Premier League: Southampton vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Southampton and Manchester City who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Manchester City go up against Southampton on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.

While The Citizens are now third in the Premier League table after collecting 64 points in 35 rounds, The Saints trail them on 11 points. This leaves them as number 20 in the table after 35 rounds played.

Form: Southampton vs Manchester City

Southampton Form

A single point is all Southampton can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with West Ham, before getting trounced 1-2 against Fulham while Leicester won 2-0. Southampton did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored four goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City first beat Aston Villa 2-1, then Nottingham Forest by 0-2 and finally Wolverhampton by 1-0. Manchester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding six.

Betting stats for Southampton and Manchester City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Manchester City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Southampton vs Manchester City

Erling Haaland enjoys a great season with 21 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.

Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Southampton claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at St. Mary’s Stadium. However, they did draw one whilst losing eight. Manchester City won five of their last 10 away games, with one draws and four defeats as well. Manchester City won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Manchester City have not lost to Southampton in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Southampton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Manchester City will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Southampton managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Manchester City have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Southampton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches. Amazingly, Southampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches.