This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Manchester City at Etihad Stadium when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Porto with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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 Manchester and Porto.
Porto have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Manchester City form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.Only two Premier League home games for Manchester City so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
A nice win for Manchester last time playing, versus Arsenal. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Raheem Sterling scoring for the victors. A 1-1 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Leeds United the opponent.
The manager J. Guardiola i Sala will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to West Ham United in only three days.
At Etihad Stadium, Manchester City has the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Porto form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round.Four points from two away games for Porto, meaning one draw and one victory in the Primeira Liga so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sporting CP in their previous outing. The Primeira Liga match ended in a draw 2-2. A loss against Maritimo was the result prior to that, in a Primeira Liga home game.
A new game in only three days for Porto, the Primeira Liga home match versus Gil Vicente. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Porto has managed 7 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Manchester City won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Porto has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroTop Goalscorers
  R. Sterling 2 goals |   S. Relvas de Oliveira 2 goals |  M. Marega 2 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Porto missing players
| Manchester City | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 32 | Scored | S | 25 | 57 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 463 | 199 | Total Shots | T S | 160 | 366 | ||
| 164 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 64 | 135 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Porto | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Nacional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Boavista | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 16 | Tondela | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Farense | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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