Manchester City vs Liverpool predictions, Apr 04, 2026

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The upcoming FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Liverpool promises to be an exhilarating affair as both teams vie for a spot in the next round. Manchester City, playing at home, enters the match with a slightly better recent track record, having secured two victories in their last five outings. Their offensive prowess, characterized by quick ball movement and high possession, will be crucial in breaking down Liverpool’s defensive setup.

Liverpool, equally determined, has also notched two wins in their last five matches. With a focus on swift counter-attacks and exploiting defensive errors, they pose a substantial threat to City’s backline. Both teams have displayed moments of inconsistency in recent contests, which adds an element of unpredictability to this encounter.

Bookmakers currently favor Manchester City with odds of 1.75 for a home win, reflecting a statistical probability of 54.1% for a City victory compared to 22.9% for Liverpool. The predicted final score of 2:1 suggests a closely contested match. As always, while City may have the statistical edge, the dynamic nature of cup competitions means that outcomes can often defy expectations.

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Man City 53.5%

Draw 23.3%

Liverpool 23.3%

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:1

Outrights of English FA Cup Manchester City: 22.36% Liverpool: 13.84%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.78	4.25	4.23
	1.75	4.15	4.15
	1.83	4.19	4.35	Watch and Bet
	1.8	3.75	3.8
	1.76	4.18	4.11

Latest Results

22.03.26 Arsenal FC – Manchester City – 0:2 17.03.26 Manchester City – Real Madrid – 1:2 14.03.26 West Ham United – Manchester City – 1:1 11.03.26 Real Madrid – Manchester City – 3:0 07.03.26 Newcastle United – Manchester City – 1:3

21.03.26 Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool FC – 2:1 18.03.26 Liverpool FC – Galatasaray – 4:0 15.03.26 Liverpool FC – Tottenham Hotspur – 1:1 10.03.26 Galatasaray – Liverpool FC – 1:0 06.03.26 Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool FC – 1:3

Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Man City won 2.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Recently, Man City has had a series of away games.

In this match, Man City is considered a favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Man City won 8 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 35:28. (average 1.8:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Man City won 5 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 22:13. (average 2.2:1.3).

Latest Head To Head

08.02.26 Liverpool FC – Manchester City – 1:2 09.11.25 Manchester City – Liverpool FC – 3:0 23.02.25 Manchester City – Liverpool FC – 0:2 01.12.24 Liverpool FC – Manchester City – 2:0 10.03.24 Liverpool FC – Manchester City – 1:1

Standings

Draw

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1/128-finals

1	Stoke	Bye
4	Bye	Coventry
5	Fulham	Bye
8	Bye	Middlesbrough
9	Stevenage	Chesterfield	0 : 1
10	Crewe	Doncaster	1 : 2
12	Bye	Southampton
13	Cheltenham	Bradford City	1 : 0
14	Buxton	Chatham	2 : 1
16	Bye	Leicester
17	Burnley	Bye
20	Bye	Millwall
21	Sheffield Utd	Bye
23	Gainsborough	Accrington	1 : 2
24	Mansfield	Harrogate	3 : 2
25	Portsmouth	Bye
28	Bye	Arsenal
29	Preston	Bye
31	Wigan	Hemel Hempstead	2 : 1
32	Spennymoor	Barrow	0 : 2
33	Wrexham	Bye
36	Bye	Nottingham
37	Ipswich	Bye
39	Blackpool	Scunthorpe	1 : 0
40	Reading	Carlisle	2 : 3
41	Hull	Bye
44	Bye	Blackburn
45	Charlton	Bye
48	Bye	Chelsea
49	Port Vale	Maldon & Tiptree	5 : 1
50	Bromley	Bristol Rovers	1 : 2
51	Fleetwood	Barnet	2 : 1
52	Luton	Forest Green	4 : 3
53	Bristol City	Bye
56	Bye	Watford
57	Colchester	MK Dons	2 : 3
58	Oldham	Northampton	3 : 1
60	Bye	Oxford Utd
61	Everton	Bye
64	Bye	Sunderland
65	Tottenham	Bye
68	Bye	Aston Villa
69	Newcastle	Bye
72	Bye	Bournemouth
73	Manchester City	Bye
75	FC Halifax	Exeter	0 : 2
76	Wycombe	Plymouth	2 : 0
77	Salford	Lincoln	2 : 1
78	Tamworth	Leyton Orient	0 : 1
79	Rotherham	Swindon	1 : 2
80	Bolton	Huddersfield	2 : 1
81	Grimsby	Ebbsfleet	3 : 1
82	Wealdstone	Southend	1 : 0
83	Chelmsford	Braintree	4 : 1
84	Weston-super-Mare	Aldershot	2 : 1
85	Wolves	Bye
87	Sutton	AFC Telford	2 : 1
88	South Shields	Shrewsbury	1 : 3
89	Liverpool	Bye
91	Peterborough	Cardiff	1 : 0
92	Barnsley	York City	3 : 2
93	Manchester Utd	Bye
96	Bye	Brighton
97	Boreham Wood	Crawley	3 : 0
98	Newport	Gillingham	3 : 2
99	Brackley Town	Notts Co	3 : 2
100	Burton	St. Albans	6 : 0
101	West Ham	Bye
104	Bye	QPR
105	Slough	Altrincham	2 : 1
106	Macclesfield	AFC Totton	6 : 3
108	Bye	Crystal Palace
109	Sheffield Wed	Bye
112	Bye	Brentford
113	Tranmere	Stockport County	1 : 3
114	Cambridge Utd	Chester	3 : 0
116	Bye	Birmingham
117	Derby	Bye
120	Bye	Leeds
121	Norwich	Bye
123	AFC Wimbledon	Gateshead	0 : 2
124	Eastleigh	Walsall	0 : 3
125	Swansea	Bye
128	Bye	West Brom

1/64-finals

1	Stoke	Bye
2	Bye	Coventry
3	Fulham	Bye
4	Bye	Middlesbrough
5	Chesterfield	Doncaster	1 : 2
6	Bye	Southampton
7	Cheltenham	Buxton	6 : 2
8	Bye	Leicester
9	Burnley	Bye
10	Bye	Millwall
11	Sheffield Utd	Bye
12	Accrington	Mansfield	2 : 3
13	Portsmouth	Bye
14	Bye	Arsenal
15	Preston	Bye
16	Wigan	Barrow	3 : 2
17	Wrexham	Bye
18	Bye	Nottingham
19	Ipswich	Bye
20	Blackpool	Carlisle	4 : 1
21	Hull	Bye
22	Bye	Blackburn
23	Charlton	Bye
24	Bye	Chelsea
25	Port Vale	Bristol Rovers	1 : 0
26	Fleetwood	Luton	3 : 2
27	Bristol City	Bye
28	Bye	Watford
29	MK Dons	Oldham	3 : 1
30	Bye	Oxford Utd
31	Everton	Bye
32	Bye	Sunderland
33	Tottenham	Bye
34	Bye	Aston Villa
35	Newcastle	Bye
36	Bye	Bournemouth
37	Manchester City	Bye
38	Exeter	Wycombe	4 : 0
39	Salford	Leyton Orient	4 : 0
40	Swindon	Bolton	4 : 0
41	Grimsby	Wealdstone	4 : 0
42	Chelmsford	Weston-super-Mare	0 : 2
43	Wolves	Bye
44	Sutton	Shrewsbury	1 : 2
45	Liverpool	Bye
46	Peterborough	Barnsley	0 : 1
47	Manchester Utd	Bye
48	Bye	Brighton
49	Boreham Wood	Newport	3 : 0
50	Brackley Town	Burton	1 : 3
51	West Ham	Bye
52	Bye	QPR
53	Slough	Macclesfield	1 : 3
54	Bye	Crystal Palace
55	Sheffield Wed	Bye
56	Bye	Brentford
57	Stockport County	Cambridge Utd	0 : 1
58	Bye	Birmingham
59	Derby	Bye
60	Bye	Leeds
61	Norwich	Bye
62	Gateshead	Walsall	0 : 2
63	Swansea	Bye
64	Bye	West Brom

1/32-finals

1	Stoke	Coventry	1 : 0
2	Fulham	Middlesbrough	3 : 1
3	Doncaster	Southampton	2 : 3
4	Cheltenham	Leicester	0 : 2
5	Burnley	Millwall	5 : 1
6	Sheffield Utd	Mansfield	3 : 4
7	Portsmouth	Arsenal	1 : 4
8	Preston	Wigan	0 : 1
9	Wrexham	Nottingham	4 : 3
10	Ipswich	Blackpool	2 : 1
11	Hull	Blackburn	1 : 0
12	Charlton	Chelsea	1 : 5
13	Port Vale	Fleetwood	1 : 0
14	Bristol City	Watford	5 : 1
15	MK Dons	Oxford Utd	1 : 2
16	Everton	Sunderland	1 : 2
17	Tottenham	Aston Villa	1 : 2
18	Newcastle	Bournemouth	4 : 3
19	Manchester City	Exeter	10 : 1
20	Salford	Swindon	3 : 2
21	Grimsby	Weston-super-Mare	3 : 2
22	Wolves	Shrewsbury	6 : 1
23	Liverpool	Barnsley	4 : 1
24	Manchester Utd	Brighton	1 : 2
25	Boreham Wood	Burton	0 : 5
26	West Ham	QPR	2 : 1
27	Macclesfield	Crystal Palace	2 : 1
28	Sheffield Wed	Brentford	0 : 2
29	Cambridge Utd	Birmingham	2 : 3
30	Derby	Leeds	1 : 3
31	Norwich	Walsall	5 : 1
32	Swansea	West Brom	2 : 3

1/16-finals

1	Stoke	Fulham	1 : 2
2	Southampton	Leicester	2 : 1
3	Burnley	Mansfield	1 : 2
4	Arsenal	Wigan	4 : 0
5	Wrexham	Ipswich	1 : 0
6	Hull	Chelsea	0 : 4
7	Port Vale	Bristol City	1 : 0
8	Oxford Utd	Sunderland	0 : 1
9	Aston Villa	Newcastle	1 : 3
10	Manchester City	Salford	2 : 0
11	Grimsby	Wolves	0 : 1
12	Liverpool	Brighton	3 : 0
13	Burton	West Ham	0 : 1
14	Macclesfield	Brentford	0 : 1
15	Birmingham	Leeds	1 : 2
16	Norwich	West Brom	3 : 1

1/8-finals

1	Fulham	Southampton	0 : 1
2	Mansfield	Arsenal	1 : 2
3	Wrexham	Chelsea	2 : 4
4	Port Vale	Sunderland	1 : 0
5	Newcastle	Manchester City	1 : 3
6	Wolves	Liverpool	1 : 3
7	West Ham	Brentford	3 : 2
8	Leeds	Norwich	3 : 0

Quarter-finals

1	Southampton	Arsenal
2	Chelsea	Port Vale
3	Manchester City	Liverpool
4	West Ham	Leeds

English FA Cup Outrights

1. Arsenal: 2.9 (30.6%)

2. Manchester City: 3.96 (22.36%)

3. Chelsea: 4.53 (19.58%)

4. Liverpool: 6.4 (13.84%)

5. West Ham: 14.1 (6.28%)

6. Leeds: 16.5 (5.37%)

7. Southampton: 60.5 (1.46%)

8. Port Vale: 175.5 (0.5%)

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