8th April 2023 – 18:30, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Southampton will take on Manchester City in the Premier League 30th round on Saturday evening. The hosts desperately fight for survival while the away side still pressures the top-placed Arsenal.
Southampton Preview & Team News
Southampton will be hoping to bounce back here after the 1-0 Premier League losing effort in their last game against West Ham United. However, they will face the defending champions, who are in a title hunt. In their previous six fixtures, Rubén Sellés’s Southampton has seen rewards for their attempts on goal a total of 5 times which gives them an average number of goals per match of 0.83. The Saints need a perfect display in this match to snatch valuable points in the relegation battle. Juan Larios (Unknown Injury), Arme Bella-Kotchap (Shoulder Injury), Tino Livramento (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), and Kyle Walker-Peters (Hamstring Injury) won’t be able to feature for Southampton coach Rubén Sellés.
Manchester City Preview & Team News
Manchester City comes into this game following a 4-1 Premier League win over Liverpool in their previous fixture. The Citizens are full of confidence after the victory over the Reds and now go to face the bottom-placed team. Over the course of their last six clashes, Manchester City has bagged a total of 23 goals. Manchester City has also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, they had 1 goal go against them. However, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern shall be maintained here in this match. Due to a fully injury-free squad to choose from, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola does not have any fitness worries to report coming into this game.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
Manchester City enjoys a streak of four straight wins, and it would be a huge kick in the teeth if they spill points in this outing. We don’t believe Southampton is capable of surprising the rival and Manchester City should celebrate a comfortable victory.
Goals Market Prediction
The visitors have improved their defensive work recently, and we expect them to maintain it in this encounter. Therefore, we think the Citizens will keep the clean sheet in this match.