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Man City v Coventry

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Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:00 · Gameweek 3 · 2026/27
Manchester City2.19 xG
10
Coventry1.49 xG

How it went

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Man City 2.20Coventry 1.49A filled mark is a goal
  1. 25′Erling Haaland0.37 xG chance

The shots

Every shotBy zone

Manchester City 15 shots

7% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 1 shot7%13%7%13%7%13%7%7%7%13%7%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Manchester City, Manchester City v Coventry, final 35m.

Coventry 12 shots

17% of shots, 2 shots17% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot17%17%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Coventry, Manchester City v Coventry, final 35m.

The chances that got away

  • 0.63Phil Foden, 77' for Man City, set up by Erling Haaland
  • 0.49Ellis Simms, 79' for Coventry
  • 0.44Jack Rudoni, 23' for Coventry, set up by Bobby Thomas

Where they stood

DonnarummaDiasGuehiKhusanovAndersonGvardiolFernándezHaalandNdiayeCherkiSemenyo
Man City held a line 25m deep, from 44m to 69m. The dot grows with touches.
RushworthPinnockThomasEwijkAmendaDasilvaOnyekaGrimesAwoniyiMason-ClarkRudoni
Coventry held a line 33m deep, from 29m to 62m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

Man CityMeasureCoventry
1Goals0
2.19Expected goals1.49
2.19Non-penalty xG1.49
1.88Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three0.88
1Half time0
15Shots12
4On target3
4Corners5
6.0Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press16.2
6Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal2
7Fouls17
1YCards2Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.19 Man City, 7.18 the draw, 12.96 Coventry, which is a 84, 14 and 8 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: P Tierney.