31/08/08 Featured Match Prediction Sunderland v Manchester City
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Sunderland host Manchester City at the Stadium of Light at 3pm on Sunday.
Both of these two sides achieved good wins last weekend. Sunderland defeated Tottenham at White Hart Lane and Manchester City crushed Westham by 3-0 at Eastlands. Sunderland play with the home advantage but on paper Manchester City should be the stronger of the two sides. Even though City opened up their season with a loss they have scored a total of 5 goals in 2 games. Only Aston Villa have scored more. Kenwyn Jones is yet to feature for Sunderland and he will not play this weekend. Things do seemed to have calmed down for Manchester City off the pitch. This showed in the form of the players last Sunday.
The Manchester City win looked good and heavily priced @ 3.55 until the injury of defender Micah Richards last weekend. This will greatly weaken the City back-line. Without the Richards muscle in the centre of the park could reduce defensive confidence. With 1 win and 1 loss on the cards for both sides and a slightly stronger away team a draw looks on the cards.
Soccer Engine Prediction:
Sunderland will not win. The draw looks tempting but there is good value in the lay of the homeside.
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