🗓️ March 1, 2025 | 🏆 FA Cup | 🏟 Etihad Stadium
Manchester City host Plymouth Argyle in Saturday’s late kick-off in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Last season’s beaten finalists will want to go one better than last season, but first they need to beat a Pilgrims side battling to survive in the Championship.
🔎 PREDICTIONS FOR MANCHESTER CITY VS PLYMOUTH
🏆 FINAL RESULT – WHO WILL PREVAIL?
✅ Man City Win
Despite their erratic form, the Premier League side are strong favourites against a team struggling in the league below them.
⚖️ Draw
Plymouth have drawn three of their last six games, including the last two, having seen an improvement in form this calendar year. A draw is therefore not out of the question.
💥 Plymouth Win
Plymouth produced the shock of the round last time out by defeating Premier League leaders Liverpool so will travel to the Etihad full of confidence, particularly as City have lost three of their last five games in all competitions.
⚽ TOTAL GOALS OVER/UNDER
🔥 Over 2.5 Goals
City have scored 53 goals this campaign and with Erling Haaland netting his 20th Premier League goal of the season in midweek, they have a man in form. His 59% shot accuracy is the highest in the Premier League.
🛑 Under 2.5 Goals
City’s last two Premier League games and Plymouth’s last three Championship games all had fewer than 2.5 goals. City beat Tottenham 1-0 last time out and were defeated 2-0 by Liverpool before then. Meanwhile, Plymouth’s last two fixtures have been 1-1 draws against Cardiff and Luton.
⭐ ANYTIME GOALSCORERS
⚡ Erling Haaland (Man City)
Having bagged his 20th goal of the season in City’s 1-0 win at Spurs on Wednesday, Haaland is now the second-highest scorer in the Premier League after Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.
🎯 Ryan Hardie (Plymouth)
Hardie scored the winner against Liverpool in the fourth round and bagged a brace against Millwall earlier in February. He’ll be looking to get back on the scoring trail after a barren couple of weeks.
💡 BETTING TIPS – TOP PICKS!
🔹 City to score in both halves
🔹 Over 2.5 goals
🔹 Correct Score: Man City 3-0 Plymouth
🎯 MY VERDICT
Plymouth travel to the Etihad to take on Man City full of confidence having defeated Liverpool in the last round of the FA Cup. Despite struggling in the Championship, they have only lost one of their last six games so should put up a fight. However, despite City’s disappointing season, they should prove to be too strong here.
