Manchester City - Southampton. 2nd place welcomes 16th place. The ball is round - get a full preview here!
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
Manchester City have less rest than Southampton in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Etihad Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Southampton have had more rest.
Manchester City form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Manchester City, who have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League, have to build on here at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.
Manchester City's previous fixture was a Champions League game also played at home, ending 5-0 vs København. The home team are looking to continue in that form. Midfield player Mahrez got a match rating of 9.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Mahrez scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 66 successful passes (of 71 total).
Before that, City had a Premier League home game versus Manchester United which ended with a victory 6-3.Everyone expects Manchester City to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 14 games: 12 home wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Manchester City have won with at least two goals margin 11 times in similar situations.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Manchester City as they are travelling to their away game against København in the Champions League. That match is three days after this one.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Manchester City is on fire here. A stunning 20 from 4 league matches. City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Southampton form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League, are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. It's a growing despair in Southampton as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Home advantage was not enough for Southampton in their previous game as they lost hosting Everton, 1-2. Aribo got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Aribo scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, the Southampton manager Hasenhüttl faced defeat when travelling to Aston Villa and losing 0-1.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Southampton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Manchester City have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without losing (3-2-0) when playing Southampton.Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 14 goals |  P. Foden 5 goals |  İ. Gündoğan 2 goals |
Manchester City missing players
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| Manchester City | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 20 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 6.5 | 8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.4 | 18.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| 6.9 | 8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 53% | 62% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 30% |
| 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 10.5 | 11 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
- All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored in all their matches so far.
- Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Southampton.
- Manchester City have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (20) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+20) in Premier League
- Manchester City have won all their matches at home so far.
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Southampton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Southampton have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
- Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Southampton | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 4 |
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