Premier League: Manchester City vs. Southampton

[Malchus]

18.09.21 - 16:00 CET

Manchester City responded well to their first round defeat at Tottenham Stadium, winning four in a row. Even after the second win (against Arsenal), coach Guardiola joked that his team had gone from being written off to being feared again in less than 14 days. City kept three clean sheets in the four league matches, but especially in three matches they managed to score at least five goals. The last time their offense was on fire in Wednesday's Champions League match, when they scored a six goals against Leipzig.

Southampton could talk about something similar - they conceded five goals here this March. The visitors are still waiting for their first league win (3 draws, 1 loss) and that's unlikely to change this time around. Saints' only success this season came in the cup tie with Newport, who they beat them 8-0. But last time out, they couldn't score a single goal against West Ham.

This time there should definitely be no shortage of goals, at least in the visitors' net, and Adam Armstrong, the author of last year's 28 second league goals, could also make his mark in addition to the home shooters.

Prediction:
Over 3.5 Goals @ 1.90 (bet365)

 

[Malchus]

Prediction:
Over 3.5 Goals @ 1.90 (bet365)

Man City 0:0 Southampton

Prediction KO

 

[Giovanni]

Saints have had an amazing window for longterm they now have two very highly rated young fullbacks, one on each side. Nice future planning. Got a decet CB for future in Smeu too, they should have gone for Guehi also.

 

[Paarai]

Etihad being half empty in the last 10 minutes when city needs a late winner is very funny. Love to see it, pep wasn't wrong after all

 

[RichieRich]

Man City really need a 9 or something resembling it. The City squad just has too many attacking midfield/winger type of players who all aren’t at the right position within the box. Too many chance creators, too few chance finishers...