No TV or stream coverage today so most will not have had chance to catch the action but a strong starting side proved too much for Championship side Watford and City head into round four. T...

In our Halfway Point series of posts we have already looked at both scoring % and save % and now we move on to what is a combination of the two: PDO. Its premise is thus: PDO = scoring % + save %....

An oft spoken cliche in the wider world is 'oh, to be a fly on the wall' and in football this certainly rings true when one thinks of dressing room arguments, training ground scrapes or bust ups in...

The scoring chances were every bit as one sided as the victory and saw City dominate 9-1 (7-0 in the first half and 2-1 in the second half, where Stoke's only chance in the closing stages and was...

One aspect that my growing interest in the numbers and analytical side of the game has provided is the added dimension that it has given when watching games. Granted, at times this can prove a...

Another comfortable victory against an extremely poor Stoke outfit...

Here is the original piece on injuries in the Premier league which has now spawned this halfway point article and I recommend giving that piece a quick scan. These are the recorded injuries for...

Lineups are in: TEAM NEWS: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Lescott, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko #cityvstoke #MCFC — Manchester City FC (@MCFC) January 1, 2013 ...

Firstly, a quick explanation of just what shots on target ratio is. It is the share of of the shots on target in a game. 5 shots on target a piece will result in a 50% share. 6-2 shots on target...

Despite the first half goals there were a lack of scoring chances as City led just 3-1 at the break. After the second half it as far wilder with both sides improving their tally and City having the...