Southampton vs Manchester City Betting Preview

We’re coming to the end of what has been a long and somewhat confusing Premier League season. As we get closer and closer to the final day, the title race and relegation spots have already been decided. All that’s left is to determine who will compete in Europe, and there are a handful of teams left in the race.

One of them, Manchester City, will already know how much of a let down this campaign has been for their fans. While they’re in the FA Cup final, they’ve been poor in all other competitions they’ve been in this season. By their standards, they’ve really struggled to get things going, and Pep Guardiola needs to make sure that his side finish strong in the next few games.

As for Southampton, they are on track to be recognised as one of the worst teams in Premier League history. Their goal difference means that it’s unlikely they’ll officially have a worse record than Derby’s infamous 2007/08 run, but the fact that there’s a good chance they’ll end with just 11 points is a real statement on just how poorly they’ve managed things since things got underway in August.

So, it’s been a disappointing nine months for these two clubs, but for very different reasons. Last May they were both celebrating and now, they’ll both already be thinking about what kind of improvements need to be made in the summer.

So whether you want to take a look at Mr Beast Casino: https://mr-beast.casino/mr-beast-plinko-app-download/, or you just want to know a bit more about how this game is going to play out, we’re here to run through what we expect will happen when these teams collide on the south coast.

Southampton really have nothing to lose this point and so long as they don’t get completely and utterly blown out in their next few games, they should (statistically) wind up with a slightly better record than Derby, even if it’s only on a technicality. This is one of the last times they’ll play a top flight game for what we imagine will be quite a while, and they’ll want to try and give their supporters something to cheer for.

We believe the Saints will be a bit more aggressive than usual which is bound to catch City off guard, with the visitors likely already having one eye on the FA Cup final. Alas, Pep’s men are better in pretty much every area of the field, so even if they fall behind, we can’t imagine they’re going to panic all too much.

The good news for neutrals is that we do think this will be an entertaining match. Southampton’s unpredictability combined with City’s power in the final third should allow for a free-flowing fixture, even if that may seem hard to believe initially.

In terms of an official prediction, we’d say that the hosts will start strong fading down the stretch. City will get the three points, and both managers will shake hands, knowing there’s a good chance they’ll never meet again.

Official prediction: Southampton 1-3 Manchester City