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Leeds United 0–1 Manchester City · Premier League

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 0–1.

Shots
1414
Shots on target
25
Possession
33%67%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Leeds 1–0. Recorded in this match (Leeds – Manchester City): shots 14–14, shots on target 2–5, possession 33%–67%, corners 5–3. 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's recent record differs from the season

weak

Leeds's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9.8 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Manchester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.7%PossessionLeeds · Manchester City● 59.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLeedsManchester CityBaseline
Possession44.7%59.2%50.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots14 shotsLeeds United 14 shots, Manchester City 14 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsLeeds United 2 shots, Manchester City 5 shots
  • Possession33%67%Leeds United 33%, Manchester City 67%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersLeeds United 5 corners, Manchester City 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls8 foulsLeeds United 10 fouls, Manchester City 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsLeeds United 0 cards, Manchester City 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Leeds United
0Draws
5Manchester City
Manchester City — Leeds United · Premier League3–2
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: Leeds United favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester City in 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leeds United28 matchesManchester City28 matches
1.32 goals/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 2.04 goals/match
1.68 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 0.89 goals/match
12.3 shots/matchShots28/28▲ 14.2 shots/match
3.89 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 5.14 shots/match
44.7%Possession28/28● 59.2%
4.36 corners/matchCorners28/28● 5.32 corners/match
1.61 cards/matchCards28/281.93 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls28/2810.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples28 / 28home / 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, 28 Feb 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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