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Manchester City logo
EFL Cup | Third Round
Sep 24, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Etihad Stadium
Watford logo

Man City
2 - 1
Watford

Doku (5'), Nunes (38')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Ince (86')

The Match

Player Ratings

Sports Mole provides player ratings from Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Watford in the EFL Cup third round.

Match Report

Goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes help Manchester City beat Watford 2-1 in the EFL Cup third round at the Etihad Stadium.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Manchester City and Watford.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Manchester City and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Tuesday's EFL Cup third-round clash with Watford.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their EFL Cup third-round clash with Watford.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Man City 2-2 Arsenal
Sunday, September 22 at 4.30pm in Premier League
Last Game: Norwich 4-1 Watford
Saturday, September 21 at 12.30pm in Championship

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 65.96%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Watford had a probability of 15.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.74%) and 1-0 (8.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.6%), while for a Watford win it was 1-2 (4.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Manchester City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.

Result
Manchester CityDrawWatford
65.96% (-4.625 -4.63) 18.72% (2.06 2.06) 15.32% (2.572 2.57)
Both teams to score 56.89% (-0.579 -0.58)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.68% (-4.08 -4.08)36.32% (4.086 4.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.55% (-4.604 -4.6)58.45% (4.61 4.61)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.74% (-2.128 -2.13)10.27% (2.136 2.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.37% (-5.095 -5.1)33.64% (5.101 5.1)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.4% (0.843 0.84)36.61% (-0.83600000000001 -0.84)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.61% (0.836 0.84)73.39% (-0.83 -0.83)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 65.96%
    Watford 15.32%
    Draw 18.72%
Manchester CityDrawWatford
2-1 @ 9.79% (0.368 0.37)
2-0 @ 9.74% (0.15 0.15)
1-0 @ 8.55% (0.915 0.92)
3-1 @ 7.42% (-0.453 -0.45)
3-0 @ 7.39% (-0.631 -0.63)
4-1 @ 4.23% (-0.717 -0.72)
4-0 @ 4.2% (-0.827 -0.83)
3-2 @ 3.73% (-0.138 -0.14)
4-2 @ 2.12% (-0.305 -0.31)
5-1 @ 1.92% (-0.557 -0.56)
5-0 @ 1.91% (-0.611 -0.61)
5-2 @ 0.97% (-0.251 -0.25)
Other @ 3.99%
Total : 65.96%
1-1 @ 8.6% (1.092 1.09)
2-2 @ 4.92% (0.29 0.29)
0-0 @ 3.76% (0.714 0.71)
3-3 @ 1.25% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 18.72%
1-2 @ 4.32% (0.633 0.63)
0-1 @ 3.78% (0.786 0.79)
0-2 @ 1.9% (0.429 0.43)
2-3 @ 1.65% (0.132 0.13)
1-3 @ 1.45% (0.24 0.24)
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 15.32%

How you voted: Man City vs Watford

Manchester City
81.9%
Watford
18.1%
182
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