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Manchester City FC vs Rotherham United FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Manchester City FC
7 – 0
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sun 6 Jan 2019 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Ben Wiles
Raheem Sterling 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Rotherham United FC — FA Cup at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Marsden
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Simon Long

Head-to-Head

1
Manchester City FC 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Rotherham United FC H 7–0 W
03 Jan Liverpool FC H 2–1 W
30 Dec Southampton FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
22 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L
15 Dec Everton FC H 3–1 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–7 L
01 Jan Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
22 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–4 L
15 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rotherham United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Manchester City FC vs Rotherham United FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Rotherham United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 12' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Raheem Sterling on 12.
  • 17' Anthony Forde is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rotherham United FC that had 357 games and scored 375 goals.
  • 24' Ben Wiles has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Raheem Sterling on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' The England midfielder Phil Foden breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 2-0!
  • 45' Semi Ajayi doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' A goal from the Nigeria international Semi Ajayi! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-2!
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 52' Gabriel Jesus puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
  • 57' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Raheem Sterling departs to be replaced by Leroy Sane.
  • 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Kevin De Bruyne by Philippe Sandler on 67 minute.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' A stunning finish from Riyad Mahrez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' The Rotherham United FC bench stirs into life. Jon Taylor is withdrawn and Sean Raggett gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 75 minute. John Stones leaves to be changed by Danilo.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas Otamendi gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The Germany Leroy Sane breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 6-2!
  • 89' The Rotherham United FC bench stirs into life. Zak Vyner is withdrawn and Richard Wood gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Matthew Palmer. He replaces Ryan Williams on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 7-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Semi Ajayi 1
Leroy Sane 1
Nicolas Otamendi 1
Gabriel Jesus 1
Raheem Sterling 1
Phil Foden 1
Riyad Mahrez 1

Head to Head

2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC

Manchester City FC Form

2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC W 2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2018-12-30 Southampton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-15 Manchester City FC 3–1 Everton FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC L 2019-01-01 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-29 Bristol City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2018-12-22 Rotherham United FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-12-15 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.28 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC77% Draw14% Rotherham United FC9%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
23%
Manchester City FC or Rotherham United FC
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC65% Draw29% Rotherham United FC6%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
4 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
5 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5%
5 – 1
4.2%
6 – 0
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 47% — 53%
-2 47% 21% 33%
-1.5 67% — 33%
-1 67% 17% 16%
-0.5 84% — 16%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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