Fulham vs Manchester City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Fulham play Manchester City in Premier League (England). The match date is 2 December 2025 at 20:30. Final score: 4:5.

Current form

Fulham: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Manchester City: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Fulham scores 1.24 and concedes 1.34 goals per match. Manchester City scores 2.03 and concedes 0.92. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Fulham 53%, Manchester City 50%. Over 2.5: Fulham 50%, Manchester City 63%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Manchester City has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.40. Fulham: 12.7 shots per match, Manchester City: 15.6.

Match halves

Fulham: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.76. Manchester City: half-time lead 63%, second-half goals 0.95.

Goals by minute

Fulham: 76-90+ (14 goals). Manchester City: 31-45+ (22 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 3
1st half
3 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
FulhamManchester City
12Shots11
FulhamManchester City
6Shots on target4
FulhamManchester City
1.59xG1.25
FulhamManchester City
7Corners2
FulhamManchester City
56Dangerous attacks38
FulhamManchester City
9Fouls7
FulhamManchester City
0Cards1
FulhamManchester City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FulhamManchester City
1.24Goals scored / match2.03
FulhamManchester City
1.34Goals conceded / match0.92
FulhamManchester City
52%Average possession61%
FulhamManchester City
3.68Shots on target / match5.39
FulhamManchester City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.74Shots per match15.63
FulhamManchester City
3.68Shots on target5.39
FulhamManchester City
9.7%Shot conversion13%
FulhamManchester City
52%Possession61%
FulhamManchester City
1.4xG for1.83
FulhamManchester City
1.37xG against1.11
FulhamManchester City

Shooting quality

Fulham: BalancedManchester City: Dominant
FulhamManchester City
Accuracy (shots on target)29%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Manchester City is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Fulham · 1.6 pts / match - Manchester City

Fulham
WLLDW
Season result split
39% W18% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-7-16
1.37 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-2-6
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Manchester City
DWWDL
Season result split
61% W24% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-9-6
2.05 pts / match · goal difference +42
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-6-4
Last 5 away
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.12Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Manchester City is 64% better for: goals scored per match.

1.24 goals / match - Fulham · 2.03 goals / match - Manchester City

Manchester City is 46% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.34 goals / match - Fulham · 0.92 goals / match - Manchester City

Fulham scoring profile: strong

Fulham scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Manchester City keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

Manchester City scoring profile: very strong

Manchester City scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while Fulham keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

47Goals scored (season)77
FulhamManchester City
51Goals conceded (season)35
FulhamManchester City
2.58Average goals in match2.95
FulhamManchester City
4Goals scored (last 5)11
FulhamManchester City
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
FulhamManchester City

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal89%
FulhamManchester City
34%2 goals61%
FulhamManchester City
16%3 goals39%
FulhamManchester City
3%4 goals8%
FulhamManchester City

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal58%
FulhamManchester City
37%2 goals26%
FulhamManchester City
16%3 goals5%
FulhamManchester City
3%4 goals3%
FulhamManchester City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time16%
FulhamManchester City
5%BTTS in both halves3%
FulhamManchester City
16%Scored in both halves37%
FulhamManchester City

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
FulhamManchester City
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS26%
FulhamManchester City
20%BTTS - last 560%
FulhamManchester City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
FulhamManchester City
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
FulhamManchester City
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
FulhamManchester City

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
FulhamManchester City
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
FulhamManchester City
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
FulhamManchester City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Manchester City is 73% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - Fulham · 2.18 pts / match - Manchester City

Fulham - half-time state
26% leading47% draw26% trailing
Manchester City - half-time state
63% leading29% draw8% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)2.18
FulhamManchester City
0.47Goals scored (1st half)1.08
FulhamManchester City
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.26
FulhamManchester City
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.34
FulhamManchester City
61%Clean sheet before half-time76%
FulhamManchester City
63%No goal before half-time29%
FulhamManchester City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)1.53
FulhamManchester City
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
FulhamManchester City
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.66
FulhamManchester City
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.61
FulhamManchester City
42%Clean sheet after half-time63%
FulhamManchester City
50%No goal after half-time45%
FulhamManchester City

Fulham - second-half results

32% W34% R34% P
48
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Manchester City - second-half results

42% W26% R32% P
83
Half-time points
41
Half-time goals
+31
Goal difference (1st half)
58
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding97%

Leads at half-time in 63% of matches and wins 61%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Fulham - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.40.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Manchester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.80
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Fulham
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
3
10
16-30
9
11
31-45
6
13
46-60
9
4
61-75
14
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Manchester City
ScoredConceded
9
0
0-15
10
4
16-30
22
6
31-45
9
7
46-60
14
11
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (22 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.77
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Fulham

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Manchester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
166%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

FulhamLigaManchester City
Average goals in match 2.582.75 2.95
Both teams scored 53%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%55% 63%
Clean sheets 24%26% 42%
Goal before half-time 61%72% 79%
Goal after half-time 79%79% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Fulham 0 - 0 - 1 Manchester City. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Fulham vs Manchester City?

The Premier League match finished Fulham 4:5 Manchester City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Fulham vs Manchester City?

Fulham score 1.24 goals per game on average and Manchester City 2.03. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Fulham's matches and 50% of Manchester City's.

What form are Fulham and Manchester City in?

Over the last 5 games Fulham have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Manchester City 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Fulham vs Manchester City?

The statistical background for Fulham vs Manchester City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.