Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Southampton FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Southampton FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 16:30 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' John Stones
Y 56' Erling Haaland

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Craig Pawson
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

1
3
10
Southampton FC 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-09-18 Manchester City FC 0–0 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
02 Apr West Ham United FC A 0–1 L
18 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–3 D
15 Mar Brentford FC H 0–2 L
12 Mar Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
04 Mar Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Southampton FC A 4–1 W
01 Apr Liverpool FC H 4–1 W
18 Mar Burnley FC H 6–0 W
14 Mar RB Leipzig H 7–0 W
11 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 1–0 W
04 Mar Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W

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' The game is set. Manchester City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 438 games and scored 1027 goals.
  • 10' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Nathan Ake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at St. Mary's Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Kalvin Phillips, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' A moment of madness from John Stones on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester City FC will be frustrated.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' What composure from Erling Haaland! The Norway international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Erling Haaland. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 56 minute. Riyad Mahrez leaves to be changed by Bernardo Silva.
  • 58' GOAL! Jack Grealish scores on 58.
  • 61' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Mohamed Elyounoussi exits the field as Stuart Armstrong enters on 61.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' What a strike from Erling Haaland! The score is 0-3.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Erling Haaland is replaced by Julian Alvarez.
  • 72' What a strike from Sekou Mara! The score is 1-3.
  • 73' Sekou Mara doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' GOAL! Julian Alvarez fires home to make it 2-4!
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahima Diallo. He replaces Romeo Lavia on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 81 minute. Nathan Ake leaves to be changed by Sergio Gomez.
  • 86' Jan Bednarek has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riyad Mahrez 5
Erling Haaland 4
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Raheem Sterling 4
James Ward-Prowse 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Sekou Mara 2
Che Adams 2

Head to Head

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 2021-09-18 Manchester City FC 0–0 Southampton FC

Southampton FC Form

2023-04-08 Southampton FC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2023-04-02 West Ham United FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2023-03-18 Southampton FC 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2023-03-15 Southampton FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2023-03-12 Manchester United FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2023-03-04 Southampton FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2023-04-08 Southampton FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2023-04-01 Manchester City FC 4–1 Liverpool FC W 2023-03-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Burnley FC W 2023-03-14 Manchester City FC 7–0 RB Leipzig W 2023-03-11 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2023-03-04 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC22% Draw24% Manchester City FC54%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Manchester City FC
78%
Southampton FC or Manchester City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC17% Draw43% Manchester City FC40%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.4%
1 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 22% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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