London City Lionesses
- Super League Women 2025/2026 leaders Manchester City Women return to Super League action on Sunday with a trip to seventh-placed London City Lionesses, who are on 16 points from 12 games.
- London City have three wins in five home league games.
- London City have two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five, but did pick up a confidence-boosting FA Cup win over Sunderland between Super League fixtures.
Manchester City Women
- City have 33 points from 12 and are clear favourites at 1.29 to collect another win in this weekend’s matchup while London City, who have three wins in five home league games, are 8.9 outsiders.
- City have won each of their last five games in all competitions, scoring 17 goals in that sequence, and have a ruthless streak about them when on the road.
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City have won four of their five away league games, averaging 2.6 goals per away game.
- City have won each of their last five games in all competitions, scoring 17 goals in that sequence, and have a ruthless streak about them when on the road.
- City have won four of their five away league games, averaging 2.6 goals per away game.
Head-to-Head
- Manchester City Women won 4-1 when these two last met in the Super League Women 2024/2025 three months ago.
- Their odds are attractive, but it’s still hard to see City slipping up in this fixture given their recent superiority over the Lionesses, the league standings and the respective form of the teams.
Key Players
- Isobel Goodwin has three goals in 12 league appearances this term, which is decent for a team that plays a lone striker, and can provide a focal point for the Lionesses to play off.
- Manchester City have several experienced players that can hold onto the ball and create from deep, as well as a top-line striker in Khadija Shaw, who is in red-hot form with 12 goals in 12 league outings, to finish off chances.
Betting Insights
- City are clear favourites at 1.29 while London City are 8.9 outsiders.
- Backing ‘Over 2.5 goals’ at 1.55 looks promising given City’s recent goal output and their intent in the final third.
Prediction
- City’s superior pressing, pace and clinical attacking ability should be the difference here as the league leaders are used to making teams pay for giving the ball away in their own third.
- It’s hard to see City slipping up in this fixture given their recent superiority, the league standings and the respective form of the teams.
