Southampton take on the visitors Manchester City in the quarterfinal match of English Football League Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 11th at St. Mary’s Stadium (Southampton).
Southampton clearly doesn't live up to expectations. The Saints have been quite good in previous years - Hasenhüttl's coaching talents and traditionally strong selection allowed them to stay among the middle peasants in the Premier League. When a new and rather ambitious owner appeared a year ago, Sholak, it seemed that Soton would become a contender for European competition. But the start was a failure, which resulted in a fairly natural resignation of Ralph. However, Nathan Jones, who replaced the Austrian, could not improve the situation. Even in the winter, after a long pause, the Welshmen lost to Brighton and Fulham and even Nottingham Forest. But at the same time, in the cup they gave out 2-1 on the Crystal Palace field.
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Manchester City unpleasantly surprised by regular misfires. The Citizens acquired Erling Haaland last summer, signing perhaps the only player they've been missing in previous years since Aguero began to age - a real scorer. The Norwegian scored in the 1st half of the season even more than predicted, by the New Year reaching the mark of 20 goals scored in the Premier League alone. How could it be so far behind Arsenal, with all the top form of the unexpected leader? At the same time, we can recall the defeat in the Super Cup, from which the season began. However, just in the League Cup, Guardiola's wards knocked out Chelsea with Liverpool in the previous rounds. And in the last matches they dealt with the Blues twice: 1-0 in the Premier League, 4-0 in the League Cup.
Manchester City are unbeaten for 6 head-to-head matches - 4 wins, including both last matches, with a couple of draws. Moreover, the Citizens win, as a rule, large and spectacular. The City are strong, especially against the background of this opponent. The option with a handicap of -1.5 goals looks like a solid pick.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with -1.5 handicap.
