Manchester City vs Plymouth Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By George Edwards, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 1, 23:45 | 4 min read

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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Citizens to Win Big

We’re excited for this FA Cup 5th round game and our betting prediction is to back Manchester City -2.5 on the Asian Handicap market. This means the Citizens will beat Championship side Plymouth by three goals or more at 1.63.

Match Preview

Manchester City´s last game was away to Tottenham and the Premier League clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium finished in a 1-0 win. Pep Guardiola's team had 45% possession and five shots on target, with Erling Haaland scoring the winner.

Plymouth Argyle enjoyed 59% possession but had just one shot on target when they drew 1-1 at home with Cardiff City in their previous match. Muhamed Tijani found the net for the Pilgrims in the Championship clash at Home Park.

In the 4th round of the FA Cup, City won 2-1 on the road against Leyton Orient, while Plymouth pulled off a huge upset when beating Liverpool 1-0 at home.

Manchester City – Last 10 League Games

City have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.4 goals from 6.1 shots on goal and 15.0 attempts. The Manchester side have averaged 57.7% possession, 575.0 passes and 5.2 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.2 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 10.7 attempts and 4.3 corners.

Top scorer is Erling Haaland on 7 goals, while Phil Foden has racked up 6 and Omar Marmoush 3. Savinho is the top assists maker on 5, with goalkeepers Ederson Moraes and Stefan Ortega managing 4 clean sheets between them.

Plymouth – Last 10 League Games

Plymouth have 2 victories, 3 defeats and 5 draws, averaging 2.3 shots on goal, 5.8 attempts and 1.2 goals. Miron Muslic's men average 37.3% possession, 2.9 corners taken and 6.0 corners against them, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 9.4 attempts and 4.9 shots on goal.

Ryan Hardie is top of the team’s scoring charts with 4, while Muhamed Tijani, Maksym Talovierov, Mustapha Bundu and Nikola Katic have 1. Mustapha Bundu, Kornel Szucs and Victor Palsson have been the top assists providers with 1 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Manchester City confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Ortega (GK), Rico Lewis, Vitor Reis, Nathan Ake, Nico O'Reilly, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, James McAtee, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden.

Plymouth confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Conor Hazard (GK), Maksym Talovierov, Julio Pleguezuelo, Nikola Katic, Bali Mumba, Darko Gyabi, Malachi Boateng, Nathanael Ogbeta, Matthew Sorinola, Mustapha Bundu, Callum Wright.

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Key Manchester City vs Plymouth stats:

  • City have won 7 of their past 10 home matches in domestic competitions
  • City have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their past 10 home matches
  • Plymouth have conceded 2 or more goals in 11 of their last 20 matches
  • Plymouth have failed to win any of their last 3 matches
  • Plymouth failed to score in 15 of their 34 Championship matches this season

Manchester City vs Plymouth Prediction

We’re loving the 1.63 about the favourites overcoming a -2.5 goal handicap when it comes to this FA Cup clash. Our prediction means that City need to win by three goals or more.

There are some alternate betting angles such as City + Both Teams to Score No should you feel they will keep a clean sheet on their way to victory.

Our Pick

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Manchester City vs Plymouth Odds

Manchester City have short betting odds to win and they’re overwhelming 1.06 favourites for this FA Cup clash. This means the bookies give them a 94% chance of winning the game. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Plymouth are trading at 29.00.

A high-scoring match is a possibility and that is reflected in the Over 2.5 Goals odds. For those wanting to back Both Teams to Score No, this is currently priced at 1.57.

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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Manchester City logo Manchester City Betting Stats

Plymouth logo Plymouth Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 9 wins, 8 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 4 wins, 9 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Manchester City

Plymouth

Goals / match
1.6 1.6
Conceded / match
1.6 1
Total / match
3.2 2.6

Corners

Corners

Manchester City

Plymouth

For / match
5.6 2.2
Against / match
5.8 6.8
Total / match
11.4 9

Possession

Possession

Team News

Don’t miss out on the Manchester City vs Plymouth team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

Manchester City vs Plymouth Lineups

Manchester City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Plymouth Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Manchester City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

18 Stefan Ortega
82 Rico Lewis 22 Vitor Reis 6 Nathan Ake 75 Nico O'Reilly
19 Ilkay Gundogan 20 Bernardo Silva
87 James McAtee 17 Kevin De Bruyne 10 Jack Grealish
47 Phil Foden
21 Conor Hazard
40 Maksym Talovierov 5 Julio Pleguezuelo 25 Nikola Katic
2 Bali Mumba 18 Darko Gyabi 19 Malachi Boateng 3 Nathanael Ogbeta
29 Matthew Sorinola 15 Mustapha Bundu 11 Callum Wright

Plymouth Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Manchester City Substitutes

  • 3Ruben Dias
  • 7Omar Marmoush
  • 9Erling Haaland
  • 11Jeremy Doku
  • 14Nico Gonzalez
  • 24Josko Gvardiol
  • 26Savinho
  • 27Matheus Nunes
  • 31Ederson Moraes

Plymouth Substitutes

  • 4Jordan Houghton
  • 6Kornel Szucs
  • 8Joe Edwards
  • 17Tymoteusz Puchacz
  • 28Rami Al Hajj
  • 30Michael Baidoo
  • 31Daniel Grimshaw
  • 34Caleb Roberts
  • 44Victor Palsson

Previous Manchester City Lineups

27 Feb Premier League
Tottenham 0-1 Man City
23 Feb Premier League
Man City 0-2 Liverpool
20 Feb Champions League
Real Madrid 3-1 Man City

Previous Plymouth Lineups

22 Feb Championship
Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff
20 Feb Championship
Luton 1-1 Plymouth
15 Feb Championship
Blackburn 2-0 Plymouth

The latest Manchester City vs Plymouth lineups, including predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s. Find out each team’s formation along with the substitutes.

Team Squads

Manchester City Squad

Plymouth Squad

Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.

England FlagTables & Standings

England FlagPremier League 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 75:31 79
2 Arsenal 34 18 13 3 63:29 67
3 Man City 34 18 7 9 66:43 61
4 Nott’m Forest 33 18 6 9 53:39 60
5 Newcastle 33 18 5 10 62:44 59
6 Chelsea 33 16 9 8 58:40 57
7 Aston Villa 34 16 9 9 54:49 57
8 Bournemouth 33 13 10 10 52:40 49
9 Fulham 33 13 9 11 48:45 48
10 Brighton 33 12 12 9 53:53 48
11 Brentford 33 13 7 13 56:50 46
12 Crystal Palace 34 11 12 11 43:47 45
13 Everton 33 8 14 11 34:40 38
14 Man United 33 10 8 15 38:46 38
15 Wolverhampton 33 11 5 17 48:61 38
16 Tottenham 33 11 4 18 61:51 37
17 West Ham 33 9 9 15 37:55 36
18 Ipswich 33 4 9 20 33:71 21
19 Leicester 33 4 6 23 27:73 18
20 Southampton 33 2 5 26 24:78 11

England FlagChampionship 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 44 27 13 4 89:29 94
2 Burnley 44 26 16 2 61:15 94
3 Sheffield Utd 44 27 7 10 60:35 86
4 Sunderland 44 21 13 10 58:41 76
5 Bristol City 44 17 16 11 57:49 67
6 Coventry 44 19 9 16 62:57 66
7 Middlesbrough 44 18 9 17 64:54 63
8 Millwall 44 17 12 15 45:46 63
9 Blackburn 44 18 8 18 50:46 62
10 West Brom 44 14 18 12 52:44 60
11 Swansea 44 17 9 18 48:52 60
12 Watford 44 16 8 20 51:58 56
13 Sheffield Wed 44 15 11 18 58:67 56
14 Norwich 44 13 14 17 67:66 53
15 QPR 44 13 14 17 52:58 53
16 Portsmouth 44 14 10 20 56:69 52
17 Stoke 44 12 14 18 45:60 50
18 Preston 44 10 19 15 45:55 49
19 Oxford 44 12 13 19 44:62 49
20 Hull 44 12 12 20 43:52 48
21 Derby 44 12 10 22 47:56 46
22 Luton 44 12 10 22 41:64 46
23 Cardiff 44 9 16 19 46:69 43
24 Plymouth 44 10 13 21 48:85 43

We recommend looking at the FA Cup standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.

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