Manchester City vs Southampton Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Expect Citizens to put in another dominating performance against the helpless Saints. 

After their midweek heroics in the UEFA Champions League, reigning champions Manchester City are set to take on struggling Southampton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in an exciting clash which will surely have a lot of goals. 

Manchester City have made a brilliant start to the season becoming the only side in the Premier League to remain unbeaten after eight games. Pep Guardiola’s side are currently languishing in the second spot behind Liverpool by one point and will be aiming to put a statement win in this game with their potential rivals Arsenal and Liverpool playing each other on Sunday.

The Citizens are coming into this game on the back of a dominant victory over Sparta Prague where they put five goals past the opponents. They have also created history after their win over Wolves setting a new club record of 31 game unbeaten streak.

Southampton on the other hand have found life difficult in the Premier League since securing promotion from the EFL Championship. The Saints have failed to win any of their eight games with their only point coming against Ipswich Town in a 1-1 draw. They now face another tough fixture against the defending champions who put up a five stars performance in their midweek Champions League game. 

A new club record! 🏅 pic.twitter.com/1SrQQv1SAL

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 20, 2024

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 26 October 2024 at 3:00 PM UK; at 7:30 PM IST

Location: Etihad Stadium

Form:

Manchester City (in all competitions): D-W-W-W-W

Southampton (in all competitions): D-D-L-L-L

Players to Watch

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Erling Haaland has developed into a goal-scoring machine who won’t be stopping anytime soon. After his heroics in the Champions League where he netted a brace to take his tally to 44 goals in 42 Champions League games, Haaland will now turn his focus back to Southampton where he will be raring to get back to scoring ways after failing to score in three successive games in the league this season. Haaland is currently leading the goal-scoring charts with ten goals. 

🦂🦂🦂🦂 pic.twitter.com/DAMtf40Dr2

— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) October 24, 2024

Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton)

You have to feel sorry for Aaron Ramsdale despite his heroics between the sticks, he has been unable to help the team. After moving to the club from Arsenal in search of first-team football, Ramsdale has showcased his excellent goal-saving abilities making 23 saves in the first eight games. Also, he has brought composure to the team as he can gather balls from set pieces and is excellent at one-on-one situations. Expect him to deliver another brilliant performance here against the reigning champions. 

AR 3️⃣0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/2hFeIVBZBF

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) October 17, 2024

Match Facts

• Manchester City have scored 15 goals in their last five games
• Southampton have lost three consecutive games in a row
• Erling Haaland is the leading goalscorer in the league with ten goals

Manchester City vs Southampton: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Match to end with goals over 3.5– 4/6 with sky bet
• Tip 2: Manchester City to win this game– 1/8 with William HILL
• Tip 3: Erling Haaland to score the first goal– 2/1 with bet365

Injury & Team News

Manchester City are missing the pair of Rodri and Oscar Bobb due to long-term absentees. Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku will miss the game due to injury while it remains to be seen whether Kevin De Bruyne receives any game time here after joining team training recently.

As for Southampton, Ryan Fraser is suspended for this game after getting sent off against Leicester City. Yukinari Sugawara and Ross Stewart are possible doubts here while Gavin Bazunu is sidelined after suffering an Achilles tendon injury. 

Head to Head

Total Matches – 101

Manchester City – 41

Southampton – 33

Draws – 27

Predicted lineup

Manchester City predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Ederson (GK); Lewis, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Silva, Kovacic, Gundogan; Savinho, Haaland, Foden

Southampton predicted lineup (4-5-1):

Ramsdale (GK); Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor; Dibling, Aribo, Downes, Fernandes, Manning; Archer

Match Prediction for ⁠Manchester City vs Southampton

The Citizens are looking unstoppable at the moment and will be eager to defeat the struggling Saints team who have found life difficult in the Premier League. We expect Manchester City to register a dominating win here and put more misery on the Saints. 

Prediction: ⁠Manchester City 4-1 Southampton

Telecast for ⁠Manchester City vs Southampton

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UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports

US –  NBC Sports

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