Manchester City vs Salford Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Alan Johnson, Football Analyst | Published: 5 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 11, 23:45 | 4 min read

Manchester City FC

Football England - FA Cup Etihad Stadium Sun 12 Jan 00:45

Salford City FC

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

Side With Ammies on the Asian Handicap

Manchester City might be favourites although our betting prediction is that Salford can win with a +2.5 goal start. Get 2.35 about this selection in this Manchester derby clash.

Match Preview

Manchester City beat West Ham United 4-1 in their previous match. Pep Guardiola's team enjoyed 56% possession and had seven shots on target, with Erling Haaland (2), Phil Foden and a Vladimir Coufal own goal on the scoresheet for the Citizens in the Premier League match at Etihad Stadium.

Salford City most recently played a League Two away clash against Milton Keynes Dons which was a 1-0 win. The Ammies had 44% possession and three shots on target, with Hakeeb Adelakun scoring the winner at Stadium MK.

Confirmed Lineups

Manchester City confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Ederson Moraes (GK), Nico O'Reilly, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Nathan Ake, Matheus Nunes, Jack Grealish, James McAtee, Ilkay Gundogan, Savinho, Jeremy Doku, Divin Mubama.

Salford confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Matthew Young (GK), Liam Shephard, Curtis Tilt, Luke Garbutt, Tyrese Fornah, Haji Mnoga, Matthew Lund, Ossama Ashley, Kevin Berkoe, Hakeeb Adelakun, Kylian Kouassi.

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Expert FA Cup Analysis

The first port of call is to check out the team news for each side and then scroll through the form guide. We take this information and apply it to the latest available stats to come up with a verdict.

Key Manchester City vs Salford stats:

  • Man City have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 home matches
  • Salford have won 3 consecutive away matches
  • Salford have won 7 of their past 10 away matches
  • Salford have kept 8 clean sheets in their past 10 away matches
  • Salford have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 away matches

Manchester City vs Salford Prediction

You can get 2.35 on the Asian Handicap market by backing the outsiders +2.5. This pick means that our selection needs to avoid a heavy defeat for this FA Cup game.

You can still profit if Salford lose by one goal by backing them +1.5 on the Asian Handicap betting market.

Our Pick

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Manchester City vs Salford Odds

You might not get rich backing Manchester City at 1.05 to win this FA Cup match. However, these bookies betting odds imply a high 95% chance of winning the game. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Salford are trading at 26.00.

For those expecting a high-scoring game, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. The Both Teams to Score No option is 1.40 if you think at least one side will fail to score.

Should you want to back Manchester City to win this FA Cup match, then there is 1.01 available on the Draw No Bet market, with Salford City chalked at 23.00.

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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

Salford logo Salford Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 10 wins, 6 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 12 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 8 wins, 1 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Manchester City

Salford

Goals / match
1.8 1.8
Conceded / match
1.2 0
Total / match
3 1.8

Team News

It’s important to be as informed as possible, with the Manchester City vs Salford team news helping you find out who is available for the next game.

Manchester City vs Salford Lineups

Manchester City Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Salford Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Manchester City Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

31 Ederson Moraes
75 Nico O'Reilly 66 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 6 Nathan Ake
27 Matheus Nunes 10 Jack Grealish 87 James McAtee 19 Ilkay Gundogan
26 Savinho 11 Jeremy Doku
67 Divin Mubama
13 Matthew Young
32 Liam Shephard 16 Curtis Tilt 29 Luke Garbutt 6 Tyrese Fornah
19 Haji Mnoga 8 Matthew Lund 4 Ossama Ashley 3 Kevin Berkoe
31 Hakeeb Adelakun 27 Kylian Kouassi

Salford Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Manchester City Substitutes

  • 8Mateo Kovacic
  • 9Erling Haaland
  • 17Kevin De Bruyne
  • 18Stefan Ortega
  • 20Bernardo Silva
  • 24Josko Gvardiol
  • 25Manuel Akanji
  • 47Phil Foden
  • 82Rico Lewis

Salford Substitutes

  • 1Jamie Jones
  • 7Ryan Watson
  • 9Cole Stockton
  • 11Jon Taylor
  • 17James Chester
  • 18Conor McAleny
  • 23Kyrell Malcolm
  • 42Marshall Heys
  • 44Will Wright

Previous Manchester City Lineups

04 Jan Premier League
Man City 4-1 West Ham
29 Dec Premier League
Leicester 0-2 Man City
26 Dec Premier League
Man City 1-1 Everton

Previous Salford Lineups

04 Jan League Two
MK Dons 0-1 Salford
01 Jan League Two
Harrogate 0-2 Salford
29 Dec League Two
Salford 1-0 Morecambe

You can find out the Manchester City vs Salford lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Team Squads

Manchester City Squad

Salford Squad

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

England FlagTables & Standings

England FlagPremier League 2025/2026

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Brighton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Everton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Leeds 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Man City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Man United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Newcastle 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nott’m Forest 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Tottenham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 West Ham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Wolverhampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

England FlagLeague Two 2025/2026

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Accr. Stanley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Barnet 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Cambridge 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Cheltenham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Colchester 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Crawley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Crewe 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Fleetwood 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Grimsby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Harrogate 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 MK Dons 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Newport 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Salford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Shrewsbury 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Swindon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Tranmere 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the FA Cup standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.

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