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Manchester City vs Sheffield Utd

Manchester City
2 - 0
Sheffield Utd
🕒 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 2 · Sheffield Utd 9
Referee Stats
Chris Kavanagh
26 matches · 3.31 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.31
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.23
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 54%
Draws 27%
Away wins 19%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (72%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

57 / 13
Avg: 3.00 / 0.68

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-9-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 24
Avg: 0.79 / 1.26

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
1.11
3.00
GF
0.79
0.68
GA
1.26
84%
O2.5
26%
42%
BTTS
47%
68%
Score 1st
16%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd
Sheffield Utd rank9th
Manchester City points81
Sheffield Utd points54
Manchester City: #2 · 81 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #9 · 54 pts · GD +0
27 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals21-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

L L D L L
Points1/15
Weighted index7
Goals2-12
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.584%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.516%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home53%
Sheffield Utd score away63%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first68%
Manchester City win after scoring first92%
Sheffield Utd score first16%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 67% · Sheffield Utd 64%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.8' · Sheffield Utd 17.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.00 vs 1.52
Manchester City concede at home0.68 vs 1.21
Sheffield Utd score away0.79 vs 1.21
Sheffield Utd concede away1.26 vs 1.52
Manchester City score 98% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 43% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
46-60 12
0-15 8
16-30 8
31-45 8
61-75 7
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
0
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
10
1
Ball Possession
72%
28%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
5
6
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
871
314
Passes Accurate
789
233
Passes %
91%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
52' ⚽
⚽
52' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Agüero
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
59'
59' Bernardo Silva
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ C. Robinson
1st substitution · For: D. McGoldrick
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Bernardo Silva
1st substitution · For: İ. Gündoğan
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ M. Bešić
2nd substitution · For: O. McBurnie
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ S. Agüero
2nd substitution · For: P. Foden
82' ⚽
⚽
82' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
K. De Bruyne
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Mahrez
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ L. Mousset
3rd substitution · For: B. Sharp
85'
85' E. Stevens
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ R. Sterling
3rd substitution · For: Gabriel Jesus

Manchester City vs Sheffield Utd 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Sheffield Utd 2-0 on Sunday, 29 December 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Manchester City took the lead at 52' when S. Agüero scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 1-0. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 59'. Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 59', with C. Robinson replacing D. McGoldrick. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 62', with Bernardo Silva replacing İ. Gündoğan. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. Bešić replacing O. McBurnie. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 81', with S. Agüero replacing P. Foden. Manchester City extended the lead at 82' when K. De Bruyne scored, with the assist credited to R. Mahrez, making the score 2-0. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Mousset replacing B. Sharp. E. Stevens received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 85'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with R. Sterling replacing Gabriel Jesus.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Sheffield Utd got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (72%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (4-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Manchester City vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season
30 Dec 2023 Manchester City vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0 27 Aug 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Manchester City 1 - 2
2020-2021 Season
30 Jan 2021 Manchester City vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0 31 Oct 2020 Sheffield Utd vs Manchester City 0 - 1
2019-2020 Season
21 Jan 2020 Sheffield Utd vs Manchester City 0 - 1 29 Dec 2019 Manchester City vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0