National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Southampton or Manchester City that keep their silverware dream alive.
Southampton and Manchester City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Southampton form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.When playing at home in the Premier League, Southampton have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.
The Southampton crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Watford here at St. Mary's Stadium. Ward-Prowse (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.54/10. Ward-Prowse hit four key passes and had 52 successful passes (of 62 total).
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Newcastle United (1-2).The Southampton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Southampton have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester City form and stats
City's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League.
Manchester City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace. Defender Cancelo was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Cancelo hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and won 14 of 22 duels.
Manchester City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Southampton one win, two draws and Manchester City seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Mahrez 10 goals |  R. Sterling 10 goals |  K. De Bruyne 9 goals |
Southampton missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Southampton | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 30 | 64 | ||
| 40 | 14 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.2 | 18.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 6.9 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | ||
| 13 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 55 | 69 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 48 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Southampton | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 31 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 38 | -33 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley | 27 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -45 | 17 |
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