Manchester City widely expected to beat Southampton

Southampton host Manchester City this Saturday at the St. Mary´s Stadium for round 30 of the Premier League . Currently, Rubén Sellés's team are 20th in the table with 23 points, while Pep Guardiola's team are 2nd with 64 points.

Southampton head into this game after a 1x0 defeat at the hands of West Ham (Premier League 2022/2023), whilst the visitors edged past Liverpool with a 4x1 win (Premier League 2022/2023). Ahead of the contest, Rubén Sellés's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the Premier League 2022/23. On the other hand, Manchester City are on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past seven, in the Premier League 2022/23. Digging back into the archives highlights that Southampton and Pep Guardiola's team have faced each other one hundred times, with Manchester City holding the advantage: 40 victories, against 33 victories of Rubén Sellés's team. Specifically in the St. Mary´s Stadium, Southampton have the advantage in the duels against Pep Guardiola's team: 22 wins in 50 games, while Manchester City have 16 wins.

In the Premier League, seventy-three games were played between the two teams, with 30 wins for Manchester City, 20 draws and 23 wins for Southampton.

Considering the Premier League 2022/23, from Southampton's most influential players, Ward-Prowse is the most used player in a total of 29 games (2610 min). Ward-Prowse has scored 7 goals, the most across Southampton's squad. As for Manchester City, Ederson Moraes is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2520 min). Erling Haaland is the current best scorer with 28 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Southampton winning 2x0. Manchester City are given the favouritism to win this match.