Manchester United FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Manchester United FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
48 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 4 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Jan Manchester City FC H 2–0 W 11 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–2 L 07 Jan Burnley FC A 2–2 D 04 Jan Leeds United FC A 1–1 D 30 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D 26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Jan Manchester United FC A 0–2 L 10 Jan Exeter City FC H 10–1 W 07 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D 04 Jan Chelsea FC H 1–1 D 01 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D 27 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Manchester United FC Manchester City FC #3 Position #2 71 Points 78 38 Played 38 20 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 23 / 9 / 6 69 Scored 77 50 Conceded 35 +19 GD +42 1.87 PPG 2.05 53% Win % 61% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonManchester United FC are 3rd (71 pts). Manchester City FC are 2nd (78 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Manchester United FC0-154/116-30–/131-454/–46-602/361-751/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededManchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- Another three points for Manchester United FC.
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Lineups
Manchester United FC Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Erling Haaland 8 Phil Foden 6 Anthony Martial 5 Bruno Fernandes 4 Ilkay Gundogan 3 Marcus Rashford 3 Kevin De Bruyne 2 Riyad Mahrez 2 Head to Head
Manchester United FC Form
2026-01-17 Manchester United FC 2–0 Manchester City FC W 2026-01-11 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-01-07 Burnley FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-01-04 Leeds United FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-12-30 Manchester United FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2025-12-26 Manchester United FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC WManchester City FC Form
2026-01-17 Manchester United FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2026-01-10 Manchester City FC 10–1 Exeter City FC W 2026-01-07 Manchester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-01-04 Manchester City FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2026-01-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.35 Manchester United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Manchester United FC or Manchester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw 69%Draw or Manchester City FC 58%Manchester United FC or Manchester City FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 0 8.8%1 – 0 8.2%0 – 1 8.1%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.9%2 – 0 Actual0 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 5.4%3 – 1 3.6%1 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC
Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 19% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✗Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.