Manchester City vs Sheffield United Prop Bet: Gabriel Jesus to Score Anytime
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Once again, there will be no Sergio Aguero in the team. This time, it’s not an injury, but he’s tested positive for COVID-19. The Sky Blues’ most influential player has been in and out of the squad for weeks, failing to make a big impact in the 2020-21 season. With his absence, Manchester City have been relying on Gabriel Jesus to score a lot of goals. Unfortunately, so far, he hasn’t been doing a too impressive job.
With only two goals in ten Premier League games, it’s not crazy to say that the 23-year-old Brazilian is underachieving. This is the guy whose primary role in the team is to score goals. With Aguero out, that role is even more prominent. However, we still haven’t seen much of him.
On the bright side, Manchester City have been doing more than okay even with Gabriel Jesus failing to score too many goals. This team is in a superb form with ten straight wins in all competitions. In the Premier League, they have a chance to get to the top spot. To do that, Pep Guardiola’s boys need to win the Manchester City vs Sheffield United game.
Important Update
Mid-week, Manchester City beat West Brom, while Sheffield United won against Manchester United. The result is that the Sky Blues are now at the very top of the table.
Beating the Worst Team in the Premier League Shouldn’t Be That Difficult
Manchester City are going into this game as the second-placed team in the Premier League standings. However, they have played one game fewer than their city rivals, Manchester united, who have two points more.
What this means is that with a win in the Manchester City vs Sheffield United game, the Sky Blues would become the Premier League leaders. Obviously, that’s a fantastic incentive for them to beat Sheffield. However, even if this was a friendly game, Man City would still have the role of a big favorite.
The thing is not just that Manchester City is one of the best teams in the world. The fact is also that Sheffield United is the worst team in the league. The Blades are at the very bottom of the Premier League table, with only five points (1W-2D-16L). In comparison, West Brom, the team that’s just one spot above them, has 11 points.
Gabriel Jesus to Score Anytime – Is This a Good Prop Bet?
When it comes to soccer prop bets, “To Score Anytime” is one of the most popular options. The reason is that this prop is fun, as well as reasonably easy to predict. The thing is that in soccer, some positions tend to score more frequently than others.
Strikers score the most goals, which explains why Sergio Aguero was Man City’s top-scorer many times in the past. With him out of the picture, there’s Gabriel Jesus to score. Well, this isn’t entirely true. And the reason is not that the Brazilian striker has been playing poorly.
The reason why he hasn’t scored too many goals this season also lies in the fact that Manchester City’s boss Pep Guardiola likes to have all of his players involved in goal-scoring. As a result, in the 2020-21 Premier League season, Manchester City has 12 different players who have scored at least a goal.
One of those is Gabriel Jesus, but he hasn’t scored in the league for a pretty long time – since November. On the other hand, he did score in the FA Cup. In fact, he scored against Cheltenham last Saturday.
Obviously, he hasn’t lost his touch, so if you’re into player betting, you might want to consider going for Gabriel Jesus to score.