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Fulham 4–5 Manchester City · Premier League

Fulham

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4–5Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 4–5.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
64
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Fulham 5–4. Recorded in this match (Fulham – Manchester City): shots 12–11, shots on target 6–4, possession 57%–43%, corners 7–2. 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.

Fulham's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.36 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 for2 goals/match1.36 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fulham, Manchester City.

2.98 days ▲Rest daysFulham · Manchester City3.19 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFulhamManchester CityBaseline
Rest days2.98 days3.19 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Fulham have a visible home split

moderate

Fulham's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.7 shots/match11.7 shots/match12.1 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsFulham 12 shots, Manchester City 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsFulham 6 shots, Manchester City 4 shots
  • Possession57%43%Fulham 57%, Manchester City 43%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersFulham 7 corners, Manchester City 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls7 foulsFulham 9 fouls, Manchester City 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardFulham 0 cards, Manchester City 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fulham
0Draws
5Manchester City
Fulham — Manchester City · Premier League0–2
Manchester City — Fulham · Premier League3–2
Fulham — Manchester City · Premier League0–4
Manchester City — Fulham · Premier League5–1
Fulham — Manchester City · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fulham favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester City in 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fulham14 matchesManchester City14 matches
1.36 goals/matchGoals scored14/14▲ 2.29 goals/match
1.57 goals/matchGoals allowed14/14▲ 1.14 goals/match
11.7 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 14.1 shots/match
3.79 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 5.29 shots/match
50.2%Possession14/14● 56.6%
5.14 corners/matchCorners14/14● 5.79 corners/match
1.86 cards/matchCards14/141.86 cards/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls14/149.64 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Tue, 2 Dec 2025, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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