It's advantage Manchester United so far with their 6th position in the Premier League table, welcoming Manchester City who are placed 7th.
- Manchester United has the most points from losing position (15) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
The two big teams from Manchester in England, Manchester City and Manchester, 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 no vacation for neither Manchester United nor Manchester City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Manchester United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Manchester United have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Manchester are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Manchester faced defeat in their previous match, away at RB Leipzig (2-3). In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus West Ham United with a 3-1 scoreline.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Manchester here at Old Trafford in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Manchester have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Manchester City form and stats
2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester City in their Premier League matches away.
The Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Santana de Moraes is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 205 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Raheem Sterling, Ferrán Torres and Sergio Agüero scored in Manchester City's previous match, the home game against Olympique Marseille that ended 3-0. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Fulham in the Premier League.
After this away game Manchester City return home for a Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Manchester have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. 5 goals have been conceded by Manchester in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester five wins, one draw and Manchester City four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Borges Fernandes 7 goals |   R. Mahrez 4 goals |  M. Rashford 3 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Manchester United | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 70% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 70% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 70% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 12.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 21 | 17.2 | 15.8 |
| 5.4 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 35% | 16% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 32% |
- Manchester City has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester United has the most points from losing position (15) in Premier League
- Manchester United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 6 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
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