It's the FA Cup: Manchester City and Port Vale face off

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Competition: England FA Cup
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 17:31 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester City or Port Vale that keep their silverware dream alive.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Manchester City form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 11 Premier League games here at Etihad Stadium for Manchester City. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Manchester City are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ederson Santana de Moraes not having conceded a league goal in 241 minutes.

Manchester City's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Everton. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Manchester City had a Premier League home game versus Sheffield United which ended with a victory 2-0.

Manchester City are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Etihad Stadium with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 26 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Manchester City has won 22 times, drawn 1 and lost 3. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Manchester City has won by at least two goals 18 times when in this position.

The manager Guardiola will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Manchester United in only three days.

Goals are plentiful at Etihad Stadium in the league this season as Manchester City has scored 29 goals here in 11 home games. Manchester City have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Port Vale form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Cheltenham Town and Milton Keynes Dons in order to reach 3rd Round of FA Cup. Port Vale's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round.

Port Vale have only collected 11 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-5-5 (12 played). Visiting Port Vale has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Port Vale's last game was the home draw against Macclesfield Town (2-2). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Swindon Town in the League Two.

Nobody expects Port Vale to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath seven times before, with the overall statistics of won 2, draw 2 and lost 3. When defeated, 2 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

The schedule is very tough for Port Vale now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A EFL Trophy game at Salford City is waiting in only three days.

Port Vale find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Port Vale have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityR. Sterling
R. Sterling
11 goals
Manchester CityS. Agüero
S. Agüero
10 goals
Manchester CityGabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus
8 goals

Manchester City missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Port Vale
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
18 10   Won W   5 11
3 1   Drew D   3 9
4 2   Lost L   4 5
65 34   Scored S   17 37
24 11   Conceded C   16 29
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 72%
76% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 56%
44% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 32%
20% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 8%
64% 62%   BTTS BTTS   58% 64%
32% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 24%
4% 8%   Failed to Score F T   25% 20%
 
7.5 9   Corners For (avg) C F   5.2 6
3 3.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   6.2 5.6
1.8 2.2   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.4
4 2   Red Cards R C   1 2
 
447 253   Total Shots T S   131 287
166 96   Shots on Target S O   53 111
39% 35%   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 19 18 1 0 47 14 10 10 0 0 27 9 9 8 1 0 20 5 33 55
2 Leicester City 21 14 3 4 46 19 10 7 2 1 19 9 11 7 1 3 27 10 27 45
3 Manchester City 21 14 2 5 56 24 11 8 1 2 29 10 10 6 1 3 27 14 32 44
4 Chelsea 21 11 3 7 36 29 10 4 2 4 11 10 11 7 1 3 25 19 7 36
5 Manchester United 21 8 7 6 32 25 10 5 4 1 20 10 11 3 3 5 12 15 7 31
6 Tottenham Hotspur 21 8 6 7 36 30 10 6 2 2 21 10 11 2 4 5 15 20 6 30
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 7 9 5 30 27 10 4 4 2 16 14 11 3 5 3 14 13 3 30
8 Sheffield United 20 7 8 5 23 19 10 4 2 4 12 10 10 3 6 1 11 9 4 29
9 Crystal Palace 21 7 7 7 19 23 10 4 3 3 9 9 11 3 4 4 10 14 -4 28
10 Arsenal 21 6 9 6 28 30 11 4 4 3 17 17 10 2 5 3 11 13 -2 27
11 Everton 21 7 4 10 24 32 10 5 2 3 12 11 11 2 2 7 12 21 -8 25
12 Southampton 21 7 4 10 25 38 11 3 2 6 11 25 10 4 2 4 14 13 -13 25
13 Newcastle United 21 7 4 10 20 33 11 4 4 3 11 12 10 3 0 7 9 21 -13 25
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 6 6 9 25 29 11 4 4 3 15 12 10 2 2 6 10 17 -4 24
15 Burnley 21 7 3 11 24 34 11 5 0 6 14 17 10 2 3 5 10 17 -10 24
16 West Ham United 20 6 4 10 25 32 10 3 1 6 16 19 10 3 3 4 9 13 -7 22
17 Aston Villa 21 6 3 12 27 37 10 4 2 4 13 14 11 2 1 8 14 23 -10 21
18 AFC Bournemouth 21 5 5 11 20 32 10 2 4 4 10 14 11 3 1 7 10 18 -12 20
19 Watford 21 4 7 10 17 34 11 3 4 4 11 14 10 1 3 6 6 20 -17 19
20 Norwich City 21 3 5 13 22 41 11 2 3 6 17 25 10 1 2 7 5 16 -19 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 25 15 4 6 45 27 12 8 1 3 20 11 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 49
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 24 12 7 5 31 19 13 9 2 2 20 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 43
5 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 7 7 27 19 13 5 4 4 11 11 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 40
6 Colchester United 24 10 9 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 39
7 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
8 Cheltenham Town 24 9 11 4 35 20 11 5 4 2 22 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 15 38
9 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 5 7 34 25 12 7 3 2 24 12 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 38
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Salford City 25 8 8 9 31 34 12 4 4 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 19 20 -3 32
12 Scunthorpe United 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 0 31
13 Cambridge United 25 8 7 10 30 30 13 5 3 5 18 15 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 31
14 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
15 Walsall 25 8 6 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 10 16 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 30
16 Crawley Town 25 6 10 9 32 35 12 5 3 4 16 14 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 28
17 Mansfield Town 25 6 9 10 33 37 12 2 4 6 18 22 13 4 5 4 15 15 -4 27
18 Grimsby Town 23 6 8 9 23 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 12 11 -5 26
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 25 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 11 3 3 5 10 19 -12 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 23 5 11 7 22 26 10 3 6 1 11 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 20
23 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
24 Stevenage 24 2 11 11 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 17

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 25 15 4 6 45 27 12 8 1 3 20 11 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 49
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 24 12 7 5 31 19 13 9 2 2 20 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 43
5 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 7 7 27 19 13 5 4 4 11 11 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 40
6 Colchester United 24 10 9 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 39
7 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
8 Cheltenham Town 24 9 11 4 35 20 11 5 4 2 22 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 15 38
9 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 5 7 34 25 12 7 3 2 24 12 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 38
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Salford City 25 8 8 9 31 34 12 4 4 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 19 20 -3 32
12 Scunthorpe United 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 0 31
13 Cambridge United 25 8 7 10 30 30 13 5 3 5 18 15 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 31
14 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
15 Walsall 25 8 6 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 10 16 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 30
16 Crawley Town 25 6 10 9 32 35 12 5 3 4 16 14 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 28
17 Mansfield Town 25 6 9 10 33 37 12 2 4 6 18 22 13 4 5 4 15 15 -4 27
18 Grimsby Town 23 6 8 9 23 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 12 11 -5 26
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 25 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 11 3 3 5 10 19 -12 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 23 5 11 7 22 26 10 3 6 1 11 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 20
23 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
24 Stevenage 24 2 11 11 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 17

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