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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 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

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
100% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

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

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' The wait is over. Olympique de Marseille get us underway at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' Olympique de Marseille is showing some good football. However, Olympique de Marseille 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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Boubacar Kamara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 471 appearances.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 28' Manchester City FC make a change. Eric Garcia trudges off to be replaced by John Stones on 28 minutes.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' 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.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Pape Gueye on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Ilkay Gundogan is replaced by Raheem Sterling on 46 minute.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ferran makes it 1-0.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique de Marseille needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Sergio Aguero comes on to replace Riyad Mahrez.
  • 67' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Riyad Mahrez is withdrawn and Sergio Aguero gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Morgan Sanson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' Kevin Strootman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pape Gueye on 75 minute.
  • 77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sergio Aguero makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 82' Olympique de Marseille are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 87' Riyad Mahrez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 90' Raheem Sterling does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
  • Another three points for Manchester City FC.

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.