Manchester City FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

1 – 0

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Southampton FC

Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 52,844 HT 45' · FT 45'

Erling Haaland 5' 1–0

Y 42' Flynn Downes

Y 43' Russell Martin

Y 48' Adam Armstrong

Y 56' Adam Lallana

Mateo Kovacic 89' 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 Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Derek Eaton
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2024-10-26 Manchester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2023-04-08 Southampton FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2022-10-08 Manchester City FC 4–0 Southampton FC 2022-03-20 Southampton FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 2022-01-22 Southampton FC 1–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Southampton FC	H	1–0	W
23 Oct	AC Sparta Praha	H	5–0	W
20 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
05 Oct	Fulham FC	H	3–2	W
01 Oct	SK Slovan Bratislava	A	4–0	W
28 Sep	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	2–3	L
05 Oct	Arsenal FC	A	1–3	L
30 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–3	L
21 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Manchester United FC	H	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' That's the starting whistle at Etihad Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and Southampton FC.
5' Against the run of play, Erling Haaland has scored! This game has turned on its head.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' The 29-year-old Adam Armstrong has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Tyler Dibling has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' That looks like a foul for a card for Flynn Downes.
43' Controversy at the stadium! Russell Martin argues furiously but the card stands.
46' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Tyler Dibling is withdrawn and Adam Armstrong gets his opportunity.
48' That looks like a foul for a card for Adam Armstrong.
53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Adam Lallana picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' The crowd applauds Adam Lallana as he leaves the pitch. Joe Aribo steps in for Southampton FC.
65' Adam Lallana is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' Southampton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' The whistle greets Ryan Manning as he departs to be replaced by James Bree.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Matheus Nunes is replaced by Ilkay Gundogan.
87' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Kamal Deen Sulemana on, Flynn Downes off on 87 minutes.
89' It’s gonna be a card for Mateo Kovacic.
90' John Stones is replacing Rico Lewis for the Manchester City FC side.
Manchester City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Southampton FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

10
Adam Lallana ↓ Joe Aribo 60'
30
Aaron Ramsdale
5
Jack Stephens
35
Jan Bednarek
2
Kyle Walker-Peters
4
Flynn Downes ↓ Kamal Deen Sulemana 87'
3
Ryan Manning ↓ James Bree 77'
19
Cameron Archer ↓ Paul Onuachu 87'
6
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
18
Mateus Fernandes
33
Tyler Dibling ↓ Adam Armstrong 46'

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2024-10-26 Manchester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2024-10-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 AC Sparta Praha W 2024-10-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-10-05 Manchester City FC 3–2 Fulham FC W 2024-10-01 SK Slovan Bratislava 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2024-09-28 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D

Southampton FC Form

2024-10-26 Manchester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2024-10-19 Southampton FC 2–3 Leicester City FC L 2024-10-05 Arsenal FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2024-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Southampton FC L 2024-09-21 Southampton FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2024-09-14 Southampton FC 0–3 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.02 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC66% Draw21% Southampton FC13%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Southampton FC

34%

Manchester City FC or Southampton FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC45% Draw43% Southampton FC12%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 1

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	24%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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