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Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City · Premier League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester United won 2–0.

Shots
117
Shots on target
71
Possession
32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Manchester United – Manchester City): shots 11–7, shots on target 7–1, possession 32%–68%, corners 1–6. 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 City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Manchester City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.05 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 for0.8 goals/match2.05 goals/match1.44 goals/match

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

Manchester City have a visible away split

moderate

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

12 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12 shots/match14.2 shots/match12.1 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots7 shotsManchester United 11 shots, Manchester City 7 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotManchester United 7 shots, Manchester City 1 shot
  • Possession32%68%Manchester United 32%, Manchester City 68%
  • Corners1 corner6 cornersManchester United 1 corner, Manchester City 6 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls8 foulsManchester United 13 fouls, Manchester City 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsManchester United 2 cards, Manchester City 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Manchester United
1Draws
3Manchester City
Manchester City — Manchester United · Premier League3–0
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester United favored in 3 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester City in 6

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Manchester United22 matchesManchester City22 matches
1.73 goals/matchGoals scored22/22▲ 2.05 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 0.95 goals/match
16.5 shots/match ▲Shots22/2214.2 shots/match
5.73 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/225.14 shots/match
53%Possession22/22● 59.2%
4.59 corners/matchCorners22/22● 5.68 corners/match
1.45 cards/matchCards22/221.73 cards/match
9.64 fouls/matchFouls22/229.59 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 22home / 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, 17 Jan 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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