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  24 August 2025, Etihad Stadium Both teams started the new Premier League season with victories and now face off at the Etihad Stadium. The Opta supercomputer gives Manchester City a 61.7% chance of victory in Saturday's clash. City in impressive form Pep Guardiola's team leads the table after the first round thanks to a convincing 4-0 win at Wolverhampton. Since the start of April, City have collected more points than any other team (26) and remain unbeaten in this period (8 wins, 2 draws). Their defensive work is particularly impressive - they have the most clean sheets (7) and face the fewest shots per game of all teams in the division (7.6) since April. Erling Haaland scored twice against Wolves and is approaching a historic milestone - he could become only the second player in Premier League history to score 50 home goals in fewer than 50 appearances (currently 48 goals in 48 games). Tottenham as problematic opponent Despite City's dominance, Guardiola will be...

  The Community Shield is the traditional curtain-raiser to England's top-flight football season, but is it a good indicator of who will eventually win the Premier League title? This Year's Edition The 2025 FA Community Shield takes place this weekend (Sunday, August 10) between defending champions Liverpool and FA Cup winners Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium. Considered the traditional season opener, the tournament was first played in 1908, with this year's edition being the 103rd in the competition's history. Success Statistics Out of 33 Community Shield matches in the Premier League era (since 1992-93), only eight teams managed to win both the Community Shield and subsequently the Premier League in the same season - that's less than a quarter (24%). None of the last five Community Shield winners have gone on to win the Premier League in the same season. Only one of the last 14 winners achieved this feat - Manchester City in the 2018-19 season. The Pa...

  The new Champions League season is approaching and brings with it record Premier League representation, a revolutionary playing system, and a final in Budapest, Hungary. English clubs have secured a record six places in the world's most prestigious club competition thanks to their dominance in European competitions. English Invasion of the Champions League English football is celebrating historic success - for the first time in history, six representatives will compete in the Champions League. The qualified clubs are: Manchester City (Premier League champions) Arsenal (2nd place in Premier League) Liverpool (3rd place in Premier League) Chelsea (4th place in Premier League) Newcastle (5th place in Premier League) Tottenham (Europa League winners) England secured the sixth spot through the so-called "European Performance Spot" - a bonus place for the league with the best results in European competitions. The Premier League will thus comprise almost one-...

  Monday brought two historic shocks to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup that rocked the football world. Manchester City and Internazionale, two of Europe's biggest clubs, were eliminated by underdogs in the Round of 16. Monday 2025 will go down in Club World Cup history as the day the giants fell. In the American heat, two European powerhouses Manchester City and Internazionale experienced the bitter taste of elimination from teams nobody considered realistic contenders. Favorites Fall: When Numbers Lie Manchester City and Internazionale entered the knockout phase of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as group winners. City were even the only team with a perfect record – 100% success rate in the group stage. Pre-Tournament Predictions The Opta supercomputer saw the future optimistically for both European giants before the knockout phase began. Only Paris Saint-Germain (20.6%) had a higher chance of winning the 2025 Club World Cup among the remaining 16 teams than City (20.4%) and ...

  Saturday's performance by Rayan Cherki in the national team jersey against Spain once again confirmed why Europe's biggest clubs are battling for the twenty-one-year-old Lyon midfielder. His twenty-seven-minute exhibition in the Nations League semifinal, where he scored and assisted, illustrates the potential that could revolutionize any team's attacking play. The young Frenchman entered the pitch at a moment when Spain led comfortably 5:1 and the match was heading toward a one-sided result. His arrival, however, immediately changed the game's dynamics. First, he struck with a technical shot from the edge of the box, then set up the second goal for Randal Kolo Muani with a cross. Cherki thus became only the third player since 2000 to both score and assist in his international debut. Moreover, during just twenty-seven minutes, he created three goal-scoring opportunities, ranking him among the most productive players of the entire match. Statistics from the past sea...

  May 25, 2025   Fulham - Manchester City   Craven Cottage, London On Sunday, May 25, 2025, an important match between Fulham and Manchester City at Craven Cottage will conclude matchday 38 of the Premier League. While the home side Fulham will want to end the season with a positive result, for the Citizens it will be a crucial duel in the battle for Champions League qualification. Fulham are winless in 19 Premier League meetings with Man City (D3 L16), losing the last 14 in a row. Their last victory was in April 2009 at the Etihad Stadium under Roy Hodgson. Manchester City have won each of their last 17 meetings with Fulham in all competitions, the longest winning run one English league side has had against another in history. Fulham have won just one of their 16 Premier League home games against Man City (D5 L10), beating them 2-1 in November 2005 under Chris Coleman. Fulham beat Luton 4-2 on the final day last season, having failed to win their last league game i...

  May 20, 2025   Manchester City - AFC Bournemouth   Etihad Stadium, Manchester On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Manchester City will face AFC Bournemouth in the 37th round of the Premier League. The match offers a likely farewell of the home star Kevin De Bruyne to Etihad Stadium against a team with excellent away form. Manchester City have won all seven of their Premier League home games against Bournemouth – only Arsenal (10 vs Stoke) and Manchester United (8 vs Wigan) have a better 100% home win rate against an opponent in the competition. The Citizens thus represent an insurmountable obstacle for the Cherries at their own ground. Bournemouth won the reverse fixture against Man City 2-1 in November, having been winless in their first 20 league meetings with the Citizens beforehand (D2 L18). The South England side thus achieved a historic success this season. Manchester City have won their final home league game in 10 of the last 11 seasons (D1), including each of the la...

  April 19, 2025 Everton - Manchester City Goodison Park will crackle with anticipation this Saturday as a rejuvenated Everton side under the returning David Moyes welcomes title-chasing Manchester City to Merseyside. Despite City's recent dominance in this fixture, the form guide suggests we could be in for a much closer contest than many would have predicted just months ago. Everton's transformation since Moyes returned to the dugout in January has been remarkable. The Toffees have lost just twice in the Scotsman's 13 Premier League games at the helm, a record bettered only by title contenders Liverpool and Arsenal (one defeat each) during this period. With 21 points collected under his guidance, Moyes has steered the club away from relegation fears toward mid-table security. "Coming back to Everton felt like coming home," Moyes told reporters at his pre-match press conference. "The players have responded brilliantly to what we've asked of them, but...

  Manchester City – Crystal Palace April 12th, 2025 Saturday's duel between Manchester City and Crystal Palace will offer a clash of teams with different ambitions, but also several extraordinary individual statistics that may interest not only football fans but also bettors. Crystal Palace's Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush is experiencing an excellent period in terms of shooting accuracy. In each of his last two Premier League matches, he recorded three shots on target and has a total of 12 shots on target in his last six starts, representing an average of 2.2 shots on target per 90 minutes. This consistency makes him one of the most dangerous players in the league in current form. On the home side, Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva stands out with an unusual statistic. In each of his last eight Premier League starts, he has made at least two successful defensive interventions (tackles). Even more impressive is the fact that in just the last two matches, he recorded a t...

  Manchester City – Leicester City April 2nd, 2025 Etihad Stadium will be the venue for a clash of enormous contrasts. Manchester City dominates English football, while Leicester is experiencing one of the worst seasons in its history. The visiting Foxes have the fewest shots (262) and expected goals (25.8) in the entire Premier League, while the home Citizens rank second in shooting attempts (466), only behind Liverpool. The head-to-head record clearly favors the defending champions. Citizens have won nine of the last ten league duels with Leicester, including the last six in a row with an impressive overall score of 15:4. Interestingly, none of the 12 matches that Leicester has played in the Premier League at Manchester City's ground has ended in a draw (5 Leicester wins, 7 City wins). Etihad Stadium is synonymous with goal feasts for these teams. Ten mutual matches at this stadium have produced a respectable 43 goals (City 25, Leicester 18), which means more than 4 goals pe...