Manchester City expected to show superhero qualities when Leeds United visits

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 06.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

Manchester City warm up for Leeds United with belief in taking all three points. Will they? Open our match guide!

Insights:
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (87) in Premier League
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals (67) in Premier League

City have less rest than Leeds United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Etihad Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Leeds United have had more rest.

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Manchester City form and stats

Manchester City, who have the most scored goals (87) in Premier League, have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 46 points collected from 17 matches (15-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. days ago.

The Manchester City club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host West Ham United and win 3-0. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Haaland, having scored in three games in a row. The versatile forward Grealish outshone all others in that match and received a match rating of 8.4 out of 10. Grealish hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 44 successful passes (of 51 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Fulham and winning 2-1.

Observe: 9 of the most recent 12 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.

City are traveling soon after this match as the Champions League match at Real Madrid awaits in three days.

Manchester City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 57 goals in 17 league games. Manchester City have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leeds United form and stats

Leeds United have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-3-12 (17 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Carlos, the Leeds manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Two away games in a row for Leeds United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus AFC Bournemouth. Attacker Bamford got a player rating of 7.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Bamford scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Leicester City.

Observe that 8 of this club's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Leeds have scored 20 goals in 17 league games away. Leeds United have conceded 36 goals in these games. Leeds has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The teams involved encountered each other before this season: Leeds United - Manchester City 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Manchester City four wins, one draw and Leeds United one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityE. Håland
E. Håland
35 goals
Leeds UnitedR. Moreno Machado
R. Moreno Machado
11 goals
CityP. Foden
P. Foden
10 goals

Manchester City missing players

Leeds United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Leeds United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
25 15 5 Won W 1 2 7
4 1 1 Drew D 2 3 9
4 1 0 Lost L 2 12 18
87 57 20 Scored S 8 20 43
30 16 2 Conceded C 11 36 67
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 91%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 74%
70% 88% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 65% 62%
48% 65% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 41% 41%
27% 35% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 29% 26%
61% 65% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 65% 65%
33% 35% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 6% 15%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 35% 29%
 
6.4 7.2 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.9 5.3
2.4 2.2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.4 4.9 4.5
1.3 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
15.8 16.4 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.6 12.4
6 6.5 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.7 4.1
44% 52% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 32% 31%
 
7.3 6.6 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 18 14.3 13.7
2.3 2.5 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 5.4 4.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Leeds United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals (67) in Premier League
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals in the second half (42) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Leeds United.
  • Manchester City have the most points (46) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (57) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals (87) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (41) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most scored goals in the second half (46) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+41) at home in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+57) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Manchester City is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premier League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 4 4 87 30 17 15 1 1 57 16 16 10 3 3 30 14 57 79
2 Arsenal 34 24 6 4 81 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 17 11 3 3 33 17 42 78
3 Newcastle United 33 18 11 4 61 27 16 10 5 1 32 11 17 8 6 3 29 16 34 65
4 Manchester United 32 19 6 7 49 39 16 12 3 1 28 8 16 7 3 6 21 31 10 63
5 Liverpool 34 17 8 9 66 42 17 12 4 1 44 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 24 59
6 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 6 12 63 57 17 11 1 5 35 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 6 54
7 Aston Villa 34 16 6 12 46 42 17 10 2 5 29 19 17 6 4 7 17 23 4 54
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 15 7 9 61 40 15 8 3 4 31 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 21 52
9 Brentford 34 12 14 8 52 44 17 8 7 2 32 18 17 4 7 6 20 26 8 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Crystal Palace 34 10 10 14 35 45 17 6 6 5 18 22 17 4 4 9 17 23 -10 40
12 Chelsea 33 10 9 14 31 38 17 6 5 6 17 16 16 4 4 8 14 22 -7 39
13 AFC Bournemouth 34 11 6 17 36 64 17 6 4 7 19 24 17 5 2 10 17 40 -28 39
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 10 7 17 29 50 17 8 2 7 17 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -21 37
15 West Ham United 34 9 7 18 37 50 17 6 4 7 22 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -13 34
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 34 7 9 18 43 67 17 5 6 6 23 31 17 2 3 12 20 36 -24 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 4 4 87 30 17 15 1 1 57 16 16 10 3 3 30 14 57 79
2 Arsenal 34 24 6 4 81 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 17 11 3 3 33 17 42 78
3 Newcastle United 33 18 11 4 61 27 16 10 5 1 32 11 17 8 6 3 29 16 34 65
4 Manchester United 32 19 6 7 49 39 16 12 3 1 28 8 16 7 3 6 21 31 10 63
5 Liverpool 34 17 8 9 66 42 17 12 4 1 44 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 24 59
6 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 6 12 63 57 17 11 1 5 35 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 6 54
7 Aston Villa 34 16 6 12 46 42 17 10 2 5 29 19 17 6 4 7 17 23 4 54
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 15 7 9 61 40 15 8 3 4 31 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 21 52
9 Brentford 34 12 14 8 52 44 17 8 7 2 32 18 17 4 7 6 20 26 8 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Crystal Palace 34 10 10 14 35 45 17 6 6 5 18 22 17 4 4 9 17 23 -10 40
12 Chelsea 33 10 9 14 31 38 17 6 5 6 17 16 16 4 4 8 14 22 -7 39
13 AFC Bournemouth 34 11 6 17 36 64 17 6 4 7 19 24 17 5 2 10 17 40 -28 39
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 10 7 17 29 50 17 8 2 7 17 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -21 37
15 West Ham United 34 9 7 18 37 50 17 6 4 7 22 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -13 34
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 34 7 9 18 43 67 17 5 6 6 23 31 17 2 3 12 20 36 -24 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.