Friendlies

Aug 24, 2022 at 8.30pm UK

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Barcelona
3 - 3
Man City

Aubameyang (29'), de Jong (66'), Depay (79')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Alvarez (21'), Palmer (70'), Mahrez (90+9' pen.)
Palmer (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Club Friendlies 1 clash between Barcelona and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their friendly with Barcelona.

Form, Standings, Stats

Barcelona

Last Six:

Last Game: Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona
Sunday, August 21 at 9pm in La Liga

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Osasuna	2	3	6
5	Barcelona	2	3	4
6	Rayo Vallecano	2	2	4

Manchester City

Last Six:

Last Game: Newcastle 3-3 Man City
Sunday, August 21 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	3	7	9
2	Manchester City	3	6	7
3	Leeds United	3	4	7

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 41.74%. A win for Barcelona had a probability of 35.12% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.59%) and 0-2 (5.61%). The likeliest Barcelona win was 2-1 (7.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Barcelona	Draw	Manchester City
35.12% ( 2.68)	23.13% ( 0.03)	41.74% ( -2.72)

Both teams to score 64.44% (

0.8)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

63.13% (

0.67)

36.87% (

-0.67)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

40.95% (

0.73)

59.05% (

-0.73)

Barcelona Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.75% (

1.77)

21.25% (

-1.76)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.84% (

2.66)

54.16% (

-2.66)

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.83% (

-0.83)

18.18% (

0.83)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.84% (

-1.44)

49.16% (

1.44)

Score Analysis

Barcelona 35.12%

Manchester City 41.74%

Draw 23.13%

Barcelona	Draw	Manchester City
2-1 @ 7.9% ( 0.35) 1-0 @ 5.98% ( 0.12) 2-0 @ 4.63% ( 0.33) 3-1 @ 4.08% ( 0.38) 3-2 @ 3.48% ( 0.24) 3-0 @ 2.39% ( 0.28) 4-1 @ 1.58% ( 0.22) 4-2 @ 1.35% ( 0.16) 4-0 @ 0.93% ( 0.15) Other @ 2.81% Total : 35.12%	1-1 @ 10.19% ( -0.08) 2-2 @ 6.73% ( 0.12) 0-0 @ 3.86% ( -0.13) 3-3 @ 1.98% ( 0.09) Other @ 0.36% Total : 23.13%	1-2 @ 8.7% ( -0.3) 0-1 @ 6.59% ( -0.41) 0-2 @ 5.61% ( -0.51) 1-3 @ 4.94% ( -0.31) 2-3 @ 3.83% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 3.19% ( -0.39) 1-4 @ 2.11% ( -0.2) 2-4 @ 1.63% ( -0.06) 0-4 @ 1.36% ( -0.21) Other @ 3.79% Total : 41.74%