them ahead in the recent head-to-head record. However, having failed to win any of their last two games of the season, they come into this tie short of momentum.

Manager Guardiola has asked his squad to “disconnect” in the build-up to this huge clash. Since his move to the Etihad, his side have recorded a 100% win rate in domestic finals, so they’ll be confident of winning their second trophy this season.

Meanwhile, Manchester United will be looking to also win their second title this season, having already won the Carabao Cup in February.

Erik ten Hag’s side beat Newcastle at Wembley to clinch the trophy, so they will be confident here given their experience on this ground. A run of four consecutive wins also puts them ahead on the momentum scale.

But having not won an FA Cup title in 19 years, they seem to lack adequate experience in this competition. Yet, only Arsenal (14) have won more FA Cup titles than Man United (12).

Meanwhile, just one of the last 15 H2H meetings ended level after 90 minutes (City: W8, L6). Therefore, we can expect goals in this game.

That said, over 1.5 goals is a good bet here.

Bristol City vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Bristol City will welcome Manchester City to Ashton Gate Stadium this Tuesday for the sixth-round fixture of the FA Cup.

Bristol City are looking to make history here as they haven’t progressed past the fifth round of the FA Cup since 1973/1974. But Nigel Pearson’s side come into this match in good form as they’re unbeaten in 12 games (W6, D6).

The Robins are especially strong at Ashton Gate, where they haven’t tasted defeat in seven matches (W4, D3) and have only lost one of their last five FA Cup fixtures (W2, D2).

They will fancy their chances here, having beaten City’s rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the League Cup in 2017. Yet, the Sky Blues aren’t an easy nut to crack for smaller teams, especially in this competition.

Pep Guardiola’s side haven’t lost in this competition to a non-Premier League side since February 2018 (1-0 vs Wigan), with that loss being the last time they lost an FA Cup game away from the Etihad Stadium before the semi-finals.

The visitors are unbeaten in their last five matches (W3, D2) following Saturday’s 4-1 league win over Bournemouth. Having won each of the three head-to-head meetings in this century by 2+ goals, City will be confident of another win.

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Sunderland vs Fulham: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Sunderland and Fulham will face off in the FA Cup fourth round this Wednesday when they meet at Stadium of Light.

Both teams played out a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage last week to set up this second leg which will go to penalties if both teams fail to win inside 90 minutes.

Sunderland come into this tie in good form, having lost just one of their last nine competitive fixtures (W4, D4). As a result, they should be confident of pushing their Premier League rivals all the way.

Also, a run of five competitive games without defeat as pre-match outsiders (W2, D3) further illustrates their capabilities of testing a team in England’s top flight.

Meanwhile, Fulham come into this tie in a dodgy form, having failed to win any of their last four games while failing to score in three.

Fulham manager Marco Silva has urged his players to live up to the challenge, threatening to drop any player who did not take this tie seriously. However, considering that they have lost just one of their last five away games in all competitions will give them confidence going into this tie.

Also, given that all but one of Fulham’s last seven competitive fixtures produced fewer than 2.5 total goals, we can expect the same here.

Brighton vs Liverpool: Match Preview and Expert Football Predictions

Liverpool returns to Brighton for this FA Cup match just a few weeks after the Seagulls defeated Jurgen Klopp’s men in the Premier League, and it promises to be an exciting match.

Liverpool has had a bad season, and the FA Cup is their best chance to win a trophy this season, so they know how important this game is.

Roberto de Zerbi is doing a great job at the Amex and will want to beat Liverpool again in this game, but that will be harder to achieve than expected.

The Reds were solid in their last FA Cup game against the Wolves and proved to be tough opponents in their recent matches, so they will see this game as another chance to show they are gradually getting back to form.

Brighton has always been a tricky opponent for Liverpool and has lost just one of their last five head-to-head matches against the Reds.

Today’s Football Prediction could be an over 1.5 goals game. For similar predictions, click here.

Manchester City vs Arsenal: Match Preview and Expert Football Predictions

Manchester City has struggled to catch Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table this season and the Gunners will hope to beat them in this FA Cup game as well.

City risks ending this season without a trophy as they have been dumped out of the Carabao Cup and faces an uphill task trying to get Arsenal off the top of the league table.

Mikel Arteta’s side has also been dumped out of the Carabao Cup, but they can still win the league and will want to send an early signal to City that they want the cup too.

Arsenal beat Manchester United in their last league game, which showed the Gunners mean business and they will want to build on that with yet another competitive win.

Over 2.5 Goals have been prevalent in their matches and that could still happen in this game, making it one of the top matches to watch this weekend. For similar predictions, click here.

Liverpool vs Wolves Match Preview

Liverpool has been rocked by the news that Virgil van Dijk could be out with an injury for more than a month, and now it is hard to see them do well this season.

However, they have added Cody Gakpo to their squad this month, and the Dutchman could debut in this game and help them get over their terrible run of form.

Brentford beat the Reds in their last competitive game and the first of 2023, which is one of the worst ways to start the year.

However, Jurgen Klopp has been here before, and we back him to get the team back to form, perhaps from this game.

Julen Lopetegui is having an impressive start to life as Wolves manager, and this will be one of his hardest games since he became their manager.

He did well as the manager of Sevilla in Spain and the Wolves believe he can help their team do better, so we expect his side to give Liverpool a lot of problems in this match.

The best bet prediction for this game is over 2.5 goals. For similar predictions, click here.

Manchester City vs Liverpool Match Preview

Manchester City and Liverpool will face each other weeks after their 2-2 draw at the Etihad and this time Liverpool will be keen to get the upperhand.

The Reds are chasing an unprecedented quadruple and they can keep believing in it if they can reach the final of the FA Cup.

They have won the League Cup, are one point behind City in the Premier League title race and are also in the semi-final of the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Manchester City know they have to stop Liverpool from doing that and the Reds will feel unbeatable if they manage to beat them today.

City’s chances of earning a win from this match has not been helped by the fact that they will be without Kyle Walker and Kevin de Brune who both got injured in their match against Atletico Madrid.

Jurgen Klopp has all his Liverpool players fit and available in an important time in this season and he would feel confident in them winning this match for him.

Both clubs have already met twice this season, with both games ending in 2-2 draws, which just shows the closeness in quality between both of them.

Liverpool vs Norwich Match Preview

Liverpool will be eager to win the quadruple this season after they won the Carabao Cup at the weekend.

The Reds will now target progress in the FA Cup when they host Norwich for this fixture and it promises to be an interesting clash.

We expect Jurgen Klopp to ring the changes for this game and Adrian could be given a chance in goal, while the likes of Takumi Minamino could also play.

Norwich is struggling to remain in the Premier League beyond this campaign and they might not put so much of an effort to win the FA Cup.

That already gives Liverpool a very good advantage in the fixture and the Reds should take advantage of that.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have probably forgotten how to lose matches as they head into this game on a 10 games winning run.

Norwich, on the otherhand is struggling to win games and the Canaries have just a win in their last five matches. They have also lost all their last three games.

Their record in games against Liverpool is also not something to look forward to as they have lost 9 and won none of their last 10 games against the Reds.

Brighton vs Derby County MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Brighton haven’t been impressive in the league this season, but they would welcome this cup game as they look to distract themselves from the lack of wins in their recent league matches.

This competition has been strange this season in that most big teams have already been eliminated, Brighton would fancy their chances of reaching the final or even winning it without the possibility of taking on a big team who repeatedly been paired against each other.

Derby County are not doing particularly badly under the management of Frank Lampard, but they come into this game outside the playoff places in the English Championship.

Winning promotion remains Derby County’s priority, however, having won at Old Trafford and played Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, they would feel that they can eliminate Brighton in this game.

The Seagulls needed a replay to eliminate West Brom in the last round and would want to avoid that here, so we expect both teams to field a strong side and come out with strong desire to win it all.

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