Manchester City-Southampton is a match valid for the tenth day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 16:00 Italian time: statistics, likely formations, predictions, live streaming TV.
Striker City. Guardiola’s battleship comes to the Etihad Stadium on the back of two super performances against United and Copenhagen: led by a steamroller Haaland, the Citizens are trailing Arsenal by just one point. Bernardo Silva and his team-mates were in an enviable run of form, unbeaten in 15 games in front of the home crowd and with 54 goals to their name, City are the only team not to have lost a game in the first half of the season.
Pep Guardiola’s men will, however, be up against an opponent who were able to stop them on two occasions last season (on both occasions the game ended in a draw). Hasenhuttl’s team, however, is not doing so well: against Everton, last weekend, came the fourth defeat in the last five matches, the third in a row. The Saints have not won at the Etihad since 2004, and in their last eleven away games on Manchester’s blue side they have never managed to snatch the three points. Away from home, Southampton are revealing their defensive shortcomings, with 18 consecutive games in which the Saints have conceded at least one goal. Adams and his team-mates will need to show their pride to come out on top in what, on paper, promises to be an Everest to climb.
The Prediction
The hosts should be able to put the match on the right track right from the first half. As a result, the Etihad should end in a comfortable victory for Manchester City, who could end the contest with at least three goals.
The Manchester City-Southampton line-up probables
- MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3) Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Gomez; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo; Foden, Haaland, Grealish
- SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2) Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Caleta-Car, Larios; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Aribo; Mara, Adams
POSSIBLE RESULT: 4-1
