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Manchester City vs FCSB: result 1-0 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-offsKick-off on August 24, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
1-0
FCSB

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What was the result of Manchester City vs FCSB?

Manchester City won 1-0 on August 24, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 56′F. DelphManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs FCSB

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 72K. Ịheanachọ
  2. 9Nolito
  3. 6Fernando
  1. 18F. Delph
  2. 15Jesús Navas
  3. 42Yaya Touré
  1. 50Pablo Maffeo
  2. 24J. Stones
  3. 11A. Kolarov
  4. 22G. Clichy
  1. 1J. Hart

FCSB

4-1-4-1
  1. 9A. Tudorie
  1. 23Ovidiu Popescu
  2. 11Sulley Ali Sariki Muniru
  3. 19A. Aganović
  4. 5J. Hamroun
  1. 44Gabriel Nicolae Enache
  1. 55Alexandru Bourceanu
  2. 3B. Mitrea
  3. 15M. Momčilović
  4. 4G. Tamaș
  1. 12V. Cojocaru
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; FCSB have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2016Stoke City(away)4-1Premier League
Aug 16, 2016FCSB(away)5-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 13, 2016Sunderland(home)2-1Premier League
Jul 28, 2016Borussia Dortmund(away)1-1International Champions Cup
May 15, 2016Swansea(away)1-1Premier League
FCSB
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2016Dinamo Bucuresti(home)1-1Liga I
Aug 16, 2016Manchester City(home)0-5UEFA Champions League
Aug 12, 2016FC Botosani(away)2-0Liga I
Aug 6, 2016Concordia(home)1-0Liga I
Aug 3, 2016Sparta Praha(home)2-0UEFA Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2016FCSB 0-5 Manchester CityUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: FCSB vs Manchester City on Aug 16, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; FCSB score 1.2 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.01.059/159/15
FCSB1.21.556/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Manchester City43011279

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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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