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Manchester City badgeManchester CityHome · 8 in league
WDWLD
Momentum↘ Falling48/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:1
UK time · Europe/London
Real Madrid badgeReal MadridAway · 9 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising83/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
E. Haaland41′
Vinicius Junior22′ (pen)
Etihad Stadium · ManchesterSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate2.3%Manchester City
Draw93.3%at full time
Current result estimate4.3%Real Madrid
Another goal6.8%before full time

Next goal: Manchester City 2.4% · no further goal 93.2% · Real Madrid 4.4%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Manchester CityReal Madrid
9Corner Kicks6
6Fouls7
1Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
4Goalkeeper Saves7
478Total passes512
439Passes accurate467

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

UEFA Champions League

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Arsenal8+1924—
2Bayern München8+1421—
3Liverpool8+1218—
4Tottenham8+1017—
5Manchester City9+617↑ 3
6Real Madrid9+916↑ 3
7Barcelona8+816↓ 2
8Chelsea8+716↓ 2
9Sporting CP8+616↓ 2
10Inter8+815—
11Paris Saint Germain8+1014—
12Newcastle8+1014—
13Juventus8+413—
14Atletico Madrid8+213—
15Atalanta8013—
16Bayer Leverkusen8-112—
17Borussia Dortmund8+211—
18Olympiakos Piraeus8-411—
19Club Brugge KV8-210—
20Galatasaray8-210—
21Monaco8-610—
22Qarabag8-810—
23Bodo/Glimt8-19—
24Benfica8-29—
25Marseille8-39—
26Pafos8-39—
27Union St. Gilloise8-99—
28PSV Eindhoven808—
29Athletic Club8-58—
30Napoli8-68—
31FC Copenhagen8-98—
32Ajax8-136—
33Eintracht Frankfurt8-114—
34Slavia Praha8-143—
35Villarreal8-131—
36Kairat Almaty8-151—
Round of 16Manchester City 1–1 Real Madrid
Current progressionLevel
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Manchester City 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Real Madrid 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Real Madrid

8/10Wins
2.1Goals / game
0.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 4 wins from 7 available matches.

Inspect Real Madrid’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Manchester City at home with Real Madrid away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 02:57 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

UEFA Champions League · 2025/26 · all league matches

Manchester CityReal Madrid
9Matches played11
16Points earned24
5Wins8
1.7Goals scored / match2.5
1.4Goals conceded / match1.2
3Clean sheets4
2Failed to score1

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Manchester City at home with Real Madrid away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Manchester City

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Pep Guardiola
  1. 25G. DonnarummaG
  2. 27M. NunesD
  3. 45A. KhusanovD
  4. 3R. DiasD
  5. 21R. Ait-NouriD
  6. 20B. SilvaM
  7. 16RodriM
  8. 10R. CherkiM
  9. 4T. ReijndersM
  10. 11J. DokuM
  11. 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes (12)

1 · J. Trafford

42 · A. Semenyo

82 · R. Lewis

33 · N. O'Reilly

8 · M. Kovacic

5 · J. Stones

6 · N. Ake

47 · P. Foden

15 · M. Guehi

7 · O. Marmoush

14 · Nico

26 · Savinho

Real Madrid

Confirmed formation4-4-2Alvaro Arbeloa
  1. 1T. CourtoisG
  2. 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
  3. 22A. RudigerD
  4. 24D. HuijsenD
  5. 20F. GarciaD
  6. 8F. ValverdeM
  7. 45T. PitarchM
  8. 14A. TchouameniM
  9. 15A. GulerM
  10. 21B. DiazF
  11. 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes (12)

13 · A. Lunin

4 · D. Alaba

2 · D. Carvajal

10 · K. Mbappe

6 · E. Camavinga

18 · A. Carreras

37 · M. A. Moran

30 · F. Mastantuono

38 · C. Palacios

27 · D. Aguado

16 · G. Garcia

28 · J. Cestero Sancho

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Manchester City

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Gianluigi Donnarumma907.5—0—20—
Matheus Nunes576.2—0—31—
Abdukodir Khusanov907.3—01595
Rúben Dias456.3—0—31—
Rayan Aït-Nouri906.3—01443
Bernardo Silva204.0—0—25—
Rodri747.2—05571
Rayan Cherki907.6—02711
Tijjani Reijnders456.6—0—321
Jérémy Doku908.2—0—281
Erling Haaland567.21066—
Nathan Aké456.3—0—231
Marc Guéhi456.7—0—27—
Omar Marmoush346.6—0—6—
Antoine Semenyo336.9—01121
Nico González166.3—0—12—
James Trafford———————
Nico O'Reilly———————
Rico Lewis———————
John Stones———————
Mateo Kovačić———————
Phil Foden———————
Savinho———————

Real Madrid

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Thibaut Courtois457.2—0—21—
Trent Alexander-Arnold837.2—01425
Antonio Rüdiger906.3—0—59—
Dean Huijsen907.2—0—90—
Fran García906.2—0—35—
Federico Valverde906.7—01373
Thiago Pitarch746.5—0—302
Aurélien Tchouaméni907.6—12484
Arda Güler747.2—0—60—
Brahim Díaz696.6—01291
Vinicius Júnior907.220727—
Andriy Lunin457.5—0—20—
Kylian Mbappé216.3—0113—
Manuel Ángel Morán166.6—0—16—
Eduardo Camavinga166.9—0—161
Daniel Carvajal126.9—0—61
Diego Aguado———————
David Alaba———————
Álvaro Carreras———————
Jorge Cestero———————
César Palacios———————
Gonzalo García———————
Franco Mastantuono———————
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