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Premier League | Gameweek 20
Dec 30, 2023 at 3pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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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.

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Preview

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Predicted Lineups

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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
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