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Manchester City First Half Goals
In 76 Premier League matches, 82.9% of Manchester City’s first halves produced a goal, 1st of the 17 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 71.1% of them and conceded in 35.5%.
What Manchester City’s first halves look like
Early scoring in Manchester City’s matches is overwhelmingly their own: the net bulges at the right end before the break in 71.1% of matches and at the wrong one in 35.5%, 35.6pp apart. Manchester City are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 86.8% of home matches, 55.3% of away ones, 31.5pp between them.
Oddly, it is at home that Manchester City are breached early more often, 42.1% of home matches against 28.9% away. A second goal before the break is close to routine here: 47.4% of Manchester City’s matches manage it against 35.0% for the division.
Once the scoring starts here it keeps going: a second goal follows the first 57% of the time, well clear of the 47% the division manages. A Manchester City home first half is worth 1.97 goals on average, an away one 1.03.
Every figure on this page rests on 76 completed Manchester City matches over 2 seasons (2024 to 2026). At that size a single percentage point is about one match, so read each rate as a range rather than a figure.
Manchester City first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 82.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 47.4% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 15.8% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.50 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 71.1% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 35.5% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 1.08 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.42 |
| Matches counted | 76 |
| Seasons covered | 2 (2024 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94.7% | 73.7% | 86.8% | 42.1% | 1.97 | 38 |
| Away | 71.1% | 21.1% | 55.3% | 28.9% | 1.03 | 38 |
Manchester City score before halftime 86.8% of the time at home against 55.3% away, a gap of 31.5pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Manchester City against Premier League
| Line | Manchester City | Premier League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 82.9% | 73.9% | +9.0pp |
| Over 1.5 | 47.4% | 35.0% | +12.4pp |
| Over 2.5 | 15.8% | 13.6% | +2.2pp |
Counted from 76 matches · 2 seasons · 2024 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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