Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Saint Mary's.
- Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tim Robinson
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
20 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 2.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Manchester City FC H 0–0 D 03 May Leicester City FC A 0–2 L 26 Apr Fulham FC H 1–2 L 19 Apr West Ham United FC A 1–1 D 12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L 06 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Southampton FC A 0–0 D 02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 27 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W 22 Apr Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W 19 Apr Everton FC A 2–0 W 12 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 5–2 W Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Southampton FC to score. At the same time, Manchester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' James McAtee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chimuanya Ugochukwu suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jeremy Doku scoring 1 goals.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 431 games and scored 1011 goals.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taylor Harwood-Bellis made 431 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' Chimuanya Ugochukwu is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 46' Joe Aribo is replacing Chimuanya Ugochukwu for the Southampton FC side.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremy Doku, as he is very good at scoring at Saint Mary's with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 57' Southampton FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Archer. He replaces Tyler Dibling on 66 minute.
- 71' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 76' The whistle greets Phil Foden as he departs to be replaced by Savio.
- 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 86' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Mateo Kovacic is replaced by Omar Marmoush.
- 89' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Welington is replaced by Ryan Manning.
- 90' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Mateus Fernandes departs to be replaced by William Smallbone.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 30
- 5
- 35
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- 14
- 6
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34
Welington ↓ Ryan Manning 89'
- 20
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26
Chimuanya Ugochukwu ↓ Joe Aribo 46'
- 18
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33
Tyler Dibling ↓ Cameron Archer 66'
Bench
- 1
- 15
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7
Joe Aribo ↑ 46'
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3
Ryan Manning ↑ 89'
- 16
- 32
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11
Ross Stewart ↑ 89'
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19
Cameron Archer ↑ 66'
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8
William Smallbone ↑ 90'
Coach Simon RuskManchester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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8
Mateo Kovacic ↓ Omar Marmoush 86'
- 31
- 20
- 17
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47
Phil Foden ↓ Savio 76'
- 25
- 3
- 9
- 24
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87
James McAtee ↓ Jeremy Doku 46'
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82
Rico Lewis ↓ Nico O'Reilly 76'
Bench
- 19
- 10
- 18
- 27
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11
Jeremy Doku ↑ 46'
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7
Omar Marmoush ↑ 86'
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26
Savio ↑ 76'
- 14
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75
Nico O'Reilly ↑ 76'
Coach Pep Guardiola -
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
Southampton FC Form
Manchester City FC Form
2025-05-10 Southampton FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-19 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.78 Southampton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.45 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.23Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Southampton FC or Draw 50%Draw or Manchester City FC 79%Southampton FC or Manchester City FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 14.5%1 – 1 13%0 – 0 Actual0 – 2 10.9%1 – 2 8.6%1 – 0 7.2%0 – 3 5.2%2 – 1 4.5%1 – 3 4.2%2 – 2 3.4%2 – 0 3.1%0 – 4 1.9%Asian Handicap — Southampton FC
Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 5% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 13% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 49% — 51% +1 49% 25% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 16% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✗Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.