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Who will win Manchester United vs Manchester City?

Manchester United 0–1 Manchester City. Before kick-off the model gave Manchester United 28%, the draw 25% and Manchester City 47%, with a score pick of 1–2. Every prediction is published before the match and never revised.

— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.

Every scoreline, priced

MUN goals down, MCI goals across

MUN ↓MCI 0MCI 1MCI 2MCI 3MCI 4MCI 5
MUN 05.4%6.6%7.2%4.5%2.1%0.8%
MUN 14.3%11.5%9.5%5.9%2.7%1.0%
MUN 23.6%6.7%6.3%3.9%1.8%0.7%
MUN 31.6%2.9%2.7%1.7%0.8%0.3%
MUN 40.5%1.0%0.9%0.6%0.3%0.1%
MUN 50.1%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.0%

The engine’s scoreline probabilities — the joint chance of each exact score from the same expected-goals model behind the win call above. The outlined cell is the single most probable score (1–1); scores with either side on 6+ goals sum to 1.4%.

Full time · GW4 · model pl-market-v2

Manchester United v Manchester City0–1

Onside's model gives Manchester United a 28% chance of beating Manchester City in Gameweek 4, with 25% on the draw and 47% on an away win. The score prediction is Manchester United 1–2 Manchester City, from expected goals of 1.31 to 1.86. Every Onside prediction is recorded before kickoff and graded in public.

Manchester United
28%
Draw
25%
Manchester City
47%
Model pick: 1–2 · most probable 1–1
OUR RECORD — MODEL RECEIPTS →
Was the model right?
Model pick · locked pre-kickoff
1–2
Final score
0–1
Graded
+3 · goal difference

Recorded before kickoff, graded by the same 5/3/2/0 scoring as every player in the prediction league. Full season record: model receipts.

SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · ONSIDE MODEL

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
1.31 — 1.86
★ MODE
1–1
11.5%
1–2
9.5%
0–2
7.2%
2–1
6.7%
0–1
6.6%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
61%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
63%

Model updated from 60 played matches. Scorelines computed from Onside's match model. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

Why the model leans this way
Manchester United
Attack ranks #6 and defence #8 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.
Manchester City
Attack ranks #1, defence #2. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.31–1.86.

Ratings are fitted on three seasons of expected goals with time decay, refreshed after every match, and blended with the betting market where prices exist (pl-market-v2). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.

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