Huddersfield vs Manchester City Predictions

Huddersfield may have grabbed a point away to Cardiff last weekend, but they remain in an extremely dire situation in the battle for Premier League survival. The Terriers come into gameweek 23 of the season rooted to the bottom of the table, with the gap between them and safety currently standing at 8 points.

It’s not like they have momentum on their side either. Their draw with Cardiff was followed by a resignation from David Wagner, and caretaker manager Mark Hudson will take charge of a side who have drawn 1 and lost 8 of their last 9 Premier League matches.

Hudson is in for a baptism of fire on Sunday as well, coming up against a Manchester City side who have scored an absurd 19 goals in their last 3 competitive games and who are hoping to close the gap on league leaders Liverpool.

The reigning Premier League champions have won 17 of their 22 league matches this season, scoring a league high 59 goals in the process. Away from home they have dropped points in 4 of their 10 games, but there won’t be many expecting them to falter at the John Smiths Stadium.

Huddersfield’s home record doesn’t bring much comfort to the fans either. The John Smiths Stadium faithful have seen their side win just once this season, with draws against West Ham and Cardiff joining that solitary win against Fulham. Their other 8 outings have ended in defeat, including each of their last 4.

One thing Hudson will be hoping to do is to take advantage of The Citizens rather weak back line. Manchester City have conceded in 8 of their last 9 Premier League matches, including each of their last 4 trips away. They’re facing a Huddersfield side who have found the net in 5 of their last 6 home league matches too, so the hosts do have a chance of troubling Pep Guardiola’s back line.

Anything other than a win for the visitors would be a huge shock though, so we think the best value lies in a Manchester City Win and Both Teams to Score along with a comfortable 3-1 correct score predictions.