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Manchester City FC vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Manchester City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Wed 12 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Benjamin Hubner
Y 64' Florian Grillitsch
Y 77' Joelinton

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Referee Fredrik Klyver
  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Stefan Hallberg
  • Referee Kristoffer Karlsson
17 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-12 Manchester City FC 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-10-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–1 W
08 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
04 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
27 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 2–2 D
24 Nov West Ham United FC A 4–0 W
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 2–2 D
01 Dec FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
27 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–3 L
24 Nov Hertha BSC A 3–3 D
10 Nov FC Augsburg H 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Andrej Kramaric makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at . TSG 1899 Hoffenheim seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leroy Sane makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 46' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — John Stones exits the field as Kyle Walker enters on 46.
  • 46' Sensational shot from Leroy Sane. Manchester City FC is back in the lead.
  • 51' Bernardo Silva is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim tonight.
  • 56' The travelling TSG 1899 Hoffenheim supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' Leroy Sane adds to his 1 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Nadiem Amiri. He replaces Dennis Geiger on 63 minute.
  • 64' The referee shows TSG 1899 Hoffenheim player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 64' Fabian Delph gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Nico Schulz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Fresh legs for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim! Ishak Belfodil comes on to replace Leonardo Bittencourt.
  • 75' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have won 529 goals from 407 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 77' Joelinton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for John Stones suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Vincent Kompany.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leroy Sane 2
David Silva 1
Sergio Aguero 1
David Silva 1
Sergio Aguero 1
Ishak Belfodil 1
Ishak Belfodil 1
Andrej Kramaric 1

Head to Head

2018-12-12 Manchester City FC 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-10-02 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2018-12-12 Manchester City FC 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2018-12-04 Watford FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-01 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2018-11-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2018-11-24 West Ham United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

2018-12-12 Manchester City FC 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-12-08 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-12-01 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-11-27 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2018-11-24 Hertha BSC 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-11-10 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 FC Augsburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC54% Draw24% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim22%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
46%
Manchester City FC or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC36% Draw44% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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