Opta Stats: Norwich v Manchester City

Dan Fitch
12 September 2019

Pep Guardiola and Sergio Aguero celebrate.

Will Manchester City be celebrating again after their match with Norwich?

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Promoted Norwich face the daunting task of hosting the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Opta presents the vital statistics.

"Norwich have faced the most open-play shots in the Premier League this season (54) and conceded the most open-play goals (9), while opponents Man City have attempted the most shots in open-play (62) and scored the most open-play goals (13)."

Over 3.5 goals is 1.738/11.

Norwich have won just one of their last 14 Premier League meetings with Manchester City (D6 L7), winning 3-2 at the Etihad in May 2013. A Manchester City win is 1.162/13.

Man City are unbeaten in their last seven away Premier League games against Norwich (W3 D4), since losing their first Premier League visit to Carrow Road in February 1993. Their last two trips have finished 0-0, however. The draw is 10.09/1.

Norwich have lost 11 of their last 12 Premier League games against reigning Premier League champions, with the only exception in that run a 3-2 win against Man City in May 2013. They are 22.021/1 to pull off a shock victory.

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 25 Premier League games against promoted sides (W20 D5), since losing 0-1 at Burnley in March 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini. They are 1.548/15 to win half-time/full-time.

Norwich have only lost four consecutive games in all competitions under Daniel Farke once previously, doing so in November 2017. The draw half-time/Manchester City full-time double result is 4.77/2.

Sergio Agüero has scored in Man City's four Premier League matches this season; only two players have ever scored in a club's first five matches of a season - José Antonio Reyes for Arsenal in 2004-05 and Wayne Rooney for Manchester United in 2011-12. Aguero is 1.618/13 to find the net.

Man City's Sergio Agüero has been involved in eight goals in his five Premier League starts against Norwich, scoring five and assisting a further three. Aguero is 4.03/1 to open the scoring.

Norwich have faced the most open-play shots in the Premier League this season (54) and conceded the most open-play goals (9), while opponents Man City have attempted the most shots in open-play (62) and scored the most open-play goals (13). Over 3.5 goals is 1.738/11.

Since the start of the 2010-11 season, Man City's David Silva has assisted 87 Premier League goals, 27 more than any other player. Silva has assisted two goals in each of his last two Premier League games - no player has ever set up two or more goals in three consecutive appearances. Over 4.5 goals is 2.546/4.

Dan Fitch 2019/20 Season P/L

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