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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' Welcome to Etihad Stadium that hosts another battle between Manchester City FC and Brentford FC.
  • 5' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's shape.
  • 10' Brentford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Joao Cancelo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 20' Brentford 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.
  • 25' John Stones has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 30' Rico Henry has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Riyad Mahrez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Kevin De Bruyne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' With 1 assists to his name this season, Rodri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 62' Another change for Brentford FC made on 62 minute. Sergi Canos leaves to be changed by Josh Dasilva.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Riyad Mahrez is replaced by Jack Grealish on 67 minute.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Frank Onyeka as he leaves the pitch. Yoane Wissa steps in for Brentford FC.
  • 71' Phil Foden makes way for Ilkay Gundogan at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 81' Brentford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 86' 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.
  • Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Brentford FC

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.