Man City vs Brentford

9 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Riyad Mahrez 40’ (pen)
  • Kevin De Bruyne 69’

Match summary

Man City beat Brentford 2-0. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Riyad Mahrez put Man City ahead from the penalty spot in the 40th minute and Kevin De Bruyne made it 2-0 in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brentford's 0.46 from 6.

Match stats

Man City Brentford
15 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.98 xG 0.46
1.22 Non-penalty xG 0.46
11 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man City Brentford
Kick-off
Riyad Mahrez
Penalty1-0 (Man City)
40’
Half-time1-0
Kevin De Bruyne2-0 (Man City)
69’
Full-time2-0

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 2.00 0.46 40’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-0 40’ 69’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.00 0.46 40’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-0 Mahrez 40’ 69’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-0 De Bruyne 69’
Man City 2.00 xGBrentford 0.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Man City attacking 
40’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 33’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.27 xG, off target 43’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 55’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 80’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 5’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 33’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.27 xG, off target 43’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 55’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 80’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 5’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
John Stones DEF900 0.000.000
Rúben Dias DEF900 0.000.071
Aymeric Laporte DEF901 0.070.000
João Cancelo DEF906 0.410.000
Kevin De Bruyne MID9011 0.050.163
Bernardo Silva MID901 0.030.000
Rodri MID902 0.030.031
Riyad Mahrez FWD6911 0.760.000
Phil Foden FWD731 0.040.323
Raheem Sterling FWD902 0.620.172
Jack Grealish Sub210 0.000.000
Ilkay Gündogan Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 88% Avg odds 1.09
Draw 9% Avg odds 11.02
Brentford win 3% Avg odds 30.43

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WWWWD
Brentford WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 0-1 Man City, 29 Dec 21 Next meeting: Man City 1-2 Brentford, 12 Nov 22  All Man City vs Brentford meetings

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.