Manchester City FC vs Atalanta BC, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Atalanta BC — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- Atalanta BC 8 games · 13 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Roy Hassan
- Referee Orel Grinfeeld
- Referee Idan Yarkoni
- Referee Eitan Shmuelevich
19 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Oct Atalanta BC H 5–1 W 19 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W 06 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L 01 Oct GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–0 W 28 Sep Everton FC A 3–1 W 21 Sep Watford FC H 8–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Oct Manchester City FC A 1–5 L 19 Oct SS Lazio A 3–3 D 06 Oct US Lecce H 3–1 W 01 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 1–2 L 28 Sep US Sassuolo Calcio A 4–1 W 25 Sep AS Roma A 2–0 W Season Stats
Manchester City FC Atalanta BC #8 Position #15 16 Points 13 8 Played 8 5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3 15 Scored 10 9 Conceded 10 +6 GD +0 2.00 PPG 1.63 63% Win % 50% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season25% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this seasonManchester City FC are 8th (16 pts). Atalanta BC are 15th (13 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and Atalanta BC has kicked off!
- 4' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Benjamin Mendy gets a Yellow card.
- 9' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Atalanta BC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 15' Phil Foden needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Atalanta BC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 28' What a strike from Ruslan Malinovskyi! The score is 0-1.
- 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 34' GOAL! Sergio Aguero scores on 34. Assisted by Raheem Sterling
- 38' GOAL! Sergio Aguero scores on 38.
- 41' The supporters are chanting for John Stones. He replaces Rodri on 41 minute.
- 46' Atalanta BC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Muriel is hanging Alejandro Gomez on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Atalanta BC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 58' What a strike from Raheem Sterling! The score is 3-1.
- 63' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 64' What a strike from Raheem Sterling! The score is 4-1.
- 67' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Nicolas Otamendi.
- 69' What a strike from Raheem Sterling! The score is 5-1.
- 71' Joao Cancelo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benjamin Mendy on 71 minute.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Hans Hateboer. He replaces Josip Ilicic on 72 minute.
- 76' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
- 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 82' Phil Foden is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
- 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Otamendi on 90.
- Another three points for Manchester City FC.
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 31
- 25
- 2
- 7
- 17
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22
Benjamin Mendy ↓ Joao Cancelo 71'
- 47
- 10
- 26
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16
Rodri ↓ John Stones 41'
Bench
- 21
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30
Nicolas Otamendi ↑ 67'
- 9
- 20
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5
John Stones ↑ 41'
- 1
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27
Joao Cancelo ↑ 71'
Coach Pep GuardiolaAtalanta BC Lineups
Starting XI
- 95
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5
Andrea Masiello ↓ Mario Pasalic 46'
- 2
- 21
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10
Alejandro Gomez C ↓ Luis Muriel 46'
- 11
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72
Josip Ilicic ↓ Hans Hateboer 72'
- 8
- 15
- 19
- 18
Bench
- 41
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9
Luis Muriel ↑ 46'
- 13
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33
Hans Hateboer ↑ 72'
- 99
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88
Mario Pasalic ↑ 46'
- 57
Coach Gian Piero Gasperini -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raheem Sterling 4 Sergio Aguero 2 Ruslan Malinovskyi 1 Mario Pasalic 1 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2019-10-22 Manchester City FC 5–1 Atalanta BC W 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2019-10-06 Manchester City FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2019-10-01 Manchester City FC 2–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2019-09-28 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.81 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 Atalanta BC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Manchester City FC to win 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.92Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 73% 27% ± 3.5 54% 46% ± 4.5 35% 65% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 85%Draw or Atalanta BC 33%Manchester City FC or Atalanta BC 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 8.5%2 – 0 8%3 – 1 7.8%3 – 0 7.2%1 – 1 6.9%4 – 1 5.5%1 – 0 5.4%4 – 0 5%2 – 2 4.7%3 – 2 4.4%1 – 2 3.4%5 – 1 ActualAsian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Atalanta BC covers -2.5 32% — 68% -2 32% 20% 49% -1.5 51% — 49% -1 51% 20% 29% -0.5 71% — 29% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.