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Manchester United vs Manchester City

Sunday 13 Sep, 15:30 UTC · Old Trafford

Ref Michael Oliver · 2.7 YC/matchlight rain · 17°C · 4 km/h wind
Most probable outcome
MANCHESTER CITY WIN

Outcome distribution

Calibrated 1X2 probabilities

22.8%
Manchester United
23.8%
Draw
53.4%
Manchester City
Home xG
1.21
Away xG
1.85
Likely score
1–1
10.6%
Completeness
80.0%
input coverage

Why the model says this

Ranked contributing factors

  • Manchester United attacking output+16

    1.40 xG and 1.40 goals per match over the last 21.

  • Manchester City defensive record-38

    0.68 xG and 0.68 goals conceded per match.

  • Manchester United home record+23

    16.6 scored / 11.6 conceded across 11 home matches.

  • Manchester City away record-41

    23.3 scored / 10.3 conceded across 16 away matches.

  • Squad availability-7

    Manchester United: Carlos Baleba (out), Mason Mount  (out), Manuel Ugarte  (out), Amad Diallo  (out) · Manchester City: Jérémy Doku  (out)

  • Squad depth-0

    Manchester United: 31 registered, 0 regular starters, fit cover 4GK/9DEF/7MID/7FWD, 0% of squad minutes unavailable · Manchester City: 30 registered, 0 regular starters, fit cover 3GK/11DEF/7MID/6FWD, 0% of squad minutes unavailable

  • Recent transfer activity+17

    Manchester United: 8 in (1 on loan), 13 out including 0 regulars — Chido Obi to Willem II, Toby Collyer to West Bromwich Albion, Carlos Baleba from Brighton & Hove Albion · Manchester City: 12 in (0 on loan), 21 out including 0 regulars — Claudio Echeverri to Benfica, Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, Jeremy Monga to Swansea City

  • Match conditionsneutral

    light rain — goal expectancy scaled -2.0%.

  • Referee — Michael Oliverneutral

    2.7 yellows and 0.09 reds per match across 11 tracked appointments.

  • Manchester United last 4 played+66

    W D W L — 2.79 scored / 1.47 conceded per match, 1.78 points per game (recency weighted).

  • Manchester City last 5 played-88

    W W W W W — 2.23 scored / 0.48 conceded per match, 3.00 points per game (recency weighted).

  • Model agreementneutral

    Elo 20% · form 17% · goal model 24% · results history 19% for the home win.

  • Expected attacking output-21

    Goal-expectancy model: Manchester United 1.21 xG, Manchester City 1.85 xG.

Most likely outcomes

Ranked by model probability · confidence is per outcome, from the raw sample behind it

Betting parameters

Full-time 1X2 and derived result combinations.

Probabilities are model estimates from the same score distribution as the 1X2 line. KICK90 publishes likelihoods, not tips.

Team comparison

Last-10 window

MetricManchester UnitedManchester City
Elo15191760
Record8W 7D 6L20W 6D 2L
Goals for / against29.42161677175457 / 27.77107930228694662.50645297579875 / 18.998466862190746
xG for / againstDATA UNAVAILABLEDATA UNAVAILABLE
Possession57%60%
Rest daysDATA UNAVAILABLEDATA UNAVAILABLE
Venue split11 matches, 16.566701853437046–11.60095076062872916 matches, 23.289134381921375–10.250661430144126

AI briefing

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Confidence

Separation · completeness · model agreement

57Low

Confidence reflects how strongly the evidence points one way — not how attractive the outcome is. It rises as lineups confirm and data completeness improves.

Probability evolution

How the answer moved toward kickoff

  • T-7dcompleteness 80.0%
    22.8% / 23.8% / 53.4%
  • T-3dcompleteness 80.0%
    22.8% / 23.8% / 53.4%

Squad availability

Weighted by importance and output

Manchester United
  • Carlos Baleba Midfielderout
  • Mason Mount  Midfielderout
  • Manuel Ugarte  Midfielderout
  • Amad Diallo  Attackerout
Manchester City
  • Jérémy Doku  Attackerout

Availability impact: 6.3% home attack, 1.7% away attack.