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Premier League | Gameweek 20
Dec 30, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Man City
2 - 0
Sheff Utd

Rodri (14'), Alvarez (61')
Guardiola (37'), Kovacic (43')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Bogle (89')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester City move to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool courtesy of a 2-0 success over Sheffield United at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

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Preview

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Predicted Lineups

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Injuries & Suspensions

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Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Everton 1-3 Man City
Wednesday, December 27 at 8.15pm in Premier League

Sheffield United

All competitions
Last Game: Sheff Utd 2-3 Luton
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 91.93%. A draw had a probability of 5.8% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 2.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (10.95%) and 2-0 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.68%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (0.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawSheffield United
91.93% (0.527 0.53) 5.79% (-0.372 -0.37) 2.28% (-0.158 -0.16)
Both teams to score 42.79% (0.29 0.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
81.61% (1.208 1.21)18.39% (-1.209 -1.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
64.23% (1.757 1.76)35.77% (-1.758 -1.76)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
97.84% (0.214 0.21)2.16% (-0.216 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
89.56% (0.822 0.82)10.44% (-0.824 -0.82)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
43.73% (0.201 0.2)56.27% (-0.203 -0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.37% (0.112 0.11)88.62% (-0.11500000000001 -0.12)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 91.92%
    Sheffield United 2.28%
    Draw 5.79%
Manchester CityDrawSheffield United
3-0 @ 11.42% (-0.27 -0.27)
4-0 @ 10.95% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 8.94% (-0.448 -0.45)
5-0 @ 8.4% (0.225 0.23)
3-1 @ 6.57% (-0.114 -0.11)
4-1 @ 6.3% (0.051 0.05)
6-0 @ 5.37% (0.275 0.28)
2-1 @ 5.14% (-0.224 -0.22)
5-1 @ 4.83% (0.159 0.16)
1-0 @ 4.66% (-0.36 -0.36)
6-1 @ 3.09% (0.177 0.18)
7-0 @ 2.94% (0.22 0.22)
3-2 @ 1.89% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.81% (0.026 0.03)
7-1 @ 1.69% (0.136 0.14)
8-0 @ 1.41% (0.139 0.14)
5-2 @ 1.39% (0.055 0.05)
Other @ 5.11%
Total : 91.92%
1-1 @ 2.68% (-0.189 -0.19)
2-2 @ 1.48% (-0.055 -0.05)
0-0 @ 1.22% (-0.127 -0.13)
Other @ 0.42%
Total : 5.79%
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 2.28%

How you voted: Man City vs Sheff Utd

Manchester City
83.3%
Draw
9.0%
Sheffield United
7.7%
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1Liverpool1311112681834
2Arsenal1374226141225
3Chelsea1374226141225
4Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton136522217523
5Manchester CityMan City137242219323
6Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest136431613322
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1362528141420
8Brentford136252623320
9Manchester UnitedMan Utd135441713419
10Fulham135441818019
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle135441414019
12Aston Villa135441922-319
13Bournemouth135352019118
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham134361724-715
15Everton132561021-1111
16Leicester CityLeicester132471627-1110
17Crystal Palace131661118-79
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19Ipswich TownIpswich131661324-119
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