Prediction: Manchester City to win 4-0
Best Odds: 137/20
Manchester City and Southampton will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this coming weekend. The match between the Citizens and the Saints will be held at the Etihad Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 3 pm UK time on Saturday.
Manchester City
Manchester City are one of the biggest clubs in the world and have one of the strongest teams in European football. As always, the Citizens will be aiming to win the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League this season.
Pep Guardiola’s side are doing extremely well at the moment. They are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 21 points from eight matches, a point behind leaders Liverpool and three points ahead of Arsenal, who are third and fourth respectively in the standings.
City will take on Sparta Prague at the Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening before facing Southampton at home in the Premier League this coming weekend. Guardiola’s side edged past Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home in the Premier League this past weekend which came after a narrow 3-2 victory over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium in the league.
Team News:
Manchester City are likely to line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation against Southampton. Ederson will be in goal for the defending Premier League champions. Rico Lewis, John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol will be the four defenders. Mateo Kovacic will be the holding midfielder. Savinho, Ilkay Gündogan, Bernardo Silva and Jérémy Doku will be the four attacking midfielders. Erling Haaland will lead the line for the home team.
Southampton
Southampton won promotion from the Championship to the Premier League at the end of last season. Russell Martin’s side were expected to struggle this campaign, and they are doing just that in the top flight of English football.
The Saints are in real danger of going down to the Championship at the end of the season. Southampton currently find themselves second from bottom in the Premier League table with one point from eight matches, level on points with bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers and three points behind 17th-placed Ipswich Town.
Southampton will head into the Premier League match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Leicester City at St. Mary’s Stadium. It came after a 3-1 loss at the hands of Arsenal away from home at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League which followed a 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth on the road in the league.
Team News:
Southampton are likely to line up in a 4-5-1 formation against Manchester City. Aaron Ramsdale will be in goal for the Saints. Yukinari Sugawara, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek and Kyle Walker-Peters will be the four defenders. Joe Aribo, Flynn Downes and Mateus Fernandes will be the three holding midfielders. Tyler Dibling, Cameron Archer and Ryan Manning will be the three forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Manchester City have scored 19 goals in 8 Premier League matches.
- Manchester City have conceded 9 goals in 8 Premier League matches.
- Erling Haaland has scored 10 goals in 8 Premier League matches for Manchester City so far this season.
- Southampton have not won a single match in the Premier League so far this campaign.
- Southampton have conceded 18 goals in 8 Premier League games.
Conclusion
Southampton have been one of the worst teams in the Premier League this season, and it is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for Manchester City in this particular game. It will not come as a surprise if Erling Haaland scores two goals for the Citizens.
Prediction: Manchester City to win 4-0
Best Odds: 137/20
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