Manchester City vs Southampton Betting Tips – Premier League, 2nd November 3.00pm
Where do Southampton turn? Their defence has fallen apart recently and they were humiliated by Leicester last weekend at St Mary’s. Now they head to the Etihad to try and pick up their form. Manchester City were comfortable home winners over Aston Villa at the Etihad last weekend and they will be backed heavily to follow it up with a win over the Saints. Read our predictions for Manchester City vs Southampton.
Manchester City vs Southampton Betting Odds*
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Premier League Betting at Bet365
Table of Contents
- 1 Manchester City vs Southampton Live Stats & Betting Odds
- 2 Manchester City News and Form – WIll Man City beat Southampton?
- 3 Manchester City vs Southampton Head to Head
- 4 Southampton News and Form – Can the Saints upset City at the Etihad?
- 5 Manchester City vs Southampton Tips & Odds
- 6 Manchester City vs Southampton Predictions
Manchester City vs Southampton Live Stats & Betting Odds
Manchester City News and Form – WIll Man City beat Southampton?
It was a 3-0 home win that Man City collected last weekend over Aston Villa. That is back to back clean sheet by the Citizens in the league now. It pushed City’s home form to W3 D1 L1 for this campaign. They have averaged 3.4 goals per home fixture this season and despite their defensive issues, City have still conceded at under a goal per home game.
With that strong defensive record, 80% of their league home games have made it over 2.5 goals. There is little surprise there given the scoring power that they have. City have bagged three clean sheets in their five home games and will likely be backed heavily to get another in this one. City have scored at least two goals in four of their five games at home in the league. They have been ahead at the half time break in three.
City are generally strong starters to matches and they have scored five times this season within the opening fifteen minutes of home fixtures. They like to dominate from the off. All of the league victories (home and away) that the Citizens have earned this season have been by a margin of at least two goals. They have taken a win in all but two of their last 14 Premier League home fixtures now (D1 L1). Is another on the way?
Manchester City vs Southampton Head to Head
Man City are on a six-match winning streak against Southampton
The Citizens scored 9 goals in two games against the Saints last season
Both teams have scored in three of the last four meetings
Man City have scored at least two goals in all but one of the last five meetings
Key-Facts – Manchester City vs Southampton
- The Saints have the worst defensive record in the league
- Man City have won back to back games with clean sheets
- City have won all but 2 of their last 14 home EPL games
Southampton News and Form – Can the Saints upset City at the Etihad?
Southampton will want to wipe out last weekend’s action from the memories as quickly as possible. After being reduced to 10 men early on at St Mary’s against Leicester, Southampton conceded 9 goals. Their defence has really fallen apart in their recent form as they have now conceded at least two goals in four of their last five played in the top flight.
The Saints are without a clean sheet in five and have conceded a massive tally of 19 goals in their last five. Southampton have two wins under their belt this season and they were both away from home (D1 L2). So that’s a positive, but this is a nightmare of an away fixture for them. They don’t get much tougher than this. This will be Southampton’s first game this season away at one of the so-called Big Six.
Out on the road, this season the Saints have scored five goals, conceding just six. So that’s not too bad. It has been a clean sheet in 40% of their road games which they have picked up. The Saints have also been level at half time in all but one of their away games (L1). But now after their loss against Leicester, the Saints have the worst defensive record in the league, only two teams have scored fewer league goals than they have done.
Manchester City vs Southampton Tips & Odds
Man City To Win To Nil at 8/11
-3 Asian Handicap Man City at 11/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 29th, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.)
Manchester City vs Southampton Predictions
Man City to win: This on paper looks as if it should be an easy win for Manchester City. That will likely happen on the pitch as well. Manchester City are more than likely going to create enough chances to take down the visitors easily. Home win to nil.
