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Manchester City FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Manchester City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sun 26 Jul 2020 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Joao Cancelo 51' Y
Y 90' Christoph Zimmermann

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Richard West
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

3
1
Manchester City FC 4 games · Avg 4.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC 2019-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Norwich City FC H 5–0 W
21 Jul Watford FC A 4–0 W
18 Jul Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul AFC Bournemouth H 2–1 W
11 Jul Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 5–0 W
08 Jul Newcastle United FC H 5–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
18 Jul Burnley FC H 0–2 L
14 Jul Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
11 Jul West Ham United FC H 0–4 L
07 Jul Watford FC A 1–2 L
04 Jul Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Raheem Sterling suffering a number of foals already.
  • 8' A stunning finish from Onel Hernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 11' Magnificent from Gabriel Jesus! That is 106 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamal Lewis made 373 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Magnificent from Kevin De Bruyne! That is 81 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' The whistle greets Eric Garcia as he departs to be replaced by Fernandinho.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Cancelo.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's shape.
  • 76' Mario Vrancic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 77' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Marco Stiepermann by Mario Vrancic on 77 minute.
  • 79' Magnificent from Raheem Sterling! That is 113 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Riyad Mahrez doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bernardo Silva is hanging David Silva on the field on 85 minute.
  • 87' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 87 minute. Onel Hernandez leaves to be changed by Josh Martin.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Christoph Zimmermann will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Jordan Thomas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Todd Cantwell at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' Goal! Kevin De Bruyne scores his 81 goal in 439 matches.
  • The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 5
Riyad Mahrez 3
Kevin De Bruyne 2
Aymeric Laporte 1
Todd Cantwell 1
Tim Krul 1
Teemu Pukki 1
Jack Grealish 1

Head to Head

2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC 2019-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-21 Watford FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2020-07-18 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2020-07-15 Manchester City FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-07-11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–5 Manchester City FC W 2020-07-08 Manchester City FC 5–0 Newcastle United FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-18 Norwich City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2020-07-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-11 Norwich City FC 0–4 West Ham United FC L 2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-04 Norwich City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.48 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC69% Draw19% Norwich City FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Norwich City FC
31%
Manchester City FC or Norwich City FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC51% Draw37% Norwich City FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.7%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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