Manchester United vs Manchester City Prediction, 1/17/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/16/2026

Game: Manchester United vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock

The Citizens (13-4-4) are headed to Old Trafford in Manchester, England on Saturday where they will try to beat Manchester United (8-8-5). Man U are priced at +102 and the Citizens are priced at -122. The total is 3. The starting goaltenders will be Senne Lammens for Manchester United and Gianluigi Donnarumma for Manchester City.

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Man U has relinquished 32 goals while relinquishing 1.52 G/90, and the other team have amassed 77 SoT against them. They have earned 2 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 9.5% for the season. Manchester United has recorded 29 yellow card warnings so far this season and 1 red card. The Red Devils sit at 2nd concerning expected goals having 37.7, and the squad's xGA are at 26.5. So far this year, the team comes in with an average of 1.52 points per match (32 pts) and also sit at 5th in European soccer with 23 assists. Their goal differential is 4 by way of 36 goals put in the net as well as 32 goals surrendered. Manchester United has tallied 46 saves and also have a SV% of 58.4% for the year.

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This season, Man City has a save rate of 71.2% (66 SoT against), and also are ranked 3rd among European teams with 43 pts. The Citizens come in with an average of 2.0 pts/match while compiling 33 assists. Manchester City has compiled 45 goals and their goals expected this year is 39.6. Man City has earned a shut out % of 42.9% this year and 35 yellow cards. Their goals against per 90 is 0.90 in addition to 46 saves, and they are sitting with 9 shut outs. Manchester City is ranked 2nd concerning goals allowed with 19, and the goal differential is at 26.

The man protecting the net for Manchester Utd is Senne Lammens. Lammens has played for a total of 1,350 mins and has earned 33 stops thus far in his career. Lammens (6-7-2 record in his career) has tallied 2 shutouts, which leaves him with a 13.3%% shutout rate. The goalkeeper from Belgium has faced 53 shots attempted against him in 15 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.40 (21 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 62.3%.

Gianluigi Donnarumma is expected to look after the net for Manchester City. In his career, Donnarumma has conceded 344 goals and has racked up 930 stops in 337 starts. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 196-75-64. He holds a save percentage of 72.8% and his clean sheet rate sits at 33.4%%. Donnarumma has accumulated 111 clean sheets and has defended 1,277 shots against him in 29,908 minutes throughout his career.

Casemiro is a man who can be a force for Manchester Utd. He has accounted for 40 assists while accumulating 154 pts in his career. The midfielder representing Brazil has 57 goals scored in 39,814 mins. Casemiro has had a starting assignment in 455 games thus far in his career and he scores 0.13 goals per 90 mins.

Manchester City features a difference maker in Erling Haaland, who should keep defenses up at night. He sports an average of 0.99 goals per 90 mins and has started 272 games thus far in his career. The forward born in Norway has accumulated 24,081 mins while scoring 266 goals. He has accumulated 585 points during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 53 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester United (-122)

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