Southampton perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Manchester City can look both up and down from their 8th position.
- Southampton has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Southampton form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League games here at St. Mary's Stadium for Southampton. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The home team returns to St. Mary's Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Arsenal (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Southampton won a home game hosting Sheffield United (3-0).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Southampton's attacking play is working. Southampton's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester City form and stats
Playing away, Manchester City have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Manchester City played 1-1 against West Bromwich Albion in their previous match. A 0-0 draw at Manchester United's stadium before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Arsenal.
Manchester have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Manchester City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Southampton, one draw and seven wins for Manchester City. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Ings 6 goals |  J. Ward-Prowse 4 goals |  C. Adams 4 goals |
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| Southampton | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 54% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 13.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 21 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 39% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 29% |
- All of Southampton's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Manchester City has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Manchester City has the most matches under the total-line (9) in Premier League
- Southampton has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Premier League
- Southampton has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Premier League
- Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Southampton have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Manchester City have scored away.
- Southampton have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Liverpool | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Southampton | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Everton | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Fulham | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 18 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 7 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 1 |
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