Manchester City look forward to meeting Leeds United with expectations of landing all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League
- Leeds United have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
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 City and Leeds United.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City have performed here at Etihad Stadium this season with 6 wins from 8 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
City's last game was hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers (placed 8th) and winning 1-0. João Cancelo was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The defender Cancelo hit five key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.
A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at RB Leipzig.Manchester City are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Etihad Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 16 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Manchester City has won 13 times, drawn two and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that City has won by at least two goals ten times when in this position.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Manchester City's attacking play is working. Manchester City have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Leeds United form and stats
Leeds United have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Leeds lost away at Chelsea (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Late heartbreak for Leeds in the Chelsea match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. The attacker Daniel James got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. James hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Brentford.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Arsenal in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Leeds have scored 8 goals in 8 league games away. Leeds's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips. Leeds has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Manchester City victory, one draw and one Leeds United win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva 7 goals |   R. Dias Belloli 7 goals |  R. Sterling 4 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Leeds United missing players
| Manchester City | Leeds United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 94% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 56% | 75% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 8.9 | 8.8 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18.8 | 18.6 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.4 | 14.1 |
| 7.1 | 7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 29% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 24% |
| 6.6 | 5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.9 | 14.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5 | 4.7 |
- Leeds United have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
- Leeds United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leeds United have scored away.
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 37 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 36 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -24 | 10 |
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