Man City v Southampton Betting Preview
There can’t be any more slip ups from the Citizens after only managing a point at Arsenal last weekend. They will look to their immense home form this season to get three points in the bag to lift them closer to the title. The Saints can be a tricky side to handle at times, but the Citizens are heavy favourites to get the win on the board.
Man City v Southampton Betting Odds at online bookmaker Betfred
Man City 3/10, Draw 4/1, Southampton 7/1
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Man City v Southampton Betting Tips:
There have been plenty of goals in recent meetings between these two four of the last five have one over 2.5 goals so that looks to be a good start for your betting. The Citizens were frustrated in their visit to St Mary’s earlier in the season, only taking a 1-1 draw. It was a 1-1 draw against Arsenal last weekend which saw their title hopes hit a little road bump, but they start the weekend four points back of leaders Liverpool but with two games in hand over them. So still a big opportunity for them and they have dropped just the three home points at the Etihad this season. That’s pretty immense form to back and they have won their last two matches there scoring six unanswered goals in total.
City have kept clean sheets in 57% of their home matches this season and they have scored at a rate of 3.4 goals per game. In the anytime goalscorer markets, Sergio Aguero is still set to miss the game as he recovers from a hamstring problem, so Edin Dzeko and Alvaro Negredo are top options at Even money in the market, with Yaya Toure at 11/8. Dzeko incidentally has scored in two of his three Premier League matches against the Saints. City have actually only won three of the last ten against the Saints in the top flight, but they have now posted back to back wins over them at the Etihad in the league. Would look for a Both Teams To Score wager as both teams have been on the scoresheet in each of the last five meetings in all competitions between these two.
The Saints are in a decent bit of nick having won three of their last four. Their one defeat in that run was a loss at White Hart Lane when they blew an early 2-0 lead against the Lilywhites. Mauricio Pochettino’s men only need to shut up shop in that one, but they decided to stick to their open play and got punished. They responded well though with a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle last weekend. Jay Rodriguez netted a couple in that game and is a 3/1 shot in the anytime goalscorer market, the same price as Ricky Lambert. The Saints have posted a W6 D4 L6 record on the road this season so anything can happen with them. They have won three and lost two of their last five away from St Mary’s.
Prediction
Southampton have won five and lost three of their last 10 EPL matches against City. But they have lost on their last two visits there. Pressure is on City to deliver and the Saints may not get enough of the game to take the win, but there is a reasonable chance of it going over 2.5 goals for a price of 1/2.
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Form (all competitions)
Man City LLWWWD, Southampton LLWWLW
Stat Attack
The Saints have won five and lost three of their last ten EPL matches against City
Edin Dzeko has scored in two of this three league games against Southampton
Four of the last five meetings have gone over 2.5 goals
City have won the last three in a row (in all competitions) at home against the Saints
