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Southampton vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting tips
One day before New Year’s Eve four games of the 20th match day are still in the Premier League. The match between Southampton FC and Manchester City takes place at 14:15 pm at St Mary’s Stadium. Since December 6, the Saints are coached by former Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl. After the team lost under the new coach to kick off 0-1 against Cardiff, Southampton could win two games in a row. But on Thursday followed with the 1: 2 home defeat against West Ham’s second defeat under Hasenhüttl. Thus, the club is in 16th place and only three points in front of a relegation place.
The reigning champions Manchester City had a nice Christmas present. With 2: 3 at home to Crystal Palace and the 1: 2 at Leicester the team of Pep Guardiola had to accept two league defeats in a row within four days. It had only twice the place as a loser left in the entire preseason. Through these two bankruptcies, the team slipped to third place. Liverpool leaders are now seven points behind. The second-placed Tottenham has a counter more than the Citizens. Can Manchester end its crisis with the Saints? The betting base believes in their preliminary report to the Citizens and sets in the Premier League match Southampton vs. Manchester City on the tip City wins to zero.
Southampton:
Before Ralph Hasenhüttl began his service with the Saints, the team had only won one game of the season. After the 15th matchday, the club was on place 18 with nine points. After the first four games under the new coach has Southampton after all 15 counters in the account and is ranked 16th The first relegation rank 18 is three points away. The Austrian coach puts a lot on running work, on an active style of play and Gegenpressing. The offensive was also revived. In the first four games under coach Hasenhüttl Southampton scored seven times and thus as often as in a total of ten games before. Defeats against promoted Cardiff and the bankruptcy on Thursday against West Ham offset the new momentum under Hasenhüttl but a big damper.
The first half in the match between Southampton and West Ham United had been completely disarranged. In the 50th minute, the home side were led by Nathan Redmond in the lead. But with a double strike from Felipe Anderson in the 53rd and 59th minute, the guests turned the game. Now the task against City will be even harder. Of their nine home games this season, the Saints have so far only one win. There are also five draws and three defeats. On the opponent’s place, Southampton FC have been able to score seven points with two wins, one draw and seven defeats. The stakes of Bertrand and Cedric on Sunday are questionable.
Manchester City:
In the preseason Manchester City had dominated the Premier League and won the championship by a margin of 19 points. Also in this season, the defending champion came well from the starting blocks. By the 15th matchday the team of Pep Guardiola had remained unbeaten. But then they conceded with the 0: 2 at Chelsea on 16 Matchday the first season of bankruptcy in the league. After that, there was only a 3-1 home win against Everton. On Boxing Day, there was the second defeat in a row with the 1: 2 in Leicester. The Master had started well in the King Power Stadium. They let ball and opponents run and showed no uncertainty by the 2: 3 home defeat against Crystal Palace. Consequently, the guests also took the lead in the 14th minute. But only five minutes later, the home side beat back and equalized to 1-1. So it was in the cabin. In the second round, the Citizens had more possession and also optical advantages. But against an attentive Leicester defense the Guardiola-Elf hardly came to chances. While Manchester got more and more possession, Leicester lurked counterattack and was able to reveal gaps in the defense of the guests again and again. In the 81st minute, the hosts then went by a standard lead, the City could not compensate. In addition, Delph saw the red card in the 89th minute.
While Liverpool have conceded only seven goals in this league season, the reigning champions had to accept 15 goals. City has not been able to play zero for nine competitive games. The Citizens are prone to counter-attacks and individual mistakes. In addition, you realize how important Fernandinho is for the game of Citizens. The only two league games missed by the central midfielder due to injury have been lost to Crystal Palace and Leicester. But there is also some bad luck. In three of the last four league games, the opponent always hit with the first shot of the game in goal. This also affected the self-confidence of the players. The nervousness increases, the team plays cumbersome than usual. Also, the competition is stronger than in previous years. The 44 points that Manchester currently has on their account would have been enough for the autumn championship in the preseason. Fernandinho will also be missing in Southampton. In addition, Delph is missing after his deportation in Leicester. In addition, you still have to do without Benjamin Mendy and Claudio Bravo.
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