Southampton
2 - 0
Man City

James Ward-Prowse praises Southampton boss Nathan Jones after Manchester City win

Southampton manager Nathan Jones and Duje Caleta-Car celebrate after the match on January 11, 2023

Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse heaps praise on head coach Nathan Jones following their deserved 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-finals.

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Southampton

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Crystal Palace 1-2 Southampton
Saturday, January 7 at 12.30pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Manchester City

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Man City 4-0 Chelsea
Sunday, January 8 at 4.30pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 65.77%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 15.15%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.84%) and 0-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.89%), while for a Southampton win it was 2-1 (4.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.

Result
Southampton	Draw	Manchester City
15.15% ( -0.06)	19.08% ( -0.31)	65.77% ( 0.37)

Both teams to score 55.08% (

0.99)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

61.55% (

1.36)

38.45% (

-1.36)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

39.26% (

1.43)

60.74% (

-1.43)

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.83% (

0.78)

38.17% (

-0.78)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.07% (

0.74)

74.93% (

-0.74)

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.08% (

0.49)

10.91% (

-0.49)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

64.91% (

1.07)

35.09% (

-1.08)

Score Analysis

Southampton 15.15%

Manchester City 65.77%

Draw 19.08%

Southampton	Draw	Manchester City
2-1 @ 4.28% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 4.01% ( -0.18) 2-0 @ 1.93% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 1.52% ( 0.06) 3-1 @ 1.37% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.03% Total : 15.15%	1-1 @ 8.89% ( -0.21) 2-2 @ 4.74% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 4.17% ( -0.27) 3-3 @ 1.12% ( 0.07) Other @ 0.16% Total : 19.08%	0-2 @ 10.22% ( -0.24) 1-2 @ 9.84% ( -0.03) 0-1 @ 9.23% ( -0.42) 0-3 @ 7.55% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 7.27% ( 0.12) 0-4 @ 4.18% ( 0.07) 1-4 @ 4.03% ( 0.15) 2-3 @ 3.5% ( 0.13) 2-4 @ 1.94% ( 0.11) 0-5 @ 1.85% ( 0.07) 1-5 @ 1.78% ( 0.1) Other @ 4.38% Total : 65.77%

How you voted: Southampton vs Man City

Southampton

11.5%

Draw

9.4%

Manchester City

79.2%

Head to Head

Oct 8, 2022 3pm

4-0

Cancelo (20'), Foden (32'), Mahrez (49'), Braut Haaland (65')

Walker-Peters (20')

Mar 20, 2022 3pm

Quarter-Finals

1-4

Laporte (45+2' og.)

Sterling (12'), De Bruyne (62' pen.), Foden (75'), Mahrez (78')
Steffen (71')

Jan 22, 2022 5.30pm

1-1

Walker-Peters (7')
Bednarek (33'), Armstrong (79'), Elyounoussi (90+2')

Laporte (65')

Sep 18, 2021 3pm

0-0

Walker-Peters (52'), Livramento (84')

Mar 10, 2021 6pm

5-2

Crystal Palace 1-2 Southampton

De Bruyne (15', 59'), Mahrez (40', 55'), Gundogan (45+3')
Fernandinho (82')

Ward-Prowse (25' pen.), Adams (56')

Form Guide

Southampton 0-1 Nott'm Forest

Fulham 2-1 Southampton

Southampton 1-3 Brighton

Southampton 2-1 Lincoln

Liverpool 3-1 Southampton

Man City 3-2 Liverpool

Man City 2-0 Girona

Build-up

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How Manchester City could line up against Southampton

Riyad Mahrez celebrates scoring for Manchester City against Chelsea on January 8, 2023

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Wednesday's EFL Cup quarter-final clash with Southampton.

Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Southampton

Manchester City's Ruben Dias pictured on August 15, 2021

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup quarter-final with Southampton.