Man City prepare to entertain Southampton at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 36 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 12 wins, and Southampton have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Man City | 1-3 | Southampton | PREM |
2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Man City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Man City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
2000/2001 | Mon 23 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 24 points from their 20 games played so far, Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 14 points from their 20 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Southampton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Sky Blues to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Southampton | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |