Liverpool vs Manchester City Prediction: Iraola's High Press Meets Maresca's Control at Anfield
City arrive at Anfield on Sunday 11 October 2026, kick-off at 4:30pm BST, sitting top of the Premier League with a perfect 15 points from five games, whereas Liverpool are sixth with nine points from five unbeaten matches. The gap…
It's week 6 of the 2026-2027 Premier League on 2026-10-11 at 16:30 GMT, when Liverpool and Manchester City go head-to-head.
On average in 10 games, Referee C. Kavanagh registers 5-6 yellows and 0 reds, and 23 fouls.
Of the past 3 meetings, E. Maresca leads 2-0 over Andoni Iraola, with 1 draw.
Liverpool sit 6th with 9 points while Manchester City occupy 1st on 15 points.
Liverpool report 7 missing players: C. Bradley (Knee Injury), H. Ekitike (Achilles Tendon Injury), C. Gakpo (Ankle Injury), A. Isak (Thigh Injury), G. Leoni (Knee Injury), F. Chiesa (Back Injury), J. Jacquet (Muscle Injury) whereas Manchester City report 2 missing players: P. Foden (Red Card), N. O'Reilly (Injury).
Our forecast has Liverpool in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Manchester City set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, Liverpool's highest-rated performer was A. Mac Allister (6.6), while Manchester City's standout was A. Bouaddi (7.2).
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Liverpool won 1-0 against AFC Bournemouth, and Manchester City secured a victory 5-3 over Sunderland.
Both teams have been in great form: Liverpool 4-1-0 and Manchester City 5-0-0 over their last 5 matches.
Liverpool have clearly got the edge H2H: in 55 meetings, they've beaten Manchester City 22 times, with 19 draws and only 14 losses.
TheyScored users favour 2-2 (16.5%) over all other scorelines - 1-2 sits second at 15.3%.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Manchester City to win 2-1, despite Liverpool's 0-2-0 home form - Manchester City's strong 2-0-0 record away with 2.67 goals/game does the trick.
Liverpool is going head to head with Manchester City on 11/10/2026 15:30 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 0 - 3. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Liverpool v Manchester City H2H statistics!