- City form: Manchester City (W) have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches.
- United form: Manchester United (W) have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games across all competitions.
Derby day in Manchester
It’s derby day in Manchester as the two women’s Super League clubs, Manchester City Women and Manchester United Women, go head-to-head in a fixture with implications for the league title and European qualification.
City currently top the Super League Women 2025/2026 table with 46 points from 18 games and their rivals United are sat eight points behind them in second place. City won the last Manchester derby 3-0 in the Women’s Super League 2024/2025, and have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last five matches. United have won their last two home matches, however, so the home advantage could play a big part on Saturday.
Jeglertz has City playing with style
Tactical approach
Andrée Jeglertz took over at City in August 2025 and has immediately instilled her attacking brand of soccer on the team, playing with a back three and getting her wingbacks bombing forward in possession. The Citizens combine their technical passing ability with the willingness to press forward in transition and their set pieces are deadly.
Recent form
City’s recent results include a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa Women in the league and a 5-2 win at home to Spurs. Khadija Shaw has been on a goal spree for City, netting 18 goals in 18 league games.
Skins can be dangerous on the counter
Marc Skinner took over at United in July 2021 and has instilled his brand of adaptive football in the squad, who rotate their front three with fluidity and press high up the pitch. Skinner’s side have been a little inconsistent, however, and have not won their last home game against City.
Elisabeth Terland has been a real threat for United in the attacking third, netting 6 goals in 17 league appearances this season.
- United’s last three games have been a 2-0 loss to Chelsea Women in the League Cup.
- United’s last three games have been a 0-0 away draw at West Ham United Women.
- United’s last three games have been a 2-1 home win over Everton Women.
The odds are with the Citizens
United have a good home record and have averaged 1.89 goals scored and 1.00 goals conceded at Old Trafford this season. City’s form has dipped on the road, failing to win their last 2 Super League Women away matches, drawing one and losing one.
We’re going for the favourites, Manchester City Women, to win this one at an attractive 1.98, although the Over 2.5 goals option, priced at 1.65, looks good too. The clash in midfield should be fascinating as both teams battle for control and City’s overload of the wide areas with their wingbacks should mean some intriguing one-on-one matchups in the wide zones.
