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SHU 1-2 MCI
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Sheffield Utd vs Manchester City Preview: What the xG Data Says | xG Stat
Sheffield Utd
1
-
2
Match
Players
Tactics
Stats
Line-ups
0.89
-
3.67
Man City
Bogle
84'
Haaland
62'
Rodri
87'
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
1
-
2
Manchester City
Man City
Bogle
84'
0.89
-
3.67
Haaland
62'
Rodri
87'
15
30
60
75
+4'
+7'
KEY
ALL
Premier League 2023/2024
GW3
27 Aug 13:00
J. Gillett
Preview
3 free passes
0-1
1-1
1-2
This match has been played.
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Model verdict
High confidence
SHU
14%
Draw
19%
MCI
66%
SHU
Sheffield Utd
0.9
Biggest mismatch
The channel one side attacks most, set against the position the other concedes most through.
After gameweek 1
Style ranks
Biggest differences first
Sheffield Utd
Man City
Settled · 38 GW
Very cautious
Very bold
Deep block
Very high line
Attacking zones and vulnerabilities
Where they attack
Left
Centre
Right
Left
Centre
Right
Very scrappy
Very technical
Patient build-up
Very direct
Very low intensity
High intensity
Very central
Even width
Sits off
Mixed response
Middling physicality
Middling physicality
Predicted
60-70% confident
(n=2)
50% right
Predicted
70-80% confident
(n=1)
100% right
Predicted
Position vs Expected Position
SHU
20th → xPos 20th
MCI
1st → xPos 1st
table pos
xPosition
Form & Head-to-head
Manchester City form
D
L
W
D
W
Goal involvements conceded per position
GI
xG
xT
Sheffield United
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
MCI
Man City
2.2
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