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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' The ball is rolling at St. Mary's Stadium. Southampton FC are looking to make home advantage count against Manchester City FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Southampton FC and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Jesus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Southampton FC.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Che Adams — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Southampton FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' England international Jack Stephens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Southampton FC. Oriol Romeu will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southampton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Oriol Romeu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • 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' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 69' Southampton FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Southampton FC! Shane Long comes on to replace Che Adams.
  • 75' Oleksandr Zinchenko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 86' Gabriel Jesus was booked on 86.
  • 90' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Stuart Armstrong exits the field as William Smallbone enters on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Manchester City FC.

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.