Manchester City FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Manchester City FC

5 – 2

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Southampton FC

Wed 10 Mar 2021 · 18:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'

Fernandinho 82' Y

Overview

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Manchester City FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Referee Marc Perry
Referee Jonathan Moss
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Martin Atkinson

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC 2020-12-19 Southampton FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2020-07-05 Southampton FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2019-11-02 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2018-12-30 Southampton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Southampton FC	H	5–2	W
07 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Mar	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	4–1	W
27 Feb	West Ham United FC	H	2–1	W
24 Feb	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	2–0	W
21 Feb	Arsenal FC	A	1–0	W

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–5	L
06 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	2–0	W
01 Mar	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
23 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
20 Feb	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D
14 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Rayan Cherki	3 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	2 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and Southampton FC has kicked off!
5' Ederson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
10' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jeremy Doku scoring 1 goals.
15' A stunning finish from Kevin De Bruyne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' Mohammed Salisu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 327 appearances.
25' James Ward-Prowse adds to his 0 season tally! Southampton FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Che Adams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
40' Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores his 80 goal in 439 matches.
45' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Nathan Tella on, Moussa Djenepo off on 46 minutes.
48' Brilliant from the ! Ilkay Gundogan makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 45.
53' Southampton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez fires home to make it 4-1!
56' GOAL! Che Adams fires home to make it 4-2!
59' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
61' The whistle greets Riyad Mahrez as he departs to be replaced by Ferran Torres.
63' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Jack Stephens by Ibrahima Diallo on 63 minute.
68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ralph Hasenhuttl might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Kevin De Bruyne exits the field as Sergio Aguero enters on 72.
77' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
81' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Oleksandr Zinchenko departs to be replaced by Benjamin Mendy.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernandinho on 82.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ilkay Gundogan
31
Ederson
25
Fernandinho C
20
Bernardo Silva
2
Kyle Walker
17
Kevin De Bruyne ↓ Sergio Aguero 72'
14
Aymeric Laporte
47
Phil Foden
11
Oleksandr Zinchenko ↓ Benjamin Mendy 81'
26
Riyad Mahrez ↓ Ferran Torres 61'
3
Ruben Dias

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riyad Mahrez	5
Raheem Sterling	4
Erling Haaland	4
Kevin De Bruyne	4
Sergio Aguero	3
James Ward-Prowse	3
David Silva	2
Phil Foden	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC W 2021-03-07 Manchester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2021-03-02 Manchester City FC 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-02-27 Manchester City FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2021-02-24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-02-21 Arsenal FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W

Southampton FC Form

2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC L 2021-03-06 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Southampton FC W 2021-03-01 Everton FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2021-02-23 Leeds United FC 3–0 Southampton FC L 2021-02-20 Southampton FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2021-02-14 Southampton FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.16 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC57% Draw23% Southampton FC20%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Southampton FC

43%

Manchester City FC or Southampton FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC39% Draw43% Southampton FC18%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.