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Manchester United W vs Manchester City W prediction and preview

25 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.50Market probability 63%Final score 1–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Manchester United W host Manchester City W in the FA WSL (England) on 25 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.50, which the bookmaker market rated at about 63% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Manchester United W 1–1 Manchester City W.

Going into the match, Manchester United W had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 24 and conceding 14. Manchester City W had won 8, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 10, with 30 scored and 12 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Manchester United W's last 10 and 8 of Manchester City W's last 10; 6 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Manchester United W averaged 2.80 goals scored and 1.60 conceded across 5 matches; away from home Manchester City W averaged 2.71 scored and 1.29 conceded across 7.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.56 goals from Manchester United W and 2.17 from Manchester City W. From that it rates a home win at 27%, a draw at 22% and an away win at 51%, against 19%, 21% and 60% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Manchester United W (green) and Manchester City W (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form40% – 60%
Attack30% – 70%
Defence47% – 53%
Head-to-head29% – 71%
Goals33% – 67%
Overall strength31% – 68%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Manchester United WWWWWW2.401.4070%60%
Manchester City WWWDWD3.001.2080%80%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
BTTS 1st Half - No75%1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals74%1.25
Over 2.5 Goals63%1.50
Manchester City W Win61%1.55
BTTS Yes60%1.57
Under 3.5 Goals57%1.67
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals56%1.67
Over 3.5 Goals43%2.10

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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