Manchester City vs Southampton Predictions - City backed for comfortable win

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 25 Oct 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 25 Oct 2024

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Man City currently unbeaten in 13 games with Haaland's standout performance.
Southampton struggles with a losing streak and lineup challenges.
High-scoring match expected at the Etihad with City poised to dominate.

Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 13 goals in 11 appearances (Getty Images)

Man City vs Southampton Predictions

Southampton are struggling in the top flight at the moment and this weekend things do not get any more difficult. A trip to the Ethihad where Man City seldom drop points and Erling Haaland is in great goal scoring form.

Man City vs Southampton Predictions
Head to Head
Man City Form
Man City Injuries & Team News
Southampton Form
Southampton Injuries & Team News

Man City have won 4 consecutive matches.
Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 home games.
Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 13 goals in 11 appearances.
Man City have scored 4+ goals in 3 of their last 4 against Southampton.
Southampton have lost 3 matches in a row.
Southampton have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 consecutive games.

Head to Head

Man City have a 41-33 advantage against Southampton in 101 meetings with 27 draws. City beat the Saints 4-1 in the most recent meeting.

Man City Form

Man City are unbeaten in 13 games this season, winning 10. The Citizens are second in the Premier League and trail Liverpool by one point.

City have won four in a row and scored 14 goals, with Haaland netting three. Pep Guardiola’s side beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0, Fulham 3-2 and Wolves 2-1 during their winning streak.

The Citizens continued their run of victories with a commanding 5-0 home triumph over Sparta Prague. Phil Foden netted early before Haaland’s brace and goals from John Stones and Matheus Nunes secured the win.

Man City Injuries & Team News

Forward trio Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb have been ruled out.

Midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri and Kyle Walker are also injured.

Phil Foden has scored and assisted in his last two appearances and is in contention to start on Saturday.

Southampton Form

Southampton are second bottom in the Premier League with a -12 goal difference after eight fixtures. The newly promoted side have conceded 18 goals - the second-highest amount in the league.

The Saints’ only point came from a 1-1 draw with Ipswich. A three-match losing run followed, starting with 3-1 losses to Bournemouth and Arsenal.

Russel Martin’s side then gave up a 2-0 home lead and lost 3-2 at home against Leicester. Cameron Archer and Joe Aribo scored in the opening 28 minutes before Southampton conceded three in the final half an hour.

Southampton Injuries & Team News

Jack Stephens is available after serving his three-match suspension.

Midfielders Ryan Fraser and Will Smallbone are in the treatment room and unavailable here.

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu and striker Ross Stewart are also out with long-term injuries.

Verdict

Man City v Southampton

Man City dominate mid-lower table opponents at home and this is unlikely to change against Southampton. Sticking with a high-scoring City win and Haaland goals are the best bets.

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