UEFA Champions League · 2025Wed, 28 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeEtihad StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricManchester CityGalatasaray
Shots10 shots/match4 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals1.64 xG/match0.22 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners4 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Davinson Sánchez · Galatasaray · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJérémy Doku · Manchester City · 23′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNico O'Reilly · Manchester City · 24′ · 0.05 xG · on targetVictor Osimhen · Galatasaray · 26′ · 0.06 xG · on targetRayan Cherki · Manchester City · 38′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedVictor Osimhen · Galatasaray · 55′ · 0.06 xG · on targetVictor Osimhen · Galatasaray · 64′ · 0.08 xG · on targetRayan Aït-Nouri · Manchester City · 65′ · 0.11 xG · on targetPhil Foden · Manchester City · 65′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Manchester City · 29′ · 0.16 xG · goalPhil Foden · Manchester City · 45′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 3′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedOmar Marmoush · Manchester City · 63′ · 0.27 xG · on targetErling Haaland · Manchester City · 10′ · 0.46 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Manchester City: 10 shots, 5 on target, 1.64 xG. Galatasaray: 4 shots, 4 on target, 0.22 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Erling Haaland · Manchester City · 10′Rayan Cherki · Manchester City · 29′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Manchester City 1.64 xG · Galatasaray 0.22 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Galatasaray's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Galatasaray's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Galatasaray's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Galatasaray's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.13 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.13 goals/match1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Galatasaray show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Galatasaray's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

15.8 shots/matchShotsManchester City · Galatasaray12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricManchester CityGalatasarayBaseline
Shots15.8 shots/match12.4 shots/match13.4 shots/match
Shots against8.38 shots/match12.9 shots/match13.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

60%PossessionManchester City · Galatasaray50.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricManchester CityGalatasarayBaseline
Possession60%50.5%50.4%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Manchester City favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Galatasaray in 0 · 3 too close

1.88 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/81.13 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/81.38 goals/match
1.8 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 8/81.53 xG/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 8/81.68 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 8/812.4 shots/match
8.38 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/812.9 shots/match
7 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/84.75 shots/match
2.75 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/84.13 shots/match
60%Possessionseason · 8/850.5%
5.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/83.75 corners/match
3.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/85.13 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/811.9 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
38%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/825%
88%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/863%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Manchester City94
Galatasaray51.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Manchester City74.2
Galatasaray35.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Manchester City90.6
Galatasaray58.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Manchester City46.4
Galatasaray29.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Manchester City22.6
Galatasaray59.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Manchester City76.2
Galatasaray21.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Manchester City64
Galatasaray40.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.83 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.18 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots5/510.6 shots/match
7.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
53.8%Possession5/554.2%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/512 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 8 matches
1.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.13 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowed8/81.38 goals/match
1.8 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.53 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots8/812.4 shots/match
7 shots/matchShots on target8/84.75 shots/match
60%Possession8/850.5%
5.5 corners/matchCorners8/83.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls8/811.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 8 matches
1.88 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.13 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowed8/81.38 goals/match
1.8 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.53 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots8/812.4 shots/match
7 shots/matchShots on target8/84.75 shots/match
60%Possession8/850.5%
5.5 corners/matchCorners8/83.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls8/811.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 4 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored4/41 goals/match
0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/42 goals/match
1.9 xG/matchExpected goals4/41.3 xG/match
17.5 shots/matchShots4/411.3 shots/match
7.75 shots/matchShots on target4/44.5 shots/match
57.3%Possession4/455.5%
6.5 corners/matchCorners4/43 corners/match
Cards0/0
6.5 fouls/matchFouls4/413.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.09 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.09 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 29 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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