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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
16 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that had 407 games and scored 529 goals.
  • 10' The travelling TSG 1899 Hoffenheim supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nadiem Amiri made 407 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' What a moment for Andrej Kramaric! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 21' Manchester City FC have won 1020 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' Joelinton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' With 1 assists to his name this season, Aymeric Laporte is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 45' GOAL! Leroy Sane fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 46' Kyle Walker is replacing John Stones for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 46' Sensational shot from Leroy Sane. Manchester City FC is back in the lead.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Leroy Sane is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 63' A change in the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ranks — Dennis Geiger exits the field as Nadiem Amiri enters on 63.
  • 64' Benjamin Hubner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. 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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Another change for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made on 70 minute. Leonardo Bittencourt leaves to be changed by Ishak Belfodil.
  • 75' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim backline.
  • 77' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The whistle greets Bernardo Silva as he departs to be replaced by Vincent Kompany.
  • 90' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's shape.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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