Opta Stats: Manchester City v Barnsley

 

It's a daunting challenge for Barnsley on Saturday evening, when they travel to the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City, with a place in the FA Cup  semi-final at stake.

 

The Citizens have won both previous FA Cup meetings with Barnsley (both on home soil), winning 2-1 in 1947/48 (round three) and 2-0 in 1992/93 (round five). They are  1.15 to win the tie within 90 minutes.

 

Barnsley have only won two of their last 11 FA Cup games against Premier League sides, though those victories did come in successive games v Liverpool and Chelsea in  2007/08. City are 1.49 to win half-time/full-time.

 

The Tykes have not won three straight away games on the road in the FA Cup proper since January 1957. Barnsley are available at odds of 27.0 to repeat that  achievement.

 

City have failed to score in only one of their last 18 FA Cup games on home soil, netting 39 goals in total in that run. They are just 1.04 to find the net  against Barnsley.

 

Roberto Mancini's side are unbeaten in nine games against lower ranked sides in the FA Cup, winning their last four in a row without conceding (13 goals scored). City  are 1.72 to win to nil.

 

Carlos Tevez has scored in three successive games in all competitions. The Argentine is 3.75 to score the first goal.

 

The Citizens have lost four of their last five FA Cup quarter-finals, though they did win their last one in 2011 (1-0 v Reading). Another 1-0 win is priced at 13.0.

 

This is Barnsley's seventh appearance in round six of the competition; they were knocked out in the first five before eliminating Chelsea in 2007/08. Barnsley are  10.0 in the To Qualify market.

 

City have won their last three against Barnsley in all competitions, scoring 15 goals and conceding just two. Over 3.5 goals can be backed at 1.88.

 

The Citizens have kept six clean sheets in their last seven games in all competitions at the Etihad. A City clean sheet is 1.82.

 

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