Southampton vs Manchester City 11.01.2023

Manchester City will be looking to remain in contention for a 5th straight EFL triumph when they travel to face Southampton on Wednesday. Having hammered Chelsea in the FA Cup, City would be gunning to be in a vantage position for a domestic double this season. As they continue to hunt Arsenal for a place at the summit of the league, navigating cup games would be crucial towards achieving another dominant season in English football for Pep’s men.

Meanwhile, Southampton are having a terrible season so far. With just 3 league wins in 18 matches, the Saints are rock bottom in danger zone with the possibility of Championship football looming. As they continue to find their rhythm under new gaffer Nathan Jones, scaling a huge hurdle such as this one would be a morale booster for the lads.

While Cup games are known for upsets and the unexpected, it is hard to picture Southampton pulling any strings here. In fact, in their last 2 meetings against City, Southampton let in 8 goals, scoring just once. In those 2 games, the opening half produced two goals each. Based on this, we are expecting at least 2 goals in the first half of this match.

Main tip: 1st Half Ov. 1.5 Goals (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Southampton vs Manchester City

We look at the last 32 games between these teams:

• Southampton won 7. Man City won 20, 5 games were drawn
• These matches scored an average of just 3.03 goals per match
• The last time they met, Man City won 4-0

Latest results Southampton

• 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 matches
• 6 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 1.20 goals per match
• Last time out, they won 2-1 at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup

Latest results Manchester City

• 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches
• 12 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average 2.40 goals per match
• They hammered Chelsea 4-0 in their last FA Cup game

Path To EFL Cup Quarterfinal and Latest Results

Southampton:
1st Round: Drawn Bye
2nd Round: Beat Cambridge United 3-0
3rd Round: Beat Sheffield Wednesday 6-5 on Penalties
Round of 16: Beat Lincoln City 2-1
Form Guide (most recent first): W-L-L-L-W

Man City:
1st Round: Drawn Bye
2nd Round: Drawn Bye
3rd Round:Beat Chelsea 2-0
Round of 16: Beat Liverpool 3-2
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-D-W-W

Possible squad Southampton

Southampton: Bazunu; Larios, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud; Ward-Prowse, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Armstrong, Elynounoussi; Adams

Out: Livramento (knee injury), Walker-Peters (Hamstring strain).

Coach: Nathan Jones

Possible squad Manchester City

Manchester City: Ederson; Ake, Akanji, Stones, Lewis; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Grealish, Haaland, Mahrez

Out: Dias (Hamstring injury)

Coach: Pep Guardiola

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on 1st Half Over 1.5 Goals

Bet365 offers very competitive odds for the bet “1st Half Over 1.5 Goals”
The odd of 2.25 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 44% chance that at least 2 goals will be scored in the opening half of this match.

Odds comparison for 1st Half Over 1.5 Goals

Bet365 – odd 2.25
Betway – odd 2.24

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2) Bet on Man City Score Both Halves

• City scored in both halves in the last 2 meetings

Odds for this bet

Betking offers competitive odds for “Man City Score Both Halves”

The odd of 1.77 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 57% chance that Man City will score in both halves of this game.

Odds comparisons for Man City Score Both Halves

Betking – odd 1.77
Odibets – odd 1.76

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