Manchester City are 1st in the 2026-2027 Premier League after 8 matches — 21 points from a 7-0-1 record, 20 goals scored and 9 conceded. Market-implied expected points say 16.5 — 4.5 more than they have banked; the underlying numbers place them 2nd. The 0:1 against Manchester Utd was the kindest result. Form over the last five: WWWWL, 12 points. They average 2.5 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per match; 75% of their matches have cleared 2.5 goals, with 3 clean sheets. Biggest win: 4:1 against Crystal Palace.
Of their 20 goals, the most (5) have come in each of the 15-30 and 46-60 minute bands. 3 of them have arrived after the 75th minute. The first goal in a Manchester City match has come before half-time 6 times in 8.
Collected 4.5 more points than market odds expected (16.5 xPTS). full table →
Flat-stake ROI of backing them in every match this season. A rare market beat — small samples swing hard, treat as description not advice.
12 points from the last five. Avg 2.5 scored, 1.1 conceded per match.
What does Manchester City need?
84 points were enough in 90% of simulations: Manchester City need 63 more from 30 games (2.10 per game; current pace 2.63).
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| # | Time | Market | Implied | Odds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester City– Brighton | 2026-10-31 | 15:00 | Over 1.5 HT | 50.9% | 47.6% | ▲ +3.2% | 2.10 |
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Every fixture this season, updated automatically: kick-off changes, postponements, and after each match the score, half-time score and goal minutes.
All 2026-2027 results
odds are closing 1X2 prices| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | HT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 |  Aston Villa | A | 2:1 | 1:0 | 6' | 4.45 | 4.54 | 1.64 | L |
| 2026-10-17 |  Ipswich | H | 3:2 | 2:1 | 19' | 1.24 | 6.80 | 10.33 | W |
| 2026-10-11 |  Liverpool | A | 0:3 | 0:0 | 65' | 3.40 | 3.62 | 1.96 | W |
| 2026-09-20 |  Sunderland | H | 5:3 | 3:2 | 9' | 1.35 | 5.21 | 8.14 | W |
| 2026-09-13 |  Manchester Utd | A | 0:1 | 0:0 | 60' | 2.93 | 3.75 | 2.14 | W |
| 2026-09-05 | Coventry | H | 1:0 | 1:0 | 26' | 1.20 | 7.04 | 12.29 | W |
| 2026-08-28 |  Crystal Palace | A | 1:4 | 0:1 | 17' | 4.94 | 4.14 | 1.64 | W |
| 2026-08-23 |  Bournemouth | H | 2:1 | 0:1 | 26' | 1.45 | 4.72 | 6.50 | W |
Goal timing
league-wide chart →When Manchester City score
20 goals by 15-minute band — busiest: 15-30' (attribution approximated from goal order, as in the league heat map)
First goal in Manchester City matches
either side scoring — 6 of 8 matches saw a first-half opener; 0 stayed goalless
Match stats
averages over 8 matches with stat coverageGo deeper
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