Brentford vs Manchester City prediction | 5 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Brentford
Ranking: #14 overall, #7 in England

84.5 → 84.8 (+0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 02 May West Ham (H) 85.4 +0.4
3-0 09 May Man City (A) 84.8 -0.6
2-2 17 May Crystal Palace (H) 84.6 -0.2
1-1 24 May Liverpool (A) 84.1 -0.5
3-0 22 Aug Tottenham (H) 84.8 +0.7
Manchester City
Ranking: #4 overall, #2 in England

91.2 → 91.0 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 13 May Crystal Palace (H) 91.1 +0.3
1-1 19 May Bournemouth (A) 90.5 -0.6
1-2 24 May Aston Villa (H) 89.7 -0.8
2-1 23 Aug Bournemouth (H) 90.1 +0.4
1-4 28 Aug Crystal Palace (A) 91.0 +0.9

Brentford vs Manchester City: by the numbers

There are 10 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester City the higher, and 5 places between them in England.

Brentford arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.3 rating points over their last 10 matches against Manchester City's -0.2.

Last time these teams played, on 9 May 2026, Brentford lost 0.6 rating points.

Brentford first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.4 on 2 May 2026.

The highest Manchester City have ever stood in our European rankings is #1, first reached on 26 Jul 2018.