Man City launch their bid to reach a fourth successive FA Cup final with a potential banana skin against League One Exeter on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola 's side, runners-up twice since beating Manchester United at Wembley in 2023 , have never played Exeter in a competitive match before but the Grecians have made life tough for other top-flight teams.
Since 1999 , they have taken Manchester United , Liverpool and Everton to third-round replays, while last season Nottingham Forest needed a penalty shoot-out to win their fourth-round clash.
Man City vs Exeter Prediction – FA Cup 25/26
The Devon side will also be encouraged by City ’s defensive injury problems and sluggish start to the new year, which has seen them draw all three matches, but that could make them even more dangerous and we expect a confident home win.
City to be leading at half-time and full-time is 1/3 and, having thrashed League Two Salford 8-0 at this stage last season, going for a home win with over 3.5 goals @ 1/2 is also appealing and that's our initial Man City vs Exeter prediction.
Betting Odds
Man City vs Exeter Betting Odds – FA Cup
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Man City | 1/14 | 93.3% |
Exeter | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Draw | 11/1 | 8.3% |
Man City are massive 1/14 favourites to win this FA Cup clash against Exeter within 90 minutes. Exeter are 20/1 to be leading at full-time while the draw after 90 minutes can be backed at odds of 11/1.
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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The match is scheduled to begin at 12.30pm and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1.
Form Guides
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City ’s Premier League title challenge has stalled badly since they signed off 2025 with six successive wins.
A goalless stalemate at Sunderland on New Year’s Day was followed by 1-1 home draws with Chelsea and Brighton , with City surrendering a half-time lead in both games.
Those results may lead Guardiola into naming a stronger side than he might have otherwise to face Exeter , but we still expect him to rotate, especially with a Carabao Cup semi-final at Newcastle on Tuesday.
Who scores first at the Etihad?
Therefore, looking at the Man City vs Exeter odds, the likes of Jeremy Doku ( 13/2 ), Rayan Cherki ( 11/2 ) and Ryan McAidoo ( 11/2 ) could be good options for first goalscorer.
With BOYLE Sports ' Sub Swap feature, you could see that same bet transfer to the likes of Erling Haaland or Phil Foden if they replace your selection.
Exeter Form Guide
The Grecians head to Manchester in decent form, winning five of their last eight matches in all competitions and twice fighting back to earn a 2-2 draw at Huddersfield last Saturday.
Their only league defeats since November have been narrow losses at promotion-chasing Cardiff and Bolton so Gary Caldwell ’s men, who will be roared on by almost 8,000 fans at the Etihad , can take heart from that.
Exeter have also kept five clean sheets in those last eight matches and you can get odds of 21/10 for them to limit Man City to a victory with under 3.5 goals.
You can also get 4/1 for there to be over 1.5 away goals, which may be worth considering due to the absence of Ruben Dias , Josko Gvardiol and John Stones , and that rounds off our Man City vs Exeter betting tips.
Betting Tips
Man City vs Exeter Betting Tips
Man City to win with over 3.5 goals @ 1/2
Jeremy Doku to score first @ 13/2
Rayan Cherki to score first @ 11/2
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