Manchester United — Manchester City 0:1

Manchester United

0:1

Manchester City

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Manchester City was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Manchester United	0	0.94	−0.9	1.20
Manchester City	1	1.14	−0.1	1.50

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
59'	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	0.58

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
59'	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	0.58	goal
75'	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	0.38	off target, from a set piece
94'	Bryan Mbeumo	Manchester United	0.38	saved

Shots: Manchester United 16, Manchester City 6; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Manchester United 0.18, Manchester City 0.06: about even. In the second half xG was Manchester United 0.76, Manchester City 1.08: a small edge for Manchester City.

How it fits the season

Manchester United: −4.5 for the season (18 in the table). Manchester City: +0.1 (3). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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