A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Manchester City and Manchester United know what's at stake in this second leg of the Carabao Cup Semi-finals clash.
The two big teams from Manchester in England, Manchester City and Manchester United, are located only a few kilometers apart. They have met since 1881, the rivalry increasing almost steadily ever since. Recent history between the teams has featured both some memorable goal fests, lots of drama and violence both on and off the pitch.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Manchester City and Manchester United.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City have performed here at Etihad Stadium this season with 8 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. 4W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Carabao Cup for Manchester City.
Manchester City's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Fulham. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Sheffield United with a 1-0 scoreline.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Manchester City played a great game against Fulham and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Manchester City are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found nine matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W7-D1-L1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Manchester City as they are travelling to their away game against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
Manchester City are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Etihad Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 31 goals in 12 matches. Manchester City have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 3rd round last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Manchester United so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Carabao Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Manchester United are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Manchester United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 194 league minutes without a goal. M. Greenwood was the last player to find the net.
It's the second away game in a row for Manchester United, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup last time out. A loss against Burnley was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.
As mentioned above, Manchester United was the only team on the pitch versus Tranmere Rovers in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
You'll want to know how Manchester United managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
After this away game Manchester United return home for a Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Manchester United have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Manchester United have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Manchester United - Manchester City 1-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester City 5 wins, 1 draw and Manchester United 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
S. Agüero del Castillo
16 goals
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M. Rashford
14 goals
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R. Sterling
11 goals
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Manchester City missing players
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| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 66 | 34 | Scored | S | 20 | 48 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 76% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 8 | 9.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 451 | 260 | Total Shots | T S | 168 | 374 | ||
| 165 | 94 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 144 | ||
| 40% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 39 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 38 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 48 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Southampton | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | -11 | 31 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Everton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Burnley | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 17 |
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