The visiting Manchester City side should be favourites in this visit to West Bromwich Albion, as the away team holds a 27 point advantage from their 18 league games this season.
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals (43) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a FA Cup game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Cheltenham Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
With 1 Premier League win, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, West Bromwich Albion, who have the most conceded goals (43) in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home stadium (The Hawthorns) is supposed to be a fortress, but for West Bromwich Albion it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
No payout for WBA in their previous match, an away game at West Ham United that ended in defeat 1-2. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Fulham in only four days. This game is also played here at The Hawthorns.
West Bromwich Albion have scored 5 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for conceded goals, West Bromwich Albion's unpleasant statistic is 24 goals surrendered. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. In general it has been a productive period now for Manchester as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Manchester City has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
270 minutes! That's how long the Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Santana de Moraes and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Manchester, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup last time out. Before that, Manchester City secured a home win against Aston Villa with the score 2-0.
As mentioned earlier, Manchester will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 16 wins (twelve by two or more goals winning margin), one draw and one surprising defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sheffield United in just four days.
Manchester are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Manchester as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Manchester City - West Bromwich Albion 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): WBA zero wins, one draw and Manchester City nine victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  İ. Gündoğan 5 goals |  R. Sterling 5 goals |   M. Costa Pereira 4 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Manchester City missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 43 | 24 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 72% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 47% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 47% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 15.5 | 16.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 29% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 31% |
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Premier League
- Manchester City has the most clean sheets (10) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the the best goal difference (+18) in Premier League
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of West Bromwich Albion.
- Manchester City is in the best form (6-0-0)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals (24) at home in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals (43) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the the worst goal difference (-19) at home in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the the worst goal difference (-28) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 United | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 10 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
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