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Manchester City vs Southampton betting tip 2024/2025

<p><strong>Manchester City</strong> will be playing against <strong>Southampton</strong> in a Premier League football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in England, check the Manchester City vs Southampton betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.</p><h4>Stadium and City where Manchester City vs Southampton will occur</h4><p>The game is set to be played in the mythical <strong>Etihad Stadium</strong> stadium, in the city of <strong>Manchester</strong>, with a capacity for 53400 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.</p><h4>Where to follow the live game</h4><p>You can find all the follow-up to the <a href="https://scores.betarena.com">match live</a> on Betarena, bringing <strong>odds</strong>, <strong>events</strong>, <strong>statistics</strong>, and more to help with your <strong>sports betting</strong>.</p><h2>Introduction to the Manchester City vs Southampton betting tip 2024/2025</h2><p>The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.88 goals per match played.</p><h4>Manchester City last match</h4><p><strong>Manchester City</strong> in its last official match <strong>won</strong> (<strong>1-2</strong>) against <strong>Wolverhampton Wanderers</strong>, in a match valid for Premier League. Coach <strong>J. Guardiola i Sala's</strong> lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.</p><p>The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.33.</p><p>It was not one of the best performances of the team in the competition. Even so, <strong>Erling Håland</strong> was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual distinction. His great performance was significant for the victory of Manchester City.</p><h4>Southampton last match</h4><p>On the other hand, the <strong>visiting team</strong> arrives at this match after a <strong>defeat</strong> in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Southampton, who used a 4-5-1 formation, faced the Leicester City team with a final score of <strong>2-3</strong>.</p><p>The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 3.25.</p><h4>Manchester City vs Southampton h2h</h4><p>The <strong>last time these teams battled</strong> against each other in Premier League, Manchester City ranked 2nd place while Southampton was in 20th place. Manchester City took to the field with a 3-2-4-1 tactic, while Southampton deployed in a 4-3-3 formation.</p><p>The two teams have not faced each other since 08-04-2023. On that occasion they were playing for the 2022/2023 season of the <strong>Premier League</strong>, and the match ended with a 1-4 win for Manchester City.</p><p>The Manchester City team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Southampton has been more irregular.</p><p>This match will be officiated by T. Harrington and duly assisted by D. Eaton and A. Howson from the sideline.</p><h2>Manchester City</h2><h4>Premier League leaderboard now</h4><p>The <strong>Manchester City</strong> team with <strong>20 points</strong> currently occupies the <strong>2nd place</strong> of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of <strong>6 wins</strong>, <strong>2 draws</strong> and <strong>0 losses</strong>.</p><p>In the 9th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Liverpool team which is just above, in the 1st place.</p><h4>Manchester City analysis</h4><p>At the end of round 8 of Premier League, Manchester City collected 19 goals scored and 9 goals conceded.</p><p>Known for being a brilliant strategist, Josep Guardiola i Sala can, once again, surprise the opponent in this match. The Manchester City coach knows how to set up the team according to each opponent, which usually pays off, especially playing at home.</p><p>The Manchester City team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 65.5%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.</p><p>While Southampton has only managed to convert 6 of their 694 attacks into goals, Manchester City has been much more successful with 996 attacks and 19 goals.</p><p>Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, İlkay Gündoğan, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, being a key piece for Manchester City.</p><h4>Best goalscorer from Manchester City</h4><p>Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Erling Haaland. The Attacker has scored 10 times in this competition and helped Manchester City avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.</p><p>It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.</p><h2>Southampton</h2><h4>Premier League leaderboard now</h4><p>With 1 point won, Southampton is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 0 wins against 7 losses, plus 1 draw.</p><p>Which means that, with no advantage related to points, the team is ahead the Wolverhampton Wanderers team closing in at the 20th place in the 9th round.</p><h4>Southampton analysis</h4><p>Southampton counted 6 goals scored and 18 conceded at the end of Premier League day number 8.</p><p>Southampton has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.</p><p>The team has shown its limits in attack, scoring 0.75 goals per game on average in the league. When we also consider that it will be playing away, we can imagine how the oddsmakers are not on its side.</p><p>Aaron Ramsdale, goalkeeper hired by the team in the current season, still presents some difficulties in adapting to the new club. In the last duel, for example, this became very clear. He couldn't perform well and hurt Southampton in the search for victory against Leicester City.</p><h4>Best goalscorer from Southampton</h4><p>Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Cameron Archer. He has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Southampton come out with a positive result on several occasions.</p><h2>Bet suggestions for this game:</h2><h4>Goals Top Betting Tips</h4><p>Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.</p><p>Taking into consideration that Southampton scores an average of 0.75 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.</p><p> Currently, at <a href="https://qg9t2.app.goo.gl/bet365_general" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bet365</a>, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 3.75.</p><h4>Handicap Betting Tip</h4><p>With all the favoritism on their side, Manchester City comes into this confrontation with great chances to get a comfortable victory. The home advantage, for example, is an indication of that. Therefore, an interesting bet is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 for the visited team.</p><h4>Corners Top Betting Tips</h4><p>The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 7.32 corners.</p><p>Manchester City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 9.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Manchester City in this match.</p><h4>Cards Top Betting Tips</h4><p>Manchester City has an average of 2 yellow cards per game over the 8 rounds, while Southampton has an average of 2.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.38 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.</p><p>Take advantage of the best betting markets and start winning!</p><p>Check other great betting tips <a href="https://scores.betarena.com/a/tag/forecasts">here</a>.</p>

Start winning with the Manchester City vs Southampton betting tip 2024/2025, game on October 26th, 2024 for the Premier League