Manchester City are currently in the 2nd place with 42 points after 20 matches (12 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats). They are 7 points short of the 1st place and 6 points ahead of the 4th place. Stoke City are currently in the 8th place with 29 points after 20 matches (6 wins, 11 draws and 3 defeats). They are 4 points short of the 5th place and 6 points ahead of the 12th place.
Form
In their last 6 matches Manchester City took 10 points (3 wins over Newcastle United, Reading and Norwich City, one draw against Everton and two losses from Manchester United and Sunderland). In their last 6 matches Stoke City took 10 points (2 wins over West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool and 4 draws against Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton).
Head-to-head
The last matches between these two:
26.10.2008 Manchester City - Stoke City 3:0 (Premier League) 31.01.2009 Stoke City - Manchester City 1:0 (Premier League) 26.12.2009 Manchester City - Stoke City 2:0 (Premier League) 13.02.2010 Manchester City - Stoke City 1:1 (FA Cup) 16.02.2010 Stoke City - Manchester City 1:1 (Premier League) 24.02.2010 Stoke City - Manchester City 3:1 E (FA Cup) 27.11.2010 Stoke City - Manchester City 1:1 (Premier League) 14.05.2011 Manchester City - Stoke City 1:0 (FA Cup) 17.05.2011 Manchester City - Stoke City 3:0 (Premier League) 21.12.2011 Manchester City - Stoke City 3:0 (Premier League) 24.03.2012 Stoke City - Manchester City 1:1 (Premier League) 15.09.2012 Stoke City - Manchester City 1:1 (Premier League)
In these 12 matches Manchester City took 5 wins, Stoke City had 2 victories and 5 matches ended in a draw. There were 8 unders and 4 overs. There were 7 home victories and no away victories. Goals difference is 18-9 (2.25 goals per game).
Goals
Manchester City scored 38 goals in 20 games (1.9 per match) and conceded 19 goals in 20 games (0.95 per match). They had 7 clean sheets this season and failed to score in 3 matches. There is an average of 2.85 goals scored in their matches (11th best scoring result out of 20). Stoke City scored 21 goals in 20 games (1.05 per match) and conceded 17 goals in 20 games (0.85 per match). They had 9 clean sheets this season and failed to score in 7 matches. There is an average of 1.90 goals scored in their matches (the worst scoring result out of 20).
Overs/unders
Manchester City had 2 matches with 0 goals in it, 3 matches with 1 goal, 4 matches with 2 goals, 4 matches with 3 goals, 3 matches with 4 goals, 3 matches with 5 goals, 0 matches with 6 goals, 1 match with 7 goals and 0 matches with more than 7 goals. Stoke City had 5 matches with 0 goals in it, 5 matches with 1 goal, 5 matches with 2 goals, 1 match with 3 goals, 2 matches with 4 goals, 0 matches with 5 goals, 2 matches with 6 goals, 0 matches with 7 goals and 0 matches with more than 7 goals.
Scoring minutes
Manchester City score 34.2% of their goals in 60-75 minutes, 28.9% - in 75-90+ minutes, 18.4% - in 30-45+ minutes, 10.5% - in 0-15 minutes, 5.3% - in 45-60 minutes and 2.6% - in 15-30 minutes. The average time of their first scored goal is 45th minute, the average time of their first conceded goal is 39th minute. Stoke City score 23.8% of their goals in 0-15 minutes, 23.8% - in 75-90+ minutes, 19.0% - in 45-60 minutes, 14.3% - in 15-30 minutes, 14.3% - in 30-45+ minutes and 4.8% - in 60-75 minutes. The average time of their first scored goal is 36th minute, the average time of their first conceded goal is 39th minute.
Biggest victories and defeats
Manchester City biggest win at home this season was a 5-0 victory and the biggest win away this season was a 2-0 victory. Their biggest home defeat was with 2-3 score and their biggest away defeat was with 0-1 score. Stoke City biggest win at home this season was a 3-1 victory and the biggest win away this season was a 1-0 victory. They didn't have a home defeat this season and their biggest away defeat was with 2-4 score.
Not so sure, after Man Utd away, this will be the toughest assignment for Stoke this season.
Not expecting any points from this, and hoping goal difference is not harmed too much.
Not so sure, after Man Utd away, this will be the toughest assignment for Stoke this season.Not expecting any points from this, and hoping goal difference is not harmed too much.
R0ykeane 01 Jan 13 13:21 Played a spell with 10men too last game...enough players to rotate and not effect the side? No.
Mancini the con man to buy himself another win.
But Shawcross and Cameron back and fresh. N'Zonzi didn't play all the game, so should be fine. Could bring Charlie Adam back into the side. Decent bench with Crouch, Jerome etc available.
Don't think tiredness will be an issue, just the gulf in class between the teams.
R0ykeane 01 Jan 13 13:21 Played a spell with 10men too last game...enough players to rotate and not effect the side? No.Mancini the con man to buy himself another win.But Shawcross and Cameron back and fresh. N'Zonzi didn't play all the game, so sho
Good Job clawing back that money AndrewMat I ended up losing.. put my money on a 2-2 result between West Ham and Norwich, but there wasn't enough time for Norwich in the end.
Good Job clawing back that money AndrewMat I ended up losing.. put my money on a 2-2 result between West Ham and Norwich, but there wasn't enough time for Norwich in the end.