Premier League: A pair of contenders who have played fine thus far. Get ready for Manchester City - Manchester United with this comprehensive guide!
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League
- Manchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Manchester City form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 13 Premier League games here at Etihad Stadium for Manchester City. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Foden (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.83/10. Foden signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 50 successful passes (of 56 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Everton and winning 1-0.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 eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew zero and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Manchester City, as the Champions League home game vs Sporting CP is only three days away.
Goals are plentiful at Etihad Stadium in the league this season as Manchester City has scored 36 goals here in 13 home games. From these home matches, Manchester City have conceded only 9 goals.
Manchester United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Watford game have they lost an away game, meaning United has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Manchester United played 0-0 against Watford in their previous match. Pogba got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Pogba hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 44 successful passes (of 55 total).
The travelling fans enjoy Manchester United's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 13 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Manchester United in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported history between these contenders is the Manchester United - City 0-2 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Manchester City wins - draws - Manchester United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Sterling 10 goals |   B. Borges Fernandes 9 goals |  C. Ronaldo 9 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 64 | 36 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 44 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 70% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 74% |
| 52% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 44% |
| 37% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 37% |
| 22% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 33% | 23% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 77% | 59% |
| 59% | 69% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18.4 | 18.8 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
| 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 34% | 38% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 32% |
| 6.8 | 6 | 3.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 14.5 | 13.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Manchester United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 47 | 66 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Southampton | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 25 |
| 15 | Brentford | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 35 | -31 | 23 |
| 17 | Everton | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 25 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -22 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -40 | 17 |
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- Manchester Evening News - (local newspaper)
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- Manchester Evening News - (local newspaper)
- Man U News - (news aggregator)
