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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
10 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 4.8 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 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 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
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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' The Croatia Andrej Kramaric breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-1!
  • 21' Argentina international Nicolas Otamendi has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Joelinton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 41 goals in his last 410 appearances.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Leroy Sane is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Kyle Walker has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Stones on 46 minute.
  • 46' What a strike from Leroy Sane! The score is 2-1.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nico Schulz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 56' Ilkay Gundogan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 61' The Germany Leroy Sane breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 3-1!
  • 63' A change in the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ranks — Dennis Geiger exits the field as Nadiem Amiri enters on 63.
  • 64' Benjamin Hubner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Fabian Delph on, Oleksandr Zinchenko off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' It is a substitution in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim team. Leonardo Bittencourt is replaced by Ishak Belfodil on 70 minute.
  • 75' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' Joelinton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Vincent Kompany is replacing Bernardo Silva for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 90' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have won 538 goals from 410 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The points are shared — Manchester City FC 2-1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Honours even.

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
Ishak Belfodil 1
Ishak Belfodil 1
Andrej Kramaric 1
David Silva 1
Sergio Aguero 1
David Silva 1
Sergio Aguero 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.