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Manchester City 3–2 Leeds United · Premier League

3–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 3–2.

Shots
189
Shots on target
94
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Leeds 3–2. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Leeds): shots 18–9, shots on target 9–4, possession 62%–38%, corners 8–1. 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.

Leeds have a visible away split

moderate

Leeds's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.86 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.86 shots/match11.9 shots/match12 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Leeds's recent record differs from the season

weak

Leeds's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for1.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.32 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.6% ●PossessionManchester City · Leeds47.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricManchester CityLeedsBaseline
Possession57.6%47.5%50.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots9 shotsManchester City 18 shots, Leeds United 9 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsManchester City 9 shots, Leeds United 4 shots
  • Possession62%38%Manchester City 62%, Leeds United 38%
  • Corners8 corners1 cornerManchester City 8 corners, Leeds United 1 corner
  • Fouls17 fouls11 foulsManchester City 17 fouls, Leeds United 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards1 cardManchester City 4 cards, Leeds United 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Manchester City
0Draws
0Leeds United
Manchester City — Leeds United · Premier League2–1
Leeds United — Manchester City · Premier League1–3
Leeds United — Manchester City · Premier League0–4
Manchester City — Leeds United · Premier League7–0

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 8 of 9 directional metrics · Leeds United in 1

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester City13 matchesLeeds United13 matches
2.08 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/131 goal/match
0.92 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.92 goals/match
14.4 shots/match ▲Shots13/1311.9 shots/match
5.38 shots/match ▲Shots on target13/133.62 shots/match
57.6% ●Possession13/1347.5%
6.08 corners/match ●Corners13/133.92 corners/match
1.92 cards/matchCards13/131.69 cards/match
9.85 fouls/matchFouls13/1310.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples13 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Nov 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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