Manchester City

1st · Premier League · 21 points · Matches played: 7

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L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-2.2 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed +0.6 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 90.7-2.2
World Rank 4th Global, by Elo
Premier League Rank 2nd L90 Strength
Last IpswichH xG 3.6–1.7 3–2 Next AEK Athens FCH 78%

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Our take

A top side, and in form.

Manchester City build on the best attack in the league and back it with a top-third defence. Across the 7 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 7 more points than our pre-match forecasts predicted. The toughest of the next 5 matches is the trip to Aston Villa, in a congested stretch.

Premier League · 7 games. Their results look better than their underlying numbers. They are scoring more goals than their chances suggest. They are conceding fewer goals than expected; good goalkeeping or poor finishing by opponents may explain the gap.

They dominate the ball, with 64% possession, 1st in the league. They are clinical in front of goal (19% of shots scored). They have won every league game so far, home and away.

  • Title 33% · Top 4 99%Likely 2nd · 81 projected points
  • Next 5: about 9 of 15 points Toughest at Aston Villa · , 41% to win · congested stretch
  • Full squadNobody reported missing · Last match: 17 Oct
  • 21 pts vs 13.9 expected+7.1 vs pre-match expectations · 7 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Manchester City. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking
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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
UEFA Champions League · League phaseView table →
Position
17th/ 36
Points
31.50 PPG
Played
2
League gap
3pts behind leader
50.0%Win %
Wins1
Draws0
Losses1

Expected metrics · 2 of 2 matches covered

Goals For
42.00 / game
xG 4.85 0.85 fewer goals than expected. vs 4 goals
Goals Against
42.00 / game
xGA 2.17 1.83 more conceded than expected. vs 4 conceded
Goal Difference
+0+0.00 / game
xGD +2.68 Goal difference is 2.68 lower than expected. vs +0 GD
Clean Sheets
150% of games

League phase standings

UEFA Champions League · 2026-2027

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Full UEFA Champions League table, Manchester City highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– Paris Saint Germain 90 2200 +7 6
2▲ Aston Villa 84 2200 +7 6
3– Barcelona 93 2200 +7 6
4▲ VfB Stuttgart 68 2200 +5 6
5▲ Liverpool 84 2200 +4 6
6– Sporting CP 84 2200 +4 6
7▲ Arsenal 94 2200 +4 6
8▲ Real Betis 72 2200 +2 6
9▲ Real Madrid 89 2200 +2 6
10▼ Bayern München 94 2110 +5 4
11▲ Shakhtar Donetsk 58 2110 +2 4
12▼ Como 67 2101 +2 3
13▼ Manchester United 79 2101 +2 3
14▲ Villarreal 67 2101 +1 3
15▲ Atletico Madrid 81 2101 +1 3
16▲ Club Brugge KV 76 2101 +0 3
17▼ Manchester City 91 2101 +0 3
18▼ Borussia Dortmund 81 2101 +0 3
19▼ Lens 58 2101 -1 3
20▼ AEK Athens FC 53 2101 -1 3
21▲ RB Leipzig 68 2101 -2 3
22▲ Sabah FA 26 2101 -2 3
23▲ Feyenoord 61 2101 -3 3
24▲ Bodo/Glimt 60 2101 -4 3
25▼ AS Roma 74 2011 -1 1
26▼ PSV Eindhoven 74 2011 -1 1
27▲ Viking 16 2011 -2 1
28▼ Fenerbahce 64 2011 -6 1
29▼ Inter 84 2002 -2 0
30▲ FC Porto 80 2002 -3 0
31▼ Slavia Praha 40 2002 -3 0
32▼ Napoli 63 2002 -3 0
33▼ Lask Linz 39 2002 -4 0
34▼ Lille 56 2002 -4 0
35▼ Galatasaray 64 2002 -5 0
36▼ Slovan Bratislava 20 2002 -8 0

36 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchday.

League position over time

Position by matchday

Higher is better. One point per matchday; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Manchester City league position by matchweek
MDResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
110 Sep 2026831
214 Oct 20261732

Squad 26 players · this season, all competitions

Top scorer
E. Haaland12 goals
Most assists
A. Semenyo3 assists
Best rated
E. Haaland8.02 avg rating
Most minutes
G. Donnarumma810 min
Key to the model
A. GuéhiCore · weight 2.73
PlayerAgeAppsMinGARatingModel role
Goalkeepers
G. Donnarumma 27 9 (9) 810 0 0 7.26 starter
M. Bettinelli 34 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
G. Rulli 34 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Defenders
A. Guéhi 26 9 (9) 810 1 1 7.16 core
Rúben Dias 29 9 (9) 765 0 0 7.03 starter
J. Gvardiol 24 9 (7) 626 1 3 7.13 starter
A. Khusanov 22 6 (4) 415 0 0 6.75 rotation
R. Lewis 21 1 (1) 57 0 0 6.00 rotation
R. Aït-Nouri 25 1 (0) 15 0 1 6.90 rotation
Vitor Reis 20 1 (0) 1 0 0 — depth
K. Braithwaite 18 1 (0) 1 0 0 — —
Midfielders
E. Anderson 23 9 (7) 636 0 1 7.17 starter
E. Fernández 25 7 (6) 548 1 1 7.09 starter
M. Nunes 28 7 (5) 514 0 0 6.85 starter
M. Cherki 23 8 (7) 503 4 2 7.42 core
P. Foden 26 6 (5) 438 1 2 6.50 rotation
N. O'Reilly 21 7 (4) 292 0 0 6.39 starter
A. Bouaddi 19 6 (2) 242 0 1 6.79 rotation
M. Kovačić 32 4 (1) 107 0 1 7.00 depth
Allan 22 1 (0) 10 0 0 6.49 depth
J. Grealish 31 1 (0) 8 0 0 6.70 —
Forwards
E. Haaland 26 9 (9) 800 12 0 ★ 8.02 core
A. Semenyo 26 9 (8) 705 2 3 6.87 starter
I. Ndiaye 26 7 (4) 425 0 2 6.73 starter
J. Doku 24 4 (2) 171 1 1 7.20 core
Ryan McAidoo 18 2 (0) 11 0 0 6.60 depth

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the game with AEK Athens FC: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Premier League · 20 clubs

L90 Strength2nd of 20
91 Elo 1988 · World #4
Current Strength
91 With absences before 20 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack1st of 20
92 Scores 2.72 per match against an average top-five side
Defence5th of 20
82 Concedes 1.08 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Manchester City: attack 92, defence 82, L90 Strength 91 Arsenal: attack 86, defence 95, L90 Strength 94 Brighton: attack 87, defence 85, L90 Strength 83 Chelsea: attack 77, defence 74, L90 Strength 77 Liverpool: attack 85, defence 84, L90 Strength 84 Brentford: attack 73, defence 73, L90 Strength 75 Leeds: attack 69, defence 77, L90 Strength 73 Everton: attack 61, defence 66, L90 Strength 67 Hull City: attack 37, defence 50, L90 Strength 37 Ipswich: attack 59, defence 50, L90 Strength 49 Newcastle: attack 61, defence 61, L90 Strength 71 Aston Villa: attack 83, defence 78, L90 Strength 84 Manchester United: attack 72, defence 80, L90 Strength 79 Crystal Palace: attack 64, defence 54, L90 Strength 64 Bournemouth: attack 83, defence 82, L90 Strength 77 Tottenham: attack 56, defence 74, L90 Strength 62 Coventry: attack 47, defence 59, L90 Strength 51 Fulham: attack 66, defence 68, L90 Strength 65 Nottingham Forest: attack 68, defence 74, L90 Strength 70 Sunderland: attack 62, defence 59, L90 Strength 57
Every Premier League club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 8 listed

93
Form index · 2nd of 20 in league
Points, last 5
12
Median top-5 club
5.0
Own forecasts
9.6 +2.4
Table1st L90 Strength2nd Form2nd

Table position in line with their strength.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • W17 OctH · Ipswich3–22.5 xPts
  • L14 OctH · Paris Saint Germain2–41.9 xPts
  • W11 OctA · Liverpool3–01.5 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Sunderland5–32.3 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Manchester United1–01.5 xPts
  • W5 SepH · Coventry1–02.5 xPts
  • W28 AugA · Crystal Palace4–11.7 xPts
  • W23 AugH · Bournemouth2–11.9 xPts

Trends last 8, all competitions

Scored 8/8
Clean sheet 3/8
Conceded 2+ 3/8
Over 2.5 6/8
Both teams scored 5/8

Playing style vs Premier League average

MACLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.71 1.43 2nd
Goals conceded 1.00 1.45 4th
xG 2.20 1.49 1st
xG allowed 1.42 1.50 8th
Scored in 100% 72% 1st
Clean sheets 43% 28% 3rd
MACLeagueRank
Shots 14.57 13.71 8th
Shots on target 5.29 4.56 4th
On target share 36% 32% 5th
Box share 70% 64% 4th
Conversion 19% 10% 1st
MACLeagueRank
Shots allowed 11.43 13.77 6th
On target allowed 4.14 4.55 6th
Blocks 3.00 4.33 16th
Save rate 72% 66% 4th
MACLeagueRank
Possession 64% 50% 1st
Passes 635 442 1st
Pass accuracy 89% 82% 1st
MACLeagueRank
Fouls 10.71 11.49 8th
Fouls suffered 14.57 11.49 2nd
Yellow cards 1.29 1.96 2nd
Red cards 0.14 0.06 13th
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
MACLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.40 1.54 2nd
Goals conceded 1.30 1.34 7th
xG 2.16 1.53 1st
xG allowed 1.39 1.44 9th
Scored in 100% 76% 1st
Clean sheets 40% 29% 4th
MACLeagueRank
Shots 16.50 13.96 4th
Shots on target 5.90 4.69 1st
On target share 36% 33% 4th
Box share 69% 65% 6th
Conversion 15% 11% 4th
MACLeagueRank
Shots allowed 11.20 13.41 5th
On target allowed 4.89 4.43 15th
Blocks 2.50 4.19 20th
Save rate 68% 68% 12th
MACLeagueRank
Possession 62% 50% 1st
Passes 606 442 1st
Pass accuracy 89% 83% 1st
MACLeagueRank
Fouls 11.00 11.35 9th
Fouls suffered 12.70 11.46 5th
Yellow cards 1.40 1.96 2nd
Red cards 0.10 0.05 12th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home3.00pts per game4-0-0 · 2.8–1.5 goals · 4 games
Away3.00pts per game3-0-0 · 2.7–0.3 goals · 3 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

1 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 61-75
5 1 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Premier League · 7 games · rank of 20

Attack

GF 19 2nd / 20
GF/G 2.71 2nd / 20
xG/G 2.20 1st / 20
G − xG +0.51 3rd / 20

Defence

GA 7 4th / 20
GA/G 1.00 4th / 20
xGA/G 1.42 8th / 20
xGA − GA +0.42 4th / 20

Overall

Pts 21 1st / 20
xPts 13.9 2nd / 20
PPG 3.00 1st / 20
TR 7.23 2nd / 20
GD +12 2nd / 20
xGD +5.5 2nd / 20
W 7 1st / 20
L 0 1st / 20

Scorelines

  • 1–0×2
  • 2–1×1
  • 4–1×1
  • 5–3×1
  • 3–0×1
  • 3–2×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
29% 1
0% 2
29% 3
0% 4
43% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
71%76%
Over 2.5
71%54%
Over 3.5
43%36%
Both scored
57%53%
Clean sheet
43%27%
Failed to score
0%27%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.