We have to say that both squads are in pretty good shape, Manchester City holding a 32 point edge on Southampton in the tables. Let's start!
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (54) in Premier League
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
The story so far in the Premier League for Southampton at their home stadium (St. Mary's Stadium) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.
No payout for Southampton in their previous match, an away game at Wolverhampton Wanderers that ended in defeat 1-3. Romeu (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Romeu hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 55 successful passes (of 64 total).
Ahead of that match, Southampton won a home game hosting Brentford (4-1).The Southampton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Southampton are not conceding a lot of goals here at St. Mary's Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 28 points collected from 11 Premier League games. 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. Things are running smoothly for Manchester City who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Crystal Palace.
Manchester City won their last game, 1-0 versus Chelsea played at home. Midfielder Bruyne was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. Bruyne scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Prior to that result Manchester City won their away game at Swindon Town in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 4-1.The Manchester City manager i Sala has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 11 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met previously this season: Manchester City - Southampton 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Southampton one win, one draw and Manchester City eight victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva 7 goals |  R. Sterling 7 goals |   J. Ward-Prowse 6 goals |
Southampton missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Southampton | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 54 |
| 33 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 90% | 90% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 71% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| 57% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 48% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 36% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 23% |
| 62% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 24% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 59% |
| 24% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.2 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 13.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 17.8 | 18.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 28% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| 12.4 | 11.7 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Southampton.
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most clean sheets (13) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most points (28) away in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (54) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+41) in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Manchester City is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premier League
| 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 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 41 | 56 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 34 | 42 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Brentford | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Everton | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 25 | -35 | 13 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 12 |
| 20 | Burnley | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 11 |
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