Leeds UnitedvManchester City
Thu, 7 Jan 2027, 7:00 am AEDT
Elland Road
Season comparison
| Leeds United | 2026-27 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 | Won | 3 |
| 2 | Drawn | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 0 |
| 3 | Goals for | 7 |
| 2 | Goals against | 2 |
| DDW | Last 5 | WWW |
Key stats
- 0Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Leeds United 0, Manchester City 0.5. The score at the break.
- 1.28xG2.41
xG: Leeds United 1.28, Manchester City 2.41. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 1.28Non-penalty xG2.41
Non-penalty xG: Leeds United 1.28, Manchester City 2.41. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 11Shots15.3
Shots: Leeds United 11, Manchester City 15.3. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 3.3On target6.3
On target: Leeds United 3.3, Manchester City 6.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 1.7Big chances3.3
Big chances: Leeds United 1.7, Manchester City 3.3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 3.5Corners7
Corners: Leeds United 3.5, Manchester City 7. Corners won.
- 2Shots from corners3.3
Shots from corners: Leeds United 2, Manchester City 3.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 1From free kicks0
From free kicks: Leeds United 1, Manchester City 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 1.7Headed shots3
Headed shots: Leeds United 1.7, Manchester City 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 166.3Passes in their third432.3
Passes in their third: Leeds United 166.3, Manchester City 432.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 3.7Deep completions10.3
Deep completions: Leeds United 3.7, Manchester City 10.3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 9.5Fouls11
Fouls: Leeds United 9.5, Manchester City 11. Fouls conceded.
- 1.3Yellow cards1.3
Yellow cards: Leeds United 1.3, Manchester City 1.3. Summed from the players.
- 10.6PPDA7.0
PPDA: Leeds United 10.6, Manchester City 7.0. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 1.15Expected points2.30
Expected points: Leeds United 1.15, Manchester City 2.30. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
0 Leeds United · 0 drawn · 6 Manchester City6 meetings on record, 4.0 goals a game
Last time out
Leeds United
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Leeds United · 5 Sept
- Anton StachMC
- Ethan AmpaduMC
- Jayden BogleDMR
- James JustinDC
- Noah OkaforFW
- Nico ElvediDC
- TanakaMC
- James TraffordGK
- Gabriel GudmundssonDML
- Tarik MuharemovićDC
- Calvert-LewinFW
Substitutes used (4)
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- EnzoDMC
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Marc GuéhiDC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- RúbenDC
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Players to watch
Leeds United
- Anton Stach1Goals
- Lukas Nmecha1Assists
- Calvert-Lewin6Shots
- Anton Stach2Shots on target
- Harry Wilson4Key passes
- Calvert-Lewin2Big chances
- Calvert-Lewin1.63Expected goals
- Tanaka0.97Expected assists
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Leeds United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Leeds United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.005th/11th | 1.00v0.001st/11th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.337th/2nd | 0.00v0.007th/8th |
| Shots | 2.0v1.010th/19th | 4.7v3.71st/2nd |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.37th/13th | 2.3v1.31st/1st |
| Key passes | 0.3v0.717th/13th | 0.3v0.017th/20th |
| Big chances | 0.67v0.337th/11th | 1.00v0.332nd/11th |
| xG | 0.54v0.278th/18th | 0.82v0.461st/9th |
| Attacking mid | Leeds United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Leeds United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.3314th/9th | 0.67v0.337th/9th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.0012th/14th | 2.33v0.331st/8th |
| Shots | 1.3v3.319th/15th | 6.3v5.37th/9th |
| Shots on target | 0.3v1.717th/8th | 1.7v1.09th/16th |
| Key passes | 1.7v3.318th/12th | 8.0v3.71st/9th |
| Big chances | 0.00v1.0015th/6th | 1.33v0.003rd/18th |
| xG | 0.04v0.5619th/12th | 1.04v0.245th/19th |
| Midfielders | Leeds United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Leeds United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v0.001st/10th | 0.33v0.005th/10th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.004th/11th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 3.3v1.76th/16th | 2.7v4.310th/1st |
| Shots on target | 1.3v0.03rd/16th | 0.7v0.77th/7th |
| Key passes | 2.7v1.78th/15th | 1.7v4.317th/1st |
| Big chances | 1.00v0.001st/9th | 0.33v0.335th/3rd |
| xG | 0.76v0.102nd/13th | 0.30v0.488th/3rd |
| Defenders | Leeds United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Leeds United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.33v0.333rd/4th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.008th/10th | 0.33v0.333rd/2nd |
| Shots | 2.0v2.39th/9th | 1.3v3.716th/2nd |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.36th/11th | 1.0v1.04th/5th |
| Key passes | 1.0v1.017th/16th | 2.0v4.79th/2nd |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.67v0.333rd/6th |
| xG | 0.09v0.0815th/14th | 0.28v0.247th/8th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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