Manchester City

• 6thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength ratingRating before its last match
• 8matches unbeaten, running now
• 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2004-05
• 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2004-05
• 21%of the team's league goals scored by Robbie Fowler10 of 47 in 2004-05
• 57%of matches won since 2002-03917 matches in the five leagues
• 8–0Biggest win since 2002-03: Manchester City 8–0 WatfordSat 21 Sep 2019
• 1–8Heaviest defeat: Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester CitySun 11 May 2008

• 73%of Manchester City's matches won by Vesta's favourite70% expected
• 249wins in 341 matches as Vesta's favourite241 expected
• 27%won with 27%: Liverpool 1–2 Manchester CitySun 8 Feb 2026
• 36%won with 36%: Manchester City 2–1 ArsenalSun 19 Apr 2026
• 37%won with 37%: Tottenham 1–3 Manchester CitySat 14 Apr 2018
• 87%lost at 87%: Manchester City 2–3 Crystal PalaceSat 22 Dec 2018
• 84%lost at 84%: Manchester City 0–2 Wolverhampton WanderersSun 6 Oct 2019
• 83%lost at 83%: Manchester City 0–2 Crystal PalaceSat 30 Oct 2021

Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).

• 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage timeJoint 7th most in the league; 5 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage timeJoint 10th most in the league; 3 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 5points won after going behindBehind at some point in 15 matches; 18th most in the league
• 17points dropped after going aheadAhead at some point in 21 matches; joint 6th most in the league

Goal minutes, for 34 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.

Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.