Manchester City hosts Southampton in round 5 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, September 18th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Manchester City started the season with two setbacks — the team lost to Leicester in the Super Cup final (0-1) and suffered a defeat from Tottenham in the first round of the Premier League with the same score. After that, the Citizens did not allow any misfires. Moreover, the team did not concede in three rounds in a row. Pep Guardiola's charges took turns to deal with Norwich and Arsenal (5-0 twice) and Leicester (1-0). RB Leipzig managed to breach the defense of Manchester City in the 1st round of the Champions League. The teams staged a shootout, which ended with a hockey 6-3 score in favor of the Citizens. Thus, both sides have managed to score only in one of the last five matches with the participation of Man City.
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After four played rounds, Southampton is in the 14th position in the standings. The Saints tied three times and lost once. The only defeat occurred in the first round, when the Saints lost to Everton away (3-1). After that, Southampton played four matches and never lost. In addition to three draws in the Premier League, the Saints beat Newport County in the League Cup (8-0). Southampton managed to score in four of the last five matches. Bookmakers give a 2.06 coefficient on the Saints to score over 0.5 goals in the upcoming match. Ten goals were scored in four Premier League games with the participation of Southampton. Eight of them took place in the second half.
Manchester City gained excellent momentum. The last three matches in the Premier League were won with a total score of 11-0. On the other hand, Southampton cannot win in four rounds in a row, and the last five Premier League games ended with 0.8 goals scored on average. With such an indicator, it will be difficult to count on goals scored in the upcoming game. In addition, the Saints have two forwards injured at once, namely, Shane Long and Theo Walcott. There is no doubt about the victory of the Citizens either. Manchester City won nine of ten home games against Southampton. Only in one of them did the hosts manage not to concede, but this time the chances of keeping a clean sheet are very high.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with a clean sheet
