Preview

• Home side Southampton meet Manchester City at St. Mary's Stadium on 2025-05-10 (kick-off 15:00 GMT), contesting week 36 of the 2024-2025 Premier League.
• Expect 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 24 fouls this match from Referee T. Robinson based on their last 10 games.
• With the data available to us, S. Rusk and Guardiola have not met as managers before.
• A view of the standings shows Southampton in 20th spot with 11 points and Manchester City in 3rd on 64 points.
• Southampton reports 1 missing player: R. Fraser (Injury) while Manchester City report 3 missing players: N. Ake (Ankle Injury), Rodri (Knee Injury), J. Stones (Thigh Injury).
• Our model projects Southampton in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Manchester City anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
• Last time out, G. Bazunu registered the best mark for Southampton - 6.6 - and Rúben Dias did likewise for Manchester City with an 7.7 score.
• Both teams are coming from different results: Southampton fell 0-2 against Leicester City, while Manchester City prevailed 1-0 over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
• Momentum favors Manchester City (5-0-0) after Southampton managed only 0-1-4 from 5 matches.
• Manchester City lead this rivalry - 19 wins from 28 matches versus Southampton (who've won just 4 games), alongside 5 draws.
• Expect Manchester City to edge a 1-2 win: their 7-4-6 record on the road and 2.22 goals per away match tip the balance.

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