Manchester City vs Southampton
The Carabao Cup’s 16th draw brought Man City vs. Southampton together. Each is in a state of contrast ahead of tomorrow’s duel so the match is predicted to be biased. The match was broadcast live from the City of Manchester Stadium.
Man City just crushed Aston Villa in the 10th week of EPL. The match was held last Saturday (10/26) with a score of 3-0 for the host. All new goals were born in the second half through the actions of Raheem Stertling (46 ‘), David Silva (65’), and Ilkay Gundogan (70 ‘), while Fernandinho closed his performance with a red card (87′) before disbanding.
The results also helped them maintain the runner-up position, while continuing the winning trend since facing Crystal Palace (0-2) and Atalanta (5-1) in the Champions League. Furthermore, this capital will be used to maintain dominance over Southampton with 6 consecutive meetings without losing, even 5 wins.
That tradition is likely to continue given the recent collapse of the Saints’ appearance. Most recently, they were even crushed 0-9 by Leicester City as a record of defeat by the most margin in away games EPL. This nightmare also adds to the crisis since losing to Tottenham Hotspur (2-1), Chelsea (1-4), then draw with Wolves (1-1).
The facts and data above clearly refer to Man City as the favorite team. Victory in the match will not only lock the quarter-final ticket, but also be the initial capital before the two camps meet again Saturday (2/11) later in the 11th week of the EPL. Therefore, Pep Guardiola should not arbitrarily mix the composition.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.31