Manchester City remain at the top of the table after a thumping 4-1 victory over Manchester United in the English Premier League. The defending champions have won both Manchester derbies this season.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many shots were attempted by Manchester City from inside the opposition’s penalty box? Who attempted the highest number of passes into the opposition penalty box?
To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Phil Foden leading the line. Riyad Mahrez began on the right side of the City’s attack, with Jack Grealish on the left.
The home team played a very high attacking line. It can be observed that the attacking players formed a front four in the match.
Manchester United named a 4-4-2 formation for this match and were playing without a natural number nine in the playing XI.
Bruno Fernandes led Manchester United’s attack and was supported by Jadon Sancho, Paul Pogba, and Anthony Elanga.
Manchester City dominated the ball and had 80% of the ball in the second half. They created 39 positional attacks and attempted 25 shots in the match. The Red Devils were involved in a lot of defensive actions and made 50 interceptions along with four tackles.
Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored a brace each to hand Manchester City a victory over their arch-rivals. De Bruyne attempted six shots and had the highest xG rate in the game. The home team players dominated the attacking stats.
The home team attempted 25 shots, with ten on target. Of these 25 shots, 19 were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Ralf Rangnick’s men attempted four shots with a 25% shot accuracy rate. The Red Devils attempted three shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box, and Jadon Sancho scored the only goal for his team.
The home team attempted ten shots in the first half and 15 in the second. Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne managed to hit four shots on target each. Manchester United players attempted two shots each in both halves. Their last attempt came before the 50th minute.
Rodri made the highest number of passes for the home team. Of his 100 passes, 19 were towards Bernardo Silva.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelof attempted 40 passes each for the Red Devils. Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes were on the receiving end of 30 passes.
Manchester City players attempted a lot of simple passes in the game. Bernardo Silva attempted the most crosses. Of his 78 passes, seven landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba attempted a smart pass each in the match. Bruno Fernandes attempted 28 passes, and seven landed inside the opposition’s 18-yard box.
Manchester City created a lot of threats in the match, especially from wider areas as well as the centre of the field. Aymeric Laporte created the highest threats with 90 attempted passes.
Kevin De Bruyne was the highest dribbler of the ball. His eight dribbles created an xG rate of 0.141. Phil Foden created the highest threat rate with four dribbles attempted.
The Red Devils created fewer threats in the final third of the field. Paul Pogba played an attacking role and created the highest threats with 21 attempted passes.
Marcus Rashford created the highest threats from dribbles for Manchester United.
The home team won 12 defensive duels in the middle third. Joao Cancelo contested 11 duels and lost three.
Manchester City players were unable to win most of their aerial duels. They won only five aerial duels and three were in the final third.
Manchester City players contested most of the loose ball duels in the final third. Kevin De Bruyne contested the most duels.
Manchester United players failed to win most of their defensive duels on the pitch. Fred contested 13 duels and lost ten of them.
The Red Devils showed some aerial dominance and only lost four duels in the match. Most of the duels were won in the defensive third.
Manchester United players won most of their loose ball duels in the middle third. Fred contested six duels and won five of them.
The home team won nine corners, and five of them from the left side. They won six free-kicks inside the opposition’s half, and three free-kicks were attempted in the form of crosses inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Manchester United players won three corners, and two of them from the right side. The away team won seven free-kicks, and only one of them was inside the opposition’s half.
The home team dominated the whole match and were the better attacking side. Manchester United players failed to keep hold of the ball and attempted only four shots, which resulted in a heavy loss against their City rivals.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Manchester City vs Manchester United.