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Manchester City vs Brentford: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 9, 2022 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
2-0
Brentford

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Brentford?

Manchester City won 2-0 on February 9, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 40′R. MahrezManchester City (pen.)
  • 69′K. De BruyneManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Brentford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 7R. Sterling
  2. 26R. Mahrez
  3. 47P. Foden
  1. 16Rodri
  2. 20Bernardo Silva
  3. 17K. De Bruyne
  1. 3Rúben Dias
  2. 5J. Stones
  3. 14Aymeric Laporte
  4. 27João Cancelo
  1. 31Ederson

Brentford

3-5-2
  1. 14S. Ghoddos
  2. 15F. Onyeka
  1. 8M. Jensen
  2. 7Sergi Canós
  3. 6C. Nørgaard
  4. 5E. Pinnock
  5. 30M. Roerslev
  1. 3R. Henry
  2. 20K. Ajer
  3. 18P. Jansson
  1. 1David Raya
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Brentford have 4, 2 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 5, 2022Fulham(home)4-1FA Cup
Jan 22, 2022Southampton(away)1-1Premier League
Jan 15, 2022Chelsea(home)1-0Premier League
Jan 7, 2022Swindon Town(away)4-1FA Cup
Jan 1, 2022Arsenal(away)2-1Premier League
Brentford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 5, 2022Everton(away)1-4FA Cup
Jan 22, 2022Wolves(home)1-2Premier League
Jan 19, 2022Manchester United(home)1-3Premier League
Jan 16, 2022Liverpool(away)0-3Premier League
Jan 11, 2022Southampton(away)1-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Manchester City win, 0 draws, 0 Brentford wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2021Brentford 0-1 Manchester CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Brentford vs Manchester City on Dec 29, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Brentford score 1.2 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.70.9510/1511/15
Brentford1.22.119/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester City sit 3rd in Premier League (21 points from 10 matches) and Brentford sit 8th (14 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Manchester City10703211321
8Brentford10352161114

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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