Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 18

Feb 20, 2024 at 7.30pm UK

Etihad Stadium

Man City
1 - 0
Brentford

Haaland (71')
Stones (45+2'), Walker (82')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Mee (45+2'), Wissa (60'), Toney (68'), Flekken (90+6')

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The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Man City 1-1 Chelsea
Saturday, February 17 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Brentford

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Brentford 1-4 Liverpool
Saturday, February 17 at 12.30pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 86.32%. A draw had a probability of 9% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 4.72%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-0 with a probability of 10.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.87%) and 4-0 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.96%), while for a Brentford win it was 1-2 (1.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester City	Draw	Brentford
86.32% ( -1.84)	8.96% ( 0.95)	4.72% ( 0.88)

Both teams to score 51.71% (

3.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

78.88% (

-0.31)

21.12% (

0.3)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

60.33% (

-0.43)

39.67% (

0.43)

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

96.75% (

-0.29)

3.24% (

0.29)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

85.63% (

-1)

14.36% (

0.99)

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

53.45% (

3.34)

46.55% (

-3.34)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

17.85% (

2.43)

82.14% (

-2.44)

Score Analysis

Manchester City 86.32%

Brentford 4.72%

Draw 8.96%

Manchester City	Draw	Brentford
3-0 @ 10.14% ( -0.59) 2-0 @ 8.87% ( -0.27) 4-0 @ 8.69% ( -0.75) 3-1 @ 7.76% ( 0.29) 2-1 @ 6.79% ( 0.43) 4-1 @ 6.65% ( 0.08) 5-0 @ 5.96% ( -0.69) 1-0 @ 5.18% ( -0.02) 5-1 @ 4.56% ( -0.07) 6-0 @ 3.41% ( -0.5) 3-2 @ 2.97% ( 0.37) 6-1 @ 2.6% ( -0.11) 4-2 @ 2.54% ( 0.26) 5-2 @ 1.74% ( 0.13) 7-0 @ 1.67% ( -0.3) 7-1 @ 1.28% ( -0.09) 6-2 @ 1% ( 0.05) Other @ 4.53% Total : 86.32%	1-1 @ 3.96% ( 0.35) 2-2 @ 2.59% ( 0.38) 0-0 @ 1.51% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.89% Total : 8.96%	1-2 @ 1.51% ( 0.26) 0-1 @ 1.16% ( 0.13) Other @ 2.05% Total : 4.72%