New-look Manchester City should continue their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season this weekend when they host former midfielder Frank Lampard’s Coventry . The Citizens are one of only four clubs to have won both their opening two matches after seeing off Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, albeit in contrasting fashion.
They have also boosted their squad by the deadline-day signings of Enzo Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye for £190million, completing a midfield overhaul that had already seen £200million spent on Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Promoted Coventry are yet to pick up a point or even score a goal in their first Premier League season since 2001, and we can’t see that changing much at the Etihad . A Manchester City victory is 1/6 but for those wanting a bigger return, our prediction is for a home victory with over 3.5 goals in total @ 11/10.
Betting Odds
Man City vs Coventry Betting Odds – Premier League 2026-27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Man City | 1/6 | 85.7% |
Coventry | 14/1 | 6.7% |
Draw | 13/2 | 13.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Manchester City are 1/6 favourites to beat Coventry , who are 14/1 for the win, with the draw at 13/2.
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Form Guides
Man City form guide
Amid a summer of major change which saw Enzo Maresca replace Pep Guardiola and a host of familiar faces bid farewell to the Etihad , City can feel satisfied with their start to the season. A 3-0 drubbing by Arsenal in the Community Shield hinted at teething problems but they have responded with back-to-back Premier League wins over Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.
City rode their luck against the Cherries , requiring late goals from defenders Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol to snatch a 2-1 win, but their trip to Palace was a much more comfortable affair. Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both scored braces in a 4-1 win at Selhurst Park and the Norway hitman is 6/4 to do the same this weekend.
Cherki is 15/7 to get on the scoresheet again while Antoine Semenyo , who scored 11 goals for City last term after joining in January, is 21/20 to open his account for the season, which we think could be the case looking at our Man City vs Coventry odds.
Coventry form guide
Coventry stormed to the Championship title last season to end their 25-year absence from the Premier League , but life back in the top flight has not been smooth sailing for the Sky Blues . They were unfortunate to face champions Arsenal away first up and a predictable 3-0 defeat at the Emirates followed.
However, Coventry would have expected better from Saturday’s home meeting with fellow promoted side Hull , but a late Liam Miller winner for the Tigers has left Lampard’s men empty-handed. They did at last manage a Carabao Cup victory in between those two defeats, beating Plymouth 4-2 away from home, but a trip to the Etihad is a different proposition.
Coventry face Manchester City for the first time since the 2001-02 First Division season, when the two meetings between the clubs produced 13 goals. A home win with BTTS to score this weekend is 7/4 in a BOYLE Sports Price Boost and well worth considering, bearing in mind neither club has kept a clean sheet in six fixtures this season.
Betting Tips
Man City vs Coventry Betting Tips
Man City to win & over 3.5 goals @ 11/10
Antoine Semenyo to score at any time @ 21/20
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