FA Cup, 4th round, Saturday, 08/02/2025 at 1:15 pm
A top team is looking for answers, for success, for a good atmosphere, for a so-called game changer! Manchester City is reeling, and the poisoned cherry on top of the stale cream would be elimination from the FA Cup against a third-division team.
Of course, I don’t want it to come to that, I clearly see the guests in my Leyton Orient Manchester City tip well ahead. So I’ll tell you why a handicap is definitely appropriate here and I say: at odds of 1.77 at Bet365, I’m betting on tip 2 with a 0-2 HC!
Anyone who takes a look at the Premier League betting odds this February 2025 (and hasn’t followed the league in detail) won’t believe their eyes: ManCity are fobbed off with average odds of 21.0!
What is happening to the Citizens this season is almost beyond words, even for me. In the league, they are somehow still in fifth place, way behind the leaders. In the Champions League, they only secured their place in the last round.
Just when you thought: four wins and a draw, now the team is stabilizing in the Premier League again, came a crushing 1-5 defeat against Arsenal – City is currently not doing well against the top teams.
They have only kept five clean sheets, and the crisis is naturally also affecting their otherwise reliable defense. Before they face Real Madrid in the CL play-offs on February 12, they still have a lot of work to do on their form.
By the way: On February 23rd, the Premier League clash against Liverpool awaits. And not only that, a new chancellor will also be elected in Germany that Sunday! So there’s not much time left to check out the current predictions among betting fans.
Not only various parties are hoping for a turnaround in February, but faith has not been completely lost on Manchester City either. The first task is to avert an early exit from the FA Cup, which would be ultra-embarrassing.
Last weekend, after 13 games without defeats, they suffered a defeat again, but it’s worth noting that these 13 games only had a measly four goals against them. So I can say: Leyton is a top team in League One.
Of course, it’s not much use to me to analyze the league results in detail, because the opponents there are of a completely different caliber than Manchester City. So how has the underdog been doing in the FA Cup so far?
Let’s just say: there’s no shortage of excitement! 5:3 on penalties against Boreham Wood, 2:1 after extra time against Oldham Athletic, 7:6 on penalties against Derby County, let’s hope it continues!
For the first time since 2010/11, the club is back in the fourth round, when it even went one better. The end? That happened against Arsenal in two games, with the results 1:1 and 0:5.
Take a deep breath: February is tough! Manchester City probably has nothing more to do with the English championship, but they must not gamble away the other title chances. Before the play-offs in the CL, it is now the FA Cup’s turn.
With Leyton Orient, a third division club is waiting, the stadium will of course burn. However, City also did a very sovereign job against Salford, and of course everyone knows what a high wave a weekend out would make.
Therefore, I trust Pep Guardiola’s team to also master this 4th round properly and maybe even to be able to blow some of the frustration out of their system. My tip is therefore:
City wins with at least three goals ahead!
