FC Barcelona vs Manchester City prediction | 8 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


FC Barcelona
Ranking: #5 overall, #1 in Spain

91.6 → 90.9 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 13 May Alavés (A) 91.1 -0.4
3-1 17 May Betis (H) 90.6 -0.5
3-1 23 May Valencia (A) 90.1 -0.5
0-5 23 Aug Elche (A) 90.6 +0.5
2-0 27 Aug Athletic Club (H) 90.9 +0.3
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

FC Barcelona vs Manchester City: by the numbers

There are 1 place between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester City the higher.

The recent trend shows Manchester City on the rise, -0.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while FC Barcelona has gone the other way at -0.7.

FC Barcelona first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 93.0 on 21 Jan 2018.

Manchester City first climbed to #1 in our European rankings on 26 Jul 2018.