Premier League · 2025Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 15:30 UTCFull timeEtihad StadiumFull-time recap

Manchester City

WLL

3–0Full-time recap

Manchester United

LDW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Manchester City	Manchester United
Shots	13 shots/match▲	12 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Possession	45%	55%
Corners	2 corners/match	4 corners/match
Fouls	8 fouls/match	8 fouls/match
Yellow cards	0 cards/match	0 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Manchester United's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Manchester United show a distinct attacking-volume record

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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

Metric	Manchester City	Manchester United	Baseline
Shots	12.5 shots/match	17.5 shots/match	10.9 shots/match
Shots against	11.3 shots/match	10.3 shots/match	11 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Manchester City favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Manchester United in 0 · 14 too close

2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/41 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/41.75 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—

12.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/417.5 shots/match

11.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/410.3 shots/match

4.25 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/44.5 shots/match

4.25 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/44 shots/match

56.8%Possessionseason · 4/456.5%

4 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/45 corners/match

3.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/44 corners/match

1.25 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/40.75 cards/match

9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/49.25 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 · 4/40%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/450%

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 City82.5

Manchester United75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Manchester City70.8

Manchester United71.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Manchester City40.8

Manchester United41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Manchester City42.5

Manchester United97.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Manchester City18.8

Manchester United15

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Manchester City32.5

Manchester United55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Manchester City45.6

Manchester United63.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

4 / 4 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored4/41 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/41.75 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

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/matchCorners4/45 corners/match

1.25 cards/matchCards4/40.75 cards/match

9 fouls/matchFouls4/49.25 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

4 / 4 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored4/41 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/41.75 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

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/matchCorners4/45 corners/match

1.25 cards/matchCards4/40.75 cards/match

9 fouls/matchFouls4/49.25 fouls/match

Window

Season

4 / 4 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored4/41 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed4/41.75 goals/match

—Expected goals0/0—

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/matchCorners4/45 corners/match

1.25 cards/matchCards4/40.75 cards/match

9 fouls/matchFouls4/49.25 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals0/0—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards2/2—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

14.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/115.1 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

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

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