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Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Manchester City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Thu 3 Jan 2019 · 20:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

7
6
5
Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC 2018-10-07 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Liverpool FC H 2–1 W
30 Dec Southampton FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
22 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L
15 Dec Everton FC H 3–1 W
12 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–1 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Arsenal FC H 5–1 W
26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 4–0 W
21 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
16 Dec Manchester United FC H 3–1 W
11 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Liverpool FC
#1 Position #6
15 Points 9
5 Played 5
5 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 0
13 Scored 7
5 Conceded 4
+8 GD +3
3.00 PPG 1.80
100% Win % 40%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A
Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Manchester City FC vs Liverpool FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Liverpool FC have won 809 goals from 411 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' That is a Yellow card for Liverpool FC. Dejan Lovren will be fuming at that decision.
  • 25' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' 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 Georginio Wijnaldum suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vincent Kompany on 31.
  • 36' Sergio Aguero is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
  • 38' Georginio Wijnaldum has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
  • 40' Sergio Aguero doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Aymeric Laporte picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Sadio Mane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. James Milner is replaced by Fabinho on 57 minute.
  • 62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 64' GOAL! Roberto Firmino scores on 64. Assisted by Andrew Robertson
  • 65' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Ilkay Gundogan on, David Silva off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leroy Sane on 72.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Xherdan Shaqiri. He replaces Sadio Mane on 77 minute.
  • 82' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Liverpool FC backline.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Sturridge. He replaces Georginio Wijnaldum on 86 minute.
  • 88' Nicolas Otamendi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vincent Kompany on 88 minute.
  • 89' Bernardo Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Ederson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Manchester City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 8
Sadio Mane 5
Erling Haaland 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Phil Foden 4
Ilkay Gundogan 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3

Head to Head

2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC 2018-10-07 Liverpool FC 0–0 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2018-12-30 Southampton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-15 Manchester City FC 3–1 Everton FC W 2018-12-12 Manchester City FC 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W

Liverpool FC Form

2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC L 2018-12-29 Liverpool FC 5–1 Arsenal FC W 2018-12-26 Liverpool FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC W 2018-12-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2018-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W 2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC50% Draw27% Liverpool FC23%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Liverpool FC
50%
Manchester City FC or Liverpool FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC35% Draw47% Liverpool FC18%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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