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Manchester City FC vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Wed 9 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Brentford FCPremier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Simon Long

Head-to-Head

7
1
2
Manchester City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Brentford FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Brentford FC H 2–0 W
05 Feb Fulham FC H 4–1 W
22 Jan Southampton FC A 1–1 D
15 Jan Chelsea FC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Brentford FC A 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Manchester City FC A 0–2 L
05 Feb Everton FC A 1–4 L
22 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
19 Jan Manchester United FC H 1–3 L
16 Jan Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
11 Jan Southampton FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Brentford FC
#9 Position #16
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Brentford FC are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Manchester City FC launch into their encounter with Brentford FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Saman Ghoddoos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Riyad Mahrez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Brentford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Brentford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' John Stones has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Brentford FC team. Sergi Canos is replaced by Josh Dasilva on 62 minute.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Riyad Mahrez as he leaves the pitch. Jack Grealish steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 70' The crowd applauds Frank Onyeka as he leaves the pitch. Yoane Wissa steps in for Brentford FC.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Ilkay Gundogan comes on to replace Phil Foden.
  • 76' Manchester City FC 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.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC62% Draw29% Brentford FC9%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Brentford FC
38%
Manchester City FC or Brentford FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC35% Draw60% Brentford FC5%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.8%
0 – 0
25%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
2 – 1
5%
3 – 1
2.2%
4 – 0
1.8%
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
0 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Brentford FC covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 17% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 31% 42%
-0.5 58% 42%
+0.5 92% 8%
+1 92% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
74%
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
31%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.