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Premier League: Southampton vs Manchester City – Recommended bets

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Ace Football team previews the Premier League clash between Southampton and Manchester City and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Manchester City are the massive favourites in a Premier League round 30 match against Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.

While Manchester City are chasing the lead in the Premier League standings after collecting 64 points in 28 rounds, Southampton trail by 23 points after 29 rounds, leaving them as number 20 in the table.

Team form: Southampton vs Manchester City

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton lost 0-2 against Brentford and drew 3-3 with Tottenham, before losing to West Ham by 1-0. The Saints only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at St. Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. RB Leipzig got left behind in a 7-0 win, before Burnley got hammered in a 6-0 victory. Liverpool was the most recent victim in a 4-1 win for Manchester City. The Citizens managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Manchester City

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Manchester City. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

  • In 17 of the last 18 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Southampton have conceded in 22 of the last 24 home matches
  • In 9 of the last 10 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Southampton have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
  • In 5 of the last 7 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Manchester City have won the last 5 matches in a row without conceding a goal
  • Manchester City have scored in 25 of the last 27 matches
  • Manchester City have not lost the last 10 matches in a row
  • Manchester City have won the last 6 matches in a row
  • Manchester City have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals

Players in form: Southampton vs Manchester City

He banged in 28 goals so far this season, and Erling Braut Haaland also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when traveling to face Southampton.

Full-time result

Southampton won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing one and losing six as well. Manchester City won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost three in this run. The Citizens won their last 4 matches in a row. They have not lost to Southampton in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Impressively, Manchester City scored the first goal in nine out of the previous ten games. Meanwhile, Southampton have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Southampton’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Manchester City played across all tournaments. They scored 3.2 times on average in the process.

Betting suggestion: Southampton vs Manchester City

To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Southampton vs Manchester City mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Southampton vs Manchester City: Who wins the game?

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