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Premier League | Gameweek 4
Sep 14, 2024 at 3pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
2 - 1
Brentford

Haaland (19', 32')
Kovacic (42'), Savio (47'), Stones (79')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Wissa (1')
Collins (82')

The Match

Match Report

Erling Haaland scores twice as Manchester City come from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Brentford.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Brentford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Brentford.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Brentford.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: West Ham 1-3 Man City
Saturday, August 31 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Brentford

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Brentford 3-1 Southampton
Saturday, August 31 at 3pm in Premier League

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 77.05%. A draw had a probability of 13.7% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 9.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (8.87%) and 2-1 (8.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.03%), while for a Brentford win it was 1-2 (2.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawBrentford
77.05%13.66% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01) 9.28% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Both teams to score 56.8% (0.027999999999999 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
72.75% (0.025000000000006 0.03)27.25% (-0.026 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
52.2% (0.032000000000004 0.03)47.8% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.24% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)5.76% (-0.0071000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
77.81% (0.016000000000005 0.02)22.19% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
Brentford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.27% (0.024000000000001 0.02)39.73% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.6% (0.023 0.02)76.4% (-0.02300000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 77.06%
    Brentford 9.28%
    Draw 13.66%
Manchester CityDrawBrentford
2-0 @ 9.32% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
3-0 @ 8.87% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-1 @ 8.6% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 8.19% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 6.53% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-0 @ 6.33% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 5.84% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 3.78% (0.0020000000000002 0)
5-0 @ 3.61%
5-1 @ 3.34% (0.0029999999999997 0)
4-2 @ 2.7% (0.0030000000000001 0)
6-0 @ 1.72% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-1 @ 1.59% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-2 @ 1.54% (0.002 0)
Other @ 5.1%
Total : 77.06%
1-1 @ 6.03% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-2 @ 3.97% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 2.29% (-0.004 -0)
3-3 @ 1.16% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 13.66%
1-2 @ 2.78%
0-1 @ 2.11% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 1.22% (0.002 0)
0-2 @ 0.97% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 9.28%

How you voted: Man City vs Brentford

Manchester City
88.8%
Draw
7.4%
Brentford
3.7%
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