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Manchester City FC vs Olympique Lyonnais, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Manchester City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Nabil Fekir
Sergio Aguero 90' Y
Y 90' Bertrand Traore

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Olympique Lyonnais — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Lorenzo Manganelli
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Fabiano Preti

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
2
Manchester City FC 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 1–2 L
15 Sep Fulham FC H 3–0 W
01 Sep Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W
25 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC H 6–1 W
12 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
15 Sep SM Caen A 2–2 D
31 Aug OGC Nice H 0–1 L
24 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–0 W
17 Aug Stade de Reims A 0–1 L
12 Aug Amiens SC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Manchester City FC have kicked off against Olympique Lyonnais. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' France international Lucas Tousart has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Houssem Aouar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique Lyonnais backline.
  • 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maxwel Cornet makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 31' Pape Cheikh Diop has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Nabil Fekir has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Silva made 438 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Manchester City FC make a change. Ilkay Gundogan trudges off to be replaced by Leroy Sane on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Olympique Lyonnais fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 63' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 63 minute. Gabriel Jesus leaves to be changed by Sergio Aguero.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bernardo Silva makes it 1-2.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 76' Riyad Mahrez is replacing Raheem Sterling for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nabil Fekir.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Olympique Lyonnais — Lucas Tousart on, Nabil Fekir off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tanguy Ndombele, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Sergio Aguero is booked for Manchester City FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Olympique Lyonnais make a change. Maxwel Cornet trudges off to be replaced by Bertrand Traore on 90 minutes.
  • Manchester City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Olympique Lyonnais were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Génésio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maxwel Cornet 4
Moussa Dembele 2
Maxwel Cornet 1
Aymeric Laporte 1
Sergio Aguero 1
Kevin De Bruyne 1
Bernardo Silva 1
Bernardo Silva 1

Head to Head

2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Manchester City FC Form

2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2018-09-15 Manchester City FC 3–0 Fulham FC W 2018-09-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2018-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2018-08-19 Manchester City FC 6–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2018-08-12 Arsenal FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2018-09-15 SM Caen 2–2 Olympique Lyonnais D 2018-08-31 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 OGC Nice L 2018-08-24 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2018-08-17 Stade de Reims 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais L 2018-08-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Amiens SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Olympique Lyonnais 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC39% Draw28% Olympique Lyonnais33%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
61%
Manchester City FC or Olympique Lyonnais
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC29% Draw46% Olympique Lyonnais25%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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