Leeds United and Manchester City face each other on Wednesday (28/12/2022), starting at 5 pm (Brasília time), for the 17th round of the Premier League. The game will be played at Elland Road Stadium.
On the leaderboard, Citizens are currently in third place with 32 points, eight behind Arsenal. However, it has one game less than the Gunners. In case of a victory, the team resumes the vice-leadership of the English Championship.
For the confrontation, coach Pep Guardiola will have Ederson, Kyle Walker, João Cancelo and Bernardo Silva should return to the starting lineup, while Phil Foden and Jack Grealish fight for a place on the left wing.
Fighting against relegation, only a victory matters to Leeds. The team led by Jesse March is in 15th place with 15 points. In the last five matches, they lost three and won two.
In 108 games played between the teams, Manchester City has 47 wins, against 43 for Leeds, in addition to 18 draws. In the last clash between the teams, valid for the 2021/22 Premier League, City thrashed 4-0.
Prognoses:
Both score: No
In short, only Manchester City will score. Leeds were doing poorly in the league, only in 15th place and will face the second best defense of the tournament, which conceded only 14 goals.
City Over 2.5 goals scored
Finally, Manchester City has the best attack of the competition, with 40 goals scored, with the top scorer of the competition, Haaland. In this way, they must win the confrontation by three or more balls in the nets.
