Leyton Orient vs Manchester City Predictions

Pep Guardiola’s men are most likely to end up securing a win here. Manchester City have not been consistent and the same is for Leyton Orient. For this game, you can add over 3.5 to your ticket.

Match info: FA Cup

Venue: Brisbane Road, London

Date: Saturday, 8^th February 2025

Time: 1:15 pm Nigerian time

League One playoff hopefuls Leyton Orient welcome reigning Premier League champions Manchester City to Brisbane Road for a fourth-round tie in the FA Cup on Saturday lunchtime.

Pep Guardiola's side enter this contest on the back of suffering a heavy 5-1 top-flight defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium last weekend, leaving them fifth in the table but only two points behind the top four.

Meanwhile, Richie Wellens's men are also seeking to return to winning ways after losing 1-0 at home to Stockport County in League One, a result that sees them remain in sixth place and clinging on to a playoff spot

Head-to-head:

• Leyton Orient 2 of the 16 meetings between the two teams.
• Manchester City recorded 12 victories.
• The remaining 2 clashes ended in draws.
• Their last 10 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
• Their last meeting was in 1966, and it ended in a stalemate.
• Leyton Orient are going to appear in the FA Cup fourth round for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
• Man City are coming in after facing a 1-5 loss over Arsenal in the Premier League.

Form:

• Leyton Orient in all competitions: D-L-W-W-L
• Manchester City in all competitions: W-L-W-W-L

Team News:

• The hosts Leyton Orient will be without Sam Howes for their upcoming FA Cup clash.
• Manchester City will be without the services of Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Jeremy Doku, Nathan Ake, and Ruben Dias. Ederson’s availability for the coming match is not yet confirmed.

Player(s) to watch:

• Daniel Agyei has scored a couple of goals in two FA Cup matches for Leyton Orient, and he is once again going to play a key role for his side. The English striker will look to find spaces in Man City’s defence. However, it will take the help of his teammates as well so that it can become easier for Daniel Agyei while being in the attacking front.
• Erling Haaland has been an important part of Manchester City’s attacking front. Although he has not been in the best of form for quite a while, Haaland has still managed to score 19 goals in 24 Premier League games for the Cityzens. The Norwegian striker is going to be a big threat to Leyton Orient. With his ability to find spaces in the opponent’s defence, Haaland can lead the Premier League defending champions to another win.