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

Premier League · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ilkay Gundogan 39' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Simon Long

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
Manchester City FC 4 games · Avg 4.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC 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
21 Aug Norwich City FC H 5–0 W
15 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L
29 May Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
23 May Everton FC H 5–0 W
18 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–3 L
14 May Newcastle United FC A 4–3 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
14 Aug Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
08 May Barnsley FC A 2–2 D
01 May Reading FC H 4–1 W
24 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
20 Apr Watford FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 7' What a strike from Tim Krul! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' 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.
  • 15' Goal! Ferran Torres scores his 73 goal in 422 matches.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Cancelo made 519 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' GOAL! Jack Grealish scores on 22.
  • 27' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Kenny McLean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Todd Cantwell, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilkay Gundogan.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Dimitris Giannoulis is replaced by Bali Mumba.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' The whistle greets Ferran Torres as he departs to be replaced by Raheem Sterling.
  • 64' GOAL! Aymeric Laporte scores on 64.
  • 69' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cole Palmer is hanging Ilkay Gundogan on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' Goal! Raheem Sterling scores his 113 goal in 436 matches.
  • 75' Riyad Mahrez is replacing Jack Grealish for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 77' The whistle greets Teemu Pukki as he departs to be replaced by Josh Sargent.
  • 82' 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.
  • 84' What a strike from Riyad Mahrez! The score is 6-0.
  • 85' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 85. Assisted by Ruben Dias
  • 90' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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

2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC 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

2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W 2021-08-15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 Everton FC W 2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-05-14 Newcastle United FC 3–4 Manchester City FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC L 2021-08-14 Norwich City FC 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2021-05-08 Barnsley FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC W 2021-04-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.49 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Manchester City FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC65% Draw20% Norwich City FC15%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Norwich City FC
35%
Manchester City FC or Norwich City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC50% Draw37% Norwich City FC13%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.3%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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