City lose more than twice as many games without Rodri than with him

The crunch that Rodri felt more than a year ago not only broke the cruciate and meniscus of his right knee, but also the season for a Manchester City team that experienced its worst performance of the Pep Guardiola era. The 'skyblue' team has tried to get back together but continues to suffer problems when Rodri is not there Injured again, City fears the worst. And he has reasons for this, based on the results.

Rodri has played a total of 272 games since his debut for City in 19-20. The English team has won 198 (72.8%), tied 42 (15.4%) and lost 32 (11.8%). Without the Madrid midfielder on the pitch, Manchester City's data is devastating… and not for the better: wins less, loses more, scores less and in fewer games, concedes more and keeps a clean sheet on fewer occasions. It can be said another way: Manchester City lose more than twice as many games without Rodri than when he is on the field.

With Rodri, City have scored 662 goals, which gives an average of 2.43%; an average that drops to 2.26 without Rodri, for a total of 219 goals in those 97 games. Guardiola's team has scored a goal in the 91.5% of the 272 matches played with the Madrid player in the eleven, but when he was absent, the percentage has dropped 10 points, to the 81.4% from 97, that is, to 79. In terms of goals conceded, City has received 0.83 on average in matches played by Rodri and 1.08 average goals in games played without Rodri. The clean sheets have dropped from 43.4% to 37.1%.

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The bleeding has been especially pressing in the Premier League. With Rodri, City averages 2.35 points earned per day, which is what they have achieved thanks to 132 wins and 27 draws in 180 league games. Without Rodri, the points per game drop to 1.84 points per day. Half a point less per match. Basically, the difference between the Premier 23-24, won by Pep's team by 91 points, with the Premier 24-25, in which the Manchester team suffered to get into the Champions League by only adding 71. Without Rodri, 20 points less in a leaguewhich is basically half a point less per day. Given his physical problems, the alerts have been activated again.

With Rodri absent, either due to injury or technical reasons, City has played 97 games since the former Atlético and Villarreal player made his debut as a 'skyblue'. The balance indicates that 57 were won (58.8%), but was defeated in 27 of those duels (27.8%) and signed a draw in the other 13 (13.4%). A hundred games is enough margin to measure the impact of a footballer, especially when it is a player as essential as Rodri, who gives meaning to Manchester City's game.