League Cup · Quarter-finals · Dec 17

Manchester City - Brentford

Manchester City beat Brentford 2-0 in League Cup (Quarter-finals).

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: Samuel Barrott, England
Key events
16' 🟨 A. KhusanovYellow card Manchester C
Quick stats
%62 Possession %38
1.67 Expected goals (xG) 0.54
2.47 Pre-match xG 1.08
15 Total shots 3
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 0
3 Blocked shots 0
6 Shots inside box 1
9 Shots outside box 2
3 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
A. KhusanovYellow card🟨
16'
O. Bobb ↔ P. FodenSubstitution🔁
19'
FT 2 - 0
Match statsManchester City · Brentford
Key stats
%62 Possession %38
1.67 Expected goals (xG) 0.54
2.47 Pre-match xG 1.08
Shots
15 Total shots 3
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 0
3 Blocked shots 0
6 Shots inside box 1
9 Shots outside box 2
3 Saves 5
Attacking
72 Attacks 53
32 Dangerous attacks 19
Passing
612 Total passes 371
547 Accurate passes 308
%89 Pass accuracy %83
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 1
0 Offsides 7
8 Fouls 5
12 Free kicks 8
15 Throw-ins 24
4 Goal kicks 5
Cards
2 Yellow cards 0
1 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 0
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 1
2 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2021–2026
Manchester City 7
Dec 29who was on topMay 9
Brentford 2
7 Manchester City 1 draw 2 Brentford
Manchester City won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.3goals / match
167total goals
5/1clean sheets
3-0Manchester City best win · May 9
1-0Brentford best win · May 28
%60 Over 1.5 6/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%20 Over 3.5 2/10
%40 BTTS 4/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home5 matches
4W 0D 1L 9:3
Brentford at home5 matches
1W 1D 3L 4:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Brentford1W 3D 1L
2.60 1.20 Points per game
11 6 Goals scored
5 4 Goals conceded
2.33 1.46 xG average
1.04 1.43 xGA average
%40 %60 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
10.0 4.6 Corners
0.8 1.0 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Brentford2W 6D 2L
2.00 1.20 Points per game
19 14 Goals scored
11 13 Goals conceded
2.05 1.44 xG average
1.11 1.46 xGA average
%40 %40 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 4.7 Corners
1.5 1.1 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 9 Manchester City 3-0 Brentford Premier League
Oct 5 Brentford 0-1 Manchester City Premier League
Jan 14 Brentford 2-2 Manchester City Premier League
Sep 14 Manchester City 2-1 Brentford Premier League
Feb 20 Manchester City 1-0 Brentford Premier League
Feb 5 Brentford 1-3 Manchester City Premier League
May 28 Brentford 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Nov 12 Manchester City 1-2 Brentford Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Manchester City2 gol · 1.67 xG +0.33
Brentford0 gol · 0.54 xG -0.54
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Manchester City dominated the ball62% possession
Manchester City took more shots15 - 3
THE REFEREE36 matches on record
Samuel Barrott
Strictness45 TEMPO55
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 23.3 -1.3
Fouls 1318.3 -5.3
Goals 22.9 -0.9
Corners 69.2 -3.2
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.02.4 -0.4
Shots 15.012.4 +2.6
On target 7.03.6 +3.4
Possession %62%67 -5.0
Corners 5.04.4 +0.6
Conceded 0.00.4 -0.4
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 0.03.5 -3.5
Shots 3.08.0 -5.0
On target 3.03.5 -0.5
Possession %38%46 -8.5
Corners 1.03.0 -2.0
Cards 0.03.0 -3.0
Conceded 2.00.0 +2.0
this matchseason average · 2 matches
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%60) ✓
Manchester City %60 Draw %18 Brentford %22
1.98Manchester City xPuan
0.84Brentford xPuan
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