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Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Sun 5 Jul 2020 · 18:00 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Manchester City FCPremier League at St. Mary's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Referee Andre Marriner

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
28 Jun Watford FC A 3–1 W
25 Jun Arsenal FC H 0–2 L
19 Jun Norwich City FC A 3–0 W
07 Mar Newcastle United FC H 0–1 L
29 Feb West Ham United FC A 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Southampton FC A 0–1 L
02 Jul Liverpool FC H 4–0 W
28 Jun Newcastle United FC A 2–0 W
25 Jun Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
22 Jun Burnley FC H 5–0 W
17 Jun Arsenal FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Southampton FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Southampton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Bernardo Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Southampton FC.
  • 16' Che Adams has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Joao Cancelo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 26' Southampton FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 31' Southampton FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' Aymeric Laporte is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
  • 41' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Southampton FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ralph Hasenhuttl will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Poor challenge from Fernandinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 59' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Riyad Mahrez departs to be replaced by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 64' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Gabriel Jesus has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' Shane Long is ready to make an impact after coming on for Che Adams at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Southampton FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Southampton FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester City FC's compact .
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 348 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gabriel Jesus on 86 minutes.
  • 90' William Smallbone gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Stuart Armstrong and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC or Manchester City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC33% Draw29% Manchester City FC38%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Manchester City FC
67%
Southampton FC or Manchester City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC21% Draw49% Manchester City FC30%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% 72%
+0.5 58% 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
26%
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
35%

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