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Manchester City FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Southampton FC H 0–0 D
15 Sep RB Leipzig H 6–3 W
11 Sep Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
28 Aug Arsenal FC H 5–0 W
21 Aug Norwich City FC H 5–0 W
15 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Manchester City FC A 0–0 D
11 Sep West Ham United FC H 0–0 D
28 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug Manchester United FC H 1–1 D
14 Aug Everton FC A 1–3 L
23 May West Ham United FC A 0–3 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' What a night it is going to be! Manchester City FC welcome Southampton FC for this crunch clash at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Portugal international Ruben Dias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Armando Broja has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Southampton FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 37' Mohammed Salisu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Stephens on 37 minute.
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 47' Southampton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kyle Walker-Peters on 52 minutes.
  • 57' The 34-year-old Oriol Romeu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Manchester City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 65' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Fernandinho departs to be replaced by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 67' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Gabriel Jesus by Riyad Mahrez on 67 minute.
  • 68' Another change for Southampton FC made on 68 minute. Che Adams leaves to be changed by Armando Broja.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Phil Foden on, Bernardo Silva off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 84' Valentino Livramento was booked on 84.
  • 87' The whistle greets Valentino Livramento as he departs to be replaced by Romain Perraud.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.81 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC56% Draw24% Southampton FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Southampton FC
44%
Manchester City FC or Southampton FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC40% Draw45% Southampton FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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