Southampton vs. Manchester City Preview

Southampton clashes with Manchester City in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. Southampton is coming off a 2-0 road loss against Leicester City on Saturday while Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at home on Friday.

Manchester City is in third place in the Premier League standings with 64 points in 35 games while Southampton is in last place with 11 points in 35 games.

The player to watch in this game is Omar Marmoush, who has six goals and zero assists in 13 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Omar Marmoush a 42.4 percent chance to score against Southampton. He has 33 SCA and 1 GCA in 13 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Southampton 11.00
• Manchester City 1.23
• Draw 6.60

Spread 

• Southampton +2 (1.80)
• Manchester City -2 (2.00)

Total

• Over 3.5 (1.95)
• Under 3.5 (1.83)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on October 26 and Manchester City won 1-0. 

Projected Leaders

For Southampton, Paul Onuachu has a 23.22 percent chance to score. He averages 1.26 shots overall per sim, 0.69 shots on goal per and 0.27 goals per sim.

For Manchester City, Omar Marmoush has a 42.4 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.12 shots overall per sim, 1.32 shots on goal per and 0.55 goals per sim.  

Analyst’s Pick

Manchester City 1.23

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Manchester City in this one. Average score in simulations is Manchester City 1.84 to Southampton 0.25.