Manchester City vs West Ham Utd preview, 19 May 2024: xG form

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MCI clear favourites at home.

MCI76%Draw15%WHU9%

Based on 76 matches played this season.

Man City2.6West Ham0.8

A 1.8 xG edge, roughly a three-in-four win.

Each side's share of attacking actions down the left, centre and right, on a pitch map.After gameweek 1

MCI attack

LW0.26

CF0.39

RW0.21

CAM0.13

CDM0.05

CM0.08

LB0.03

CB0.05

RB0.13

PROMCI attack report PROWHU defence report

Very scrappyVery technical

PROMCI shape report PROWHU shape report

32%called correctly

Error score

3% better than guessing the usual home, draw and away split

0.212 against 0.218 for the guess. Lower is better.

Confidence vs realitySaid · got

33-50%

27%·41

50-60%

40%·5

60-70%

67%·3

70-80%

100%·1

Bar is what happened, tick is what the model said. Samples are small this early.

Last 50 settled matchesAccuracy ledger

Player	Rating					Rotation
E. HaalandCF · MCI	--	60%	12%	1.19	88%	Low	1.13
P. FodenWG · MCI	--	36%	18%	0.69	92%	Low	0.27
J. BowenCF · WHU	--	23%	7%	0.33	100%	Low	0.07
J. GvardiolFB · MCI	--	19%	6%	0.29	96%	Low	0.16
RodriCM · MCI	--	19%	13%	0.35	100%	Low	0.26
M. KovačićCM · MCI	--	15%	10%	0.30	91%	Medium	0.00

23 more players

MCI Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Álvarez	Corners L and R, 44 short	129	3.2
Bruyne	Corners L and R, 17 short	68	3.2
Foden	Corners L and R, 10 short	50	1.5
Álvarez	Free kicks	24	0.8
Haaland	Penalties	8	6.1
Álvarez	Penalties	2	1.5

Share of set-play xG

Corners

38%

Penalties

26%

WHU Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Ward-Prowse	Corners L and R, 2 short	119	5.1
Ward-Prowse	Free kicks	64	3.5
Coufal	Throw-ins	56	0.8
Paquetà

PROMCI set pieces PROWHU set pieces

Manchester CityMan City
3-1
West Ham UtdWest Ham
Foden 1'
Foden 17'
Rodri

Model verdict

Projected xG

Attacking zones vs vulnerabilities

Position vs Expected Position

Style ranks

Form & Head-to-head

Model accuracy

Key players

Set-piece takers