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Premier League · 2025Etihad Stadium

Manchester City 3–0 Manchester United · Premier League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 3–0.

Shots
1312
Shots on target
62
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Manchester United 3–0. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Manchester United): shots 13–12, shots on target 6–2, possession 45%–55%, corners 2–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Manchester United show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsManchester City · Manchester United17.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricManchester CityManchester UnitedBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match17.5 shots/match10.9 shots/match
Shots against11.3 shots/match10.3 shots/match11 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots12 shotsManchester City 13 shots, Manchester United 12 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsManchester City 6 shots, Manchester United 2 shots
  • Possession45%55%Manchester City 45%, Manchester United 55%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersManchester City 2 corners, Manchester United 4 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls8 foulsManchester City 8 fouls, Manchester United 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards0 cardsManchester City 0 cards, Manchester United 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Manchester City
1Draws
2Manchester United
Manchester United — Manchester City · Premier League0–0
Manchester City — Manchester United · Premier League1–2
Manchester City — Manchester United · Premier League3–1
Manchester United — Manchester City · Premier League0–3
Manchester United — Manchester City · Premier League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester City favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester United in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester City4 matchesManchester United4 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41 goal/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.75 goals/match
12.5 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 17.5 shots/match
4.25 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 4.5 shots/match
56.8% ●Possession4/456.5%
4 corners/matchCorners4/4● 5 corners/match
1.25 cards/matchCards4/40.75 cards/match
9 fouls/matchFouls4/49.25 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsManchester CityManchester United
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headManchester City — Manchester United
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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