Arsenal vs Man City

12 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Raheem Sterling 14’
  • Bernardo Silva 64’

Match summary

Man City took a 2-0 win at Arsenal. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Man City ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Benjamin Mendy and Bernardo Silva made it 0-2 in the 64th minute, set up by Benjamin Mendy.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Arsenal's 0.45 from 9.

Match stats

Arsenal Man City
9 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 8
2 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 2.02
0.45 Non-penalty xG 2.02
8 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Arsenal Man City
Kick-off
14’
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Benjamin Mendy0-1 (Man City)
Half-time0-1
64’
Bernardo Silva
Assist: Benjamin Mendy0-2 (Man City)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Sokratis
  • Granit Xhaka
Man City
  • Raheem Sterling
  • Kevin De Bruyne

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 2.11 14’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 0-1 14’ 64’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 0-2 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 2.11 14’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 0-1 Sterling 14’ 64’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 0-2 Silva 64’
Arsenal 0.45 xGMan City 2.11 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Arsenal attacking 
28’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.63 xG, saved 63’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 28’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 9’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 64’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 89’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Benjamin Mendy (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 21’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Benjamin Mendy (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 28’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.63 xG, saved 63’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 28’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 89’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 90+2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 29’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Benjamin Mendy (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 21’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Benjamin Mendy (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Petr Cech GK900 0.000.000
Héctor Bellerín DEF901 0.050.021
Shkodran Mustafi DEF901 0.010.000
Sokratis DEF900 0.000.031
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF340 0.000.051
Matteo Guendouzi MID901 0.020.000
Granit Xhaka MID740 0.000.000
Mesut Özil MID900 0.000.112
Aaron Ramsey MID581 0.030.061
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID902 0.160.122
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD901 0.020.051
Stephan Lichtsteiner Sub560 0.000.000
Alexandre Lacazette Sub322 0.160.000
Lucas Torreira Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.80
Man City win 50% Bet365 odds 1.95

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.