Manchester City vs Southampton Betting Tips 18/09/2021

18:04, 15 Sep 2021

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18:04, 15 Sep 2021

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The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will serve as the host for the Premier League match between Manchester City and Southampton on 18th September 2021 at 19:30 IST. The hosts are the favorites to win the match according to the sportsbooks.

Teams Status

Manchester City

Manchester City are coming into this fixture with a three match winning streak in the English Premier League against Norwich City, Arsenal and Leicester City. Due to this they are in the fifth position on the points table with nine points from four matches. They have bounced back really well from their opening game week loss against Tottenham. City have scored the joint highest number of goals this season with 11 goals and have conceded just one goal so far. They have also kept clean sheets in three of the four matches. A good thing for them is that they have nine different goal scorers with Ferran Torres leading the pack with two goals. They just have three players on that injury list including Benjamin Mendy, Zack Steffen and Liam Delap.

Southampton

Southampton on the other hand are lying in the second half of the points table with three points from four matches including three draws and one loss. They are currently in 14th position just below Wolves on goal difference. After the opening day loss against Everton, they have had three back to back draws against Manchester United, Newcastle United and West Ham United. They are averaging a goal per match and have conceded 1.5 goals per match in the Premier League. They have just players who have managed to find the back of the net including James Ward-Prowse, Adam Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi. The string of poor performance could be due to the injuries to key players such as Theo Walcott, Stuart Armstong, Shane Long and William Smallbone.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Manchester City	Draw	Southampton
1.16	8.45	17.68
1.16	8.80	18.00
1.136	9.10	20.00

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Manchester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.16, Southampton are placed at 17.68 and the draw is at 8.45 odds. Manchester City are placed at 1.16 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Southampton are placed at 18.00 and the draw is at 8.80 odds. According to the Melbet sportsbook, Manchester City are placed at 1.136, Southampton are placed at 20.00 and the draw is at 9.10 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Manchester City have dominated this fixture over Southampton as they have won 13 of the last 17 head to head matches. Even Pep Guardiola has an upper hand over the Southampton manager. So, Manchester City are expected to win the match quite comfortably.

Tip: Manchester City -2 @ 1.69

In the last seven head to head matches, Manchester City has won six matches while Southampton has won just one match. Manchester City has won four of those six matches by a margin of two or more goals. Also, the last head to head match had Manchester City winning by three goals. Manchester City have won seven matches and lost three matches in the last ten matches. They have won six of those seven matches by at least two goals. All the three losses that Southampton has faced in the last ten matches were by a margin of two or more goals. This suggests that Manchester City are doing well lately and are winning matches quite comfortably. So, it is likely that they will cover the spread of -2 at 1.69 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 3 @ 1.57

In the last ten matches that Manchester City had played across all competitions, over three goals were scored in five of those matches. In the last ten matches that Southampton had played across all competitions, over three goals were scored in six of those matches. On the other hand, over three goals were scored in four of the last five home matches that Manchester City has played. Also, over three goals were scored in all of the last five away matches that Southampton has played. In the last seven head to head matches, a total of 27 goals were scored at an average of 3.85 goals per match. Also, over three goals were scored in four of those matches. So, it is evident that over three goals will also be scored in this match at 1.57 odds available at the 10cric sportsbook.

Conclusion

The story of Manchester City looks similar to last season where they started off poorly and went on to clinch the title. Currently, they are in a decent position to repeat the feat. Southampton struggled last season and are struggling now as well. They will be hoping for a turnaround and finish in a respectable position.