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


FC Barcelona
Ranking: #3 overall, #1 in Spain

90.6 → 92.6 (+2.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-4 13 Sep Levante (A) 91.6 -0.3
7-2 16 Sep Racing Sant (H) 91.7 +0.1
1-3 19 Sep Sevilla (A) 92.1 +0.4
3-0 10 Oct Getafe (H) 92.2 +0.1
1-4 13 Oct Galatasaray (A) 92.6 +0.4
Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 08 Sep Porto (A) 91.6 +0.7
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4

FC Barcelona vs Manchester City: by the numbers

There are 2 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher.

The recent trend shows FC Barcelona on the rise, +2.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Manchester City has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.7.

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

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