It will be another game week in the English Premier League season for the 2022/2023 campaign, which is round ten but the ninth game for some teams, while for some, it is the eighth game.
Teams at the Top Spot
The league is still fresh, but it’s getting to shape already, as we can see teams at the top spot since the start of the season. Manchester City is still the only unbeaten team in the league.
Manchester City will play again this week, and we will see if they can continue their winning run. However, we can still see the Arsenal team, who is not ready to leave the 1st position.
Still, with any slight mistake, they will drop because they lead the defending champion with a point, Manchester City.
Two Teams from Different Cities
However, we are looking at two teams from different cities that will face each other for their first leg of the season as scheduled, and we are bout to give you our prediction tie.
These teams are hoping to earn another point to add to their initial points, so let’s look at the game as we provide the Manchester City vs Southampton score prediction.
Manchester City vs. Southampton Preview
On the 8th of October, we will witness another match in the ninth round of the 2022/2023 season as Manchester City hosts Southampton at the Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, England.
It will be one of the most exciting matches on the Premier League schedule, as one team would like to win after losing their last match, while the other wants to continue their winning run.
EPL Standings
Manchester City is currently second, while Southampton is 16th in the current EPL standings. 13 points separate both Premier League teams.
We expect an exciting matchup between these two as they prepare to take on each other and push for victory. The kickoff time is 09:00 AM EDT, and you can watch it via NBC Sports.
Manchester City vs. Southampton Odds Breakdown
| Manchester City | Draw | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| -909 | +800 | +1800 |
Before giving out our Manchester City vs Southampton Score Prediction, let’s take a looks at the odds. With the battle line drawn, the Premier League odds for this match are ready. The team with the lower odds is the favorite to win.
Therefore, as we can see from the odds that the home team, Manchester City, odds are low compared to that Southampton’s odds, we can bank on that and support the home team to win this match.
Manchester City Odds Breakdown
Manchester City’s odds of winning this match is -909, which is too low, but this team expected chance of winning is 90%, and they won 91% of the matches they’ve had these odds, making them a solid team going into this game.
Southampton Odds Breakdown
On the other hand, Southampton’s odds of winning this match is +1800, which is too high for them to beat, so they are the underdogs for this tie.
They can try their best to earn a point, but the current Manchester City form is incredible for any team to dominate.
Manchester City vs. Southampton Preview
Getting the three points in this game will go a long way for both teams. However, Manchester City will need to continue from where they stopped in their last matches and keep that strong form until they get first place and defend the title.
While Southampton needs to come back to their old performance as they are yet to get along for this season.
Their last three meetings show how difficult to play against Southampton for the Manchester City team, where Manchester City won one and drew two.
Their final match ended in a 1-4 victory to favor the City at the St. Mary’s Stadium. Mahrez, Fode, De Bruyne, and Raheem Sterling, who is now a Chelsea player, are the goalscorer in the game.
Manchester City
Manchester City is still the only team that is yet to lose a single match after they played eight matches.
From the expected 24 points, they won six matches and drew two, which earned them twenty points. Their last match was a derby against the Manchester United team, which was an exciting game.
Two players scored a hat trick in that game and got their balls after the match. Erling Haaland and Phil Foden were the goal scorers, and the game ended with six goals to three to favor Manchester City.
Team Away From Home
Before that, they faced the Wolverhampton team away from home, scoring over 2.5 goals again.
Manchester City has the squad to defend the title again this season, even though they are participating in different tournaments, which might likely affect every team in terms of weakness.
One of their challenging games was the sixth match when they faced Aston Villa away from home. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Southampton
Southampton is among the teams that have played eight matches in the 2022/2023 ongoing season, so out of the possible twenty-four points; they earned just seven points.
They have just two wins out of the eight matches and have lost five and drew one. Their two wins were against Chelsea and Leicester City.
Same Scoreline
The two matches finished with the same scoreline: two goals to one. They played Leicester City away from home, where Che Adams scored the two goals.
Also, against Chelsea, it was an exciting game to watch its highlights. Raheem Sterling scored first for Chelsea, while Romero Lavia and Adam Armstrong scored to lead from halftime.
Southampton has scored eight goals this season and conceded thirteen goals. They will play again this week, and we hope to see a better side of them this time.
And to see if they can stop Manchester City from winning with another massive margin when they play this weekend.
Manchester City vs. Southampton Pick and Prediction
Manchester City vs. Southampton will be an exciting match. Considering these teams’ current performance, Manchester City is the better side, and we will support them to win this game.
We can not overlook the away team because sometimes they give top teams a tough time before they can win over them.
Manchester City continues to dominate games, and with Erling Haaland, you can tell that their attack will be fierce and ready to take on any defense.
Who to Bet On?
Southampton will have to do double the work to stop the attacking prowess of Manchester City from humiliating them as they’ve done in other games.
In that case, our prediction for this tie will favor the home team as they charge to defend their title. We expect Pep Guardiola to field a solid team following the early substitution of Haaland.
In that case, you can find our final Manchester City vs Southampton score prediction and bet pick below.
Final Score Prediction: Manchester City (4) vs. Southampton (1)
EPL Pick: Manchester City to win (-909)
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