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MCI 1-0 BRE
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Manchester City vs Brentford Preview: What the xG Data Says | xG Stat
Man City
1
-
0
2.06
-
0.43
Brentford
Haaland
70'
Manchester City
Man City
1
-
0
Brentford
Brentford
Haaland
70'
15
30
60
75
+2'
+6'
1-0
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3 free passes
2.06
-
0.43
Premier League 2023/2024
GW18
20 Feb 19:30
D. England
This match has been played.
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Model verdict
High confidence
MCI
65%
Draw
20%
BRE
15%
MCI
Man City
2.2
Biggest mismatch
Neither side attacks one channel heavily enough, into a position the other concedes badly enough, to call it a mismatch.
Style ranks
Biggest differences first
Man City
Brentford
Settled · 38 GW
Very central
Very wide
Patient build-up
Very direct
Attacking zones and vulnerabilities
Where they attack
Left
Centre
Right
Left
Centre
Right
Very cautious
Takes risks
Sits off
Heavy counter-press
Scrappy
Very technical
Middling physicality
Physically dominant
Mid-block
Very high line
High intensity
High intensity
Predicted
60-70% confident
(n=2)
50% right
Predicted
70-80% confident
(n=1)
100% right
Predicted
Position vs Expected Position
MCI
1st → xPos 1st
BRE
16th → xPos 9th
table pos
xPosition
Form & Head-to-head
Manchester City form
D
L
W
D
W
Brentford form
W
L
L
W
W
Head-to-head · last 5
Goal involvements conceded per position
GI
xG
xT
MCI
LW
0.26
CF
0.39
RW
0.21
CAM
0.13
CDM
0.05
CM
0.08
LB
0.03
CB
0.05
RB
0.13
BRE
LW
0.37
CF
0.76
RW
0.42
CAM
0.16
CDM
0.13
CM
0.32
LB
0.24
CB
0.26
RB
0.21
BRE
Brentford
1.0
Based on 76 matches played this season.
Most likely to score
Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.
When the gameweek is set