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Match predictionOur tip: 2-0
Manchester City vs Sunderland Prediction: Maresca's High-Press Side Eyes Fifth Straight Win
Manchester City host Sunderland on 20 September 2026 in Gameweek 5 of the Premier League, with City sitting second on 12 points from four games while Sunderland are 14th on four, back in the top flight after promotion and juggling…
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- Manchester City vs. Sunderland in week 5 of the 2026-2027 Premier League kicks off at 14:00 GMT on 2026-09-20.
- With the data available to us, E. Maresca and R. Le Bris have not met as managers before.
- Manchester City are 2nd in the standings with 12 points, followed by Sunderland in 14th on 4 points.
- Manchester City have 2 players out: P. Foden (Red Card), J. Doku (Calf Injury) but Sunderland have 3 players missing: H. Diarra (Hamstring Injury), R. Mandava (Red Card), R. Mundle (Knee Injury).
- We're predicting Manchester City to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Sunderland are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, E. Haaland registered the best mark for Manchester City - 8.3 - and E. Le Fee did likewise for Sunderland with an 8.7 score.
- Manchester City came off a win (5-0 vs Norwich City) and Sunderland also triumphed (1-0 vs AZ).
- Manchester City (5-0-0) and Sunderland (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Manchester City have clearly got the edge H2H: in 26 meetings, they've beaten Sunderland 18 times, with 4 draws and only 4 losses.
- Our model forecasts 2-0 for Manchester City, bolstered by their 2-0-0 home record and an average of 1.50 goals per game.
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Manchester City
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| 8' | D. Methalie | ||
| 9' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 12' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 29' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 33' | 2 - 2 | ||
| 43' | 3 - 2 | ||
HT 3 - 2 | |||
| 57' | 4 - 2 | ||
| 59' | 4 - 3 | ||
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| 81' | 5 - 3 | ||
| 83' | VAR- Erling Haaland | Goal confirmed | |
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Manchester City is going head to head with Sunderland on 20/9/2026 13:00 GMT for the England Premier League. 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 Manchester City v Sunderland H2H statistics!