Form, Standings, Stats
Saturday, December 30 at 3pm in Premier League
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship
We said: Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town
Even with Haaland sidelined and Guardiola sure to make changes in abundance, keeping the scoreline down will be Huddersfield's overriding goal at the Etihad, where no surprises should be sprung on Sunday. With the Terriers struggling to perform and also heading to the European champions' turf with a lengthy absentee list, Man City's winning streak ought to continue as they breeze into the fourth round. Read more.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 89.56%. A draw had a probability of 7.3% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 3.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (10.3%) and 2-0 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.39%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 1-2 (1.04%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 5-0 win for Manchester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.
| Result | ||
| Manchester City | Draw | Huddersfield Town |
89.56% ( 2.73) | 7.3% ( -1.16) | 3.13% ( -1.57) |
| Both teams to score 44.48% ( -10.52) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
