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UEFA Champions League · 2024Tue, 5 Nov 2024, 20:00 UTCFull timeHistorical match
4–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

This match

Match statistics

MetricSportingManchester City
Shots9 shots/match20 shots/match▲
Shots on target6 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals2.87 xG/match▲2.23 xG/match
Possession27%73%●
Corners1 corners/match11 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.

Savinho · Manchester City · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSavinho · Manchester City · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSavinho · Manchester City · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMateo Kovačić · Manchester City · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Nunes · Manchester City · 41′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBernardo Silva · Manchester City · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSavinho · Manchester City · 71′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPhil Foden · Manchester City · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoško Gvardiol · Manchester City · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOusmane Diomande · Sporting · 79′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGeovany Quenda · Sporting · 83′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPhil Foden · Manchester City · 4′ · 0.06 xG · goalErling Haaland · Manchester City · 28′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSavinho · Manchester City · 34′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 9′ · 0.07 xG · on targetSavinho · Manchester City · 22′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 31′ · 0.07 xG · on targetBernardo Silva · Manchester City · 65′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 78′ · 0.10 xG · on targetPhil Foden · Manchester City · 72′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 40′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedPhil Foden · Manchester City · 57′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 38′ · 0.29 xG · goalMaximiliano Araújo · Sporting · 46′ · 0.36 xG · goalViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 8′ · 0.44 xG · on targetErling Haaland · Manchester City · 15′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 49′ · 0.82 xG · goalErling Haaland · Manchester City · 69′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 81′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sporting: 9 shots, 6 on target, 3.05 xG. Manchester City: 20 shots, 6 on target, 2.27 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Viktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 38′Maximiliano Araújo · Sporting · 46′Viktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 49′Viktor Gyökeres · Sporting · 81′Phil Foden · Manchester City · 4′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sporting 3.05 xG · Manchester City 2.27 xG.

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Manchester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Manchester City show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Manchester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.8 shots/match▲ShotsSporting · Manchester City23 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSportingManchester CityBaseline
Shots12.8 shots/match23 shots/match12.7 shots/match
Shots against13 shots/match7.5 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.8%PossessionSporting · Manchester City●72.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 27.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSportingManchester CityBaseline
Possession44.8%72.3%50.8%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Sporting
1Draws
1Manchester City
Manchester City — Sporting · UEFA Champions League0–0
Sporting — Manchester City · UEFA Champions League0–5

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Sporting favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester City in 0 · 13 too close

2.25 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/42.5 goals/match
0.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/41 goals/match
1.83 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/42.81 xG/match
1.49 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/40.99 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/423 shots/match
13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/47.5 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/48.75 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/42.75 shots/match
44.8%Possessionseason · 4/4●72.3%
3 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/4●9.25 corners/match
5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/41.25 corners/match
—Cardsseason · 0/0—
12 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/48.75 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—
50%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/475%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/475%

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.

Sporting25
Manchester City98.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sporting60.7
Manchester City94.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Sporting64.4
Manchester City83.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Sporting56.6
Manchester City82.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sporting75
Manchester City11.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sporting13.2
Manchester City96.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Sporting48
Manchester City75.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Sporting4 matchesManchester City4 matches
2.25 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲2.5 goals/match
0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/41 goals/match
1.83 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲2.81 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots4/4▲23 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲8.75 shots/match
44.8%Possession4/4●72.3%
3 corners/matchCorners4/4●9.25 corners/match
—Cards0/0—
12 fouls/matchFouls4/48.75 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Sporting2 matchesManchester City2 matches
—Goals scored2/2—
—Goals allowed2/2—
—Expected goals2/2—
—Shots2/2—
—Shots on target2/2—
—Possession2/2—
—Corners2/2—
—Cards0/0—
—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

14 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 6 Nov 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsSportingManchester City
CompetitionUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2024/25
Head-to-headSporting — Manchester City
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