Man City v Southampton

Manchester City vs Southampton Preview

Manchester City picked up a fourth win on the trot in all competitions in the Champions League in midweek as they registered a comprehensive 5-0 thrashing of Czech Republic outfit, Sparta Prague, while by contrast, Southampton slumped to a third defeat on the trot in the Premier League as The Saints were dealt a damaging 3-2 loss at home to Leicester City last weekend.

A controversial 2-1 win in the west midlands away from home at Wolves last weekend gifted Manchester City an important three points which in turn handed Pep Guardiola's side a sixth win in eight games as The Citizens kept in touch with the early league leaders, Liverpool, at the top of the Premier League table.

Pep Guardiola's side will now be eyeing off another valuable three points this Saturday afternoon when they play host to another of the Premier League strugglers, Southampton, at the Etihad Stadium and having put together an impressive 31-game unbeaten stretch in the English top flight, City look in great shape to add to their points tally here.

To further underline Manchester City's dominance in the domestic top flight, the hosts are unbeaten in each of their last 34 home games, picking up no fewer than 27 wins and keeping 10 clean sheets into the bargain as well.

Southampton remain in the bottom three of the Premier League table and the south coast club occupy second from bottom position ahead of this daunting trip to face a rampant Manchester City outfit in their own backyard at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Having failed to win any of their opening eight games upon their return to the Premier League following promotion from the Championship at the end of last season, Saints could be forgiven for feelings of trepidation and misgivings prior to Saturday's encounter against high-flying Manchester City.

Indeed, the south coast club have produced a horrific start to this new domestic top flight campaign, drawing once but losing the other seven games and in turn picking up just a single point from a possible total of 24 points overall.

Saints manager, Russell Martin, remains at the helm of the south coast outfit but for how much longer, and this upcoming fixture looks like being a case of damage limitation or otherwise, another heavy defeat for Saints could see Martin picking up his P45 and looking elsewhere for employment.

Southampton's results on the road so far this season have been poor as the visitors have lost all four of their away games to date with defeats incurred at Newcastle United, Brentford, Bournemouth and Arsenal respectively.

Manchester City v Southampton Verdict

Another dominant display is expected from City here with perhaps a win to nil.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & BTTS No @ 1.83

Correct Score: Manchester City 3-0 @ 8.00