Southampton vs Manchester City – Pinnacle Soccer Betting Line:
- Pinnacle currently lists Southampton as the close favorites at +170 with Man City +178 and a draw at +245
Southampton vs Manchester City – Head to Head:
- The two sides met at the Etihad in Manchester in November with Man City winning 3-1. City also won 2-0 at home last season and 3-0 down at St Mary’s. City has won four in a row and are undefeated in their past five against Southampton. The Saints last win was 3-1 at home in February of 2013. The two teams have met 83 times in the past with Southampton winning 30, losing 29 and drawing the other 24. Southampton has just one win in the last 10 encounters with a pair of draws and seven losses. Prior to that Southampton had won five out of seven and went unbeaten in nine of their 12 meetings.
Southampton has no chance at a top-four finish in this year’s English Premier League, but they can place in the top six and earn a spot in next season’s Europa League. Meanwhile, Manchester City is currently in a top-four spot and hoping to remain there to clinch a berth in the European Champions League. The two sides will clash at St. Mary’s Stadium on the south coast in Southampton this Sunday, May 1st with points being at a premium. Man City is coming off of a 0-0 home draw against Real Madrid in a Champions League semifinal match on Tuesday while Southampton beat Aston Villa 4-2 on the road last weekend.
Southampton enters the weekend in eighth place with 54 points from 15 wins, nine draws and 11 losses with 49 goals for and 37 against. They have nine victories at home along with three draws and five defeats while scoring 31 times and conceding 19. Southampton has posted six clean sheets at St. Mary’s and have been shut out there three times. Overall, they’ve recorded 12 clean sheets and have failed to score on 10 occasions. Southampton has four wins, a loss and a draw in their past six home outings. Southampton is one point behind Liverpool, two back of West Ham United and five behind Manchester United, but has played one more game than each of those clubs.
Man City heads into the weekend in third place with 64 points from 19 wins, seven draws and nine losses with 66 goals for and 34 against. They have seven victories on the road along with six draws and four defeats with 21 goals scored and 15 allowed. City has 10 clean sheets away from home and has been shut out six times. Overall, they’ve shut out their opponents 16 times and have failed to score on nine occasions. City has three wins, a loss and two draws on their past six road trips. Man City is level with Arsenal on points and is five upon cross town rivals Manchester United with United having a game in hand on them.