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Manchester City FC vs Olympique de Marseille, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 39' Pape Gueye

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Olympique de Marseille — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Arda Kardesler
  • Referee Mustafa Eyisoy
  • Referee Halil Meler
  • Referee Cevdet Komurcuoglu

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 Atletico 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

2
Manchester City FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Olympique de Marseille 2020-10-27 Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 3–0 W
05 Dec Fulham FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec FC Porto A 0–0 D
28 Nov Burnley FC H 5–0 W
25 Nov PAE Olympiakos SFP A 1–0 W
21 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
04 Dec Nimes Olympique A 2–0 W
01 Dec PAE Olympiakos SFP H 2–1 W
28 Nov FC Nantes H 3–1 W
25 Nov FC Porto H 0–2 L
06 Nov RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Olympique de Marseille
#8 Position #25
16 Points 9
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
15 Scored 11
9 Conceded 14
+6 GD -3
2.00 PPG 1.13
63% Win % 38%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

Manchester City FC are 8th (16 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 25th (9 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Etihad Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Mickael Cuisance has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The travelling Olympique de Marseille supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Olympique de Marseille 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' 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.
  • 28' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John Stones is hanging Eric Garcia on the field on 28 minute.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pape Gueye.
  • 44' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 46 minute. Ilkay Gundogan leaves to be changed by Raheem Sterling.
  • 48' Goal! Ferran scores his 73 goal in 422 matches.
  • 53' Aymeric Laporte needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique de Marseille that had 465 games and scored 515 goals.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 66' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Riyad Mahrez departs to be replaced by Sergio Aguero.
  • 67' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Riyad Mahrez departs to be replaced by Sergio Aguero.
  • 72' 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.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Strootman. He replaces Pape Gueye on 75 minute.
  • 77' What a strike from Sergio Aguero! The score is 2-0.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Goal! Raheem Sterling scores his 113 goal in 436 matches.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Olympique de Marseille.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Villas-Boas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 2
Ferran Torres 2
Ilkay Gundogan 1
Sergio Aguero 1
Alvaro Gonzalez 1

Head to Head

2020-12-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Olympique de Marseille 2020-10-27 Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2020-12-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2020-12-05 Manchester City FC 2–0 Fulham FC W 2020-12-01 FC Porto 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2020-11-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC W 2020-11-25 PAE Olympiakos SFP 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-11-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L

Olympique de Marseille Form

2020-12-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2020-12-04 Nimes Olympique 0–2 Olympique de Marseille W 2020-12-01 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 PAE Olympiakos SFP W 2020-11-28 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Nantes W 2020-11-25 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 FC Porto L 2020-11-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–1 Olympique de Marseille W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.43 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC71% Draw18% Olympique de Marseille11%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
29%
Manchester City FC or Olympique de Marseille
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC56% Draw38% Olympique de Marseille6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.3%
1 – 0
11.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
4.2%
5 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
2.4%
0 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 22% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 22% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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