Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Manchester City 1st with 100 points, Stoke City 19th with 33, 67 apart. Recent form flatters Stoke City's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Per game in the league, Stoke City were scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.79, Manchester City 2.79 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Stoke City's last three games had all finished level.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Stoke City 3, draws 7, Manchester City 11, at 2.57 goals per meeting. 4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.57.
The match was played at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke (capacity 30,089). On the scoreboard, Manchester City led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.