Manchester City are 12 points behind leaders Chelsea in the race for the Women’s Super League, but Gareth Taylor’s side should claim a semi-final spot in the Women’s FA Cup by beating Aston Villa, who have yet to win on the road all season.
Manchester City Women v Aston Villa Women free betting tips and predictions
Manchester City Women - Manchester City Women half-time/full-time - 8/11
Manchester City’s home Women’s FA Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa looks another one-sided last-eight clash and the 2020 winners should have too much for the struggling Midlanders when they meet at the Joie Stadium on Sunday.
City are out of the WSL title race after an encouraging start and a UEFA Women’s Champions League date with Chelsea is on the horizon, but the FA Cup represents a strong chance of silverware and they shouldn’t fluff their lines against Villa.
Manager Gareth Taylor has forwards Khadija Shaw and Vivianne Miedema available and we should expect a fast start from the Citizens.
Villa, who are second from bottom in the WSL, have lost their last four league away games and while they beat Brighton in the last round, this looks as far as their journey will take them.
They are without an away win all season and despite the fact they came close to getting something at City earlier in the campaign when they fell to a 2-1 defeat, there looks a strong chance City can go in ahead at half-time and complete the job after the interval.
Manchester City Women to win 3-0 - 13/2
Aston Villa have claimed just one draw from their last six visits to Manchester City and it looks like it could be a long afternoon.
While they ran City close in the league earlier this season, they have struggled to find the net on their travels, posting just one successful strike in their last five on the road.
With City having failed to win just two of their 14 home matches this season, they should be confident they can get the job done and there looks a strong chance that they can ease away, so those looking for a correct-score interest may be roused by the 13/2 on offer for the home side to post a 3-0 success.
Khadija Shaw to score two or more goals - 5/2
Just as City are expected to take a tight grip on proceedings at the Joie Stadium on Sunday, it would be considered a surprise if their Jamaican striker Khadija Shaw did not have a big impact.
Shaw is the only player who has registered more than 10 goals in this season’s WSL campaign and her manager took particular delight in noting this week that she will be fit to start this weekend’s clash after she was introduced as a 65th-minute substitute in the Citizens’ last game against West Ham.
It was the perfect introduction as she scored the goal that earned City a 1-1 draw and she still had time to register four shots on goal despite her late introduction.
Shaw was also on target when City saw off Leicester City 3-1 in the last round and there have been six games this season in domestic and European action where the forward known as Bunny has scored more than one goal.
That included a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Tottenham and there looks a strong chance that she will be able to register more than one goal as she looks to book a semi-final place for the Citizens.
Read more football betting tips and predictions on site
Manchester City Women v Aston Villa Women odds
Manchester City Women - 2/9
Aston Villa Women - 15/2
Draw - 21/4
View the full market and more odds for Manchester City Women v Aston Villa Women on site.
This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.
Related Articles
Football
Women's FA Cup Final: Date, schedule, history & betting odds
The Women's FA Cup Final this year will be contested by Manchester United and Chelsea after both clubs won their respective semi-finals over the weekend.
bet365 News Team
17 Apr 23
