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Premier League | Gameweek 9
Oct 26, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Man City
1 - 0
Southampton

Haaland (5')
Kovacic (88')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Downes (42'), Martin (43'), Armstrong (48'), Lallana (56')

The Match

Match Report

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Team News

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

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Injuries & Suspensions

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Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Man City 5-0 Sparta Prague
Wednesday, October 23 at 8pm in Champions League

Southampton

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Southampton 2-3 Leicester
Saturday, October 19 at 3pm in Premier League

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 77.26%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 9.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 8.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (8.64%) and 2-1 (8.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.82%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-2 (2.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawSouthampton
77.26% (-0.393 -0.39) 13.44% (0.161 0.16) 9.31% (0.228 0.23)
Both teams to score 58.03% (0.355 0.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
74.1% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)25.9% (0.033999999999999 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
53.91% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)46.09% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.55% (-0.075999999999993 -0.08)5.44% (0.071 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.71% (-0.211 -0.21)21.29% (0.207 0.21)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.37% (0.42 0.42)38.63% (-0.424 -0.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.63% (0.399 0.4)75.37% (-0.40300000000001 -0.4)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 77.26%
    Southampton 9.31%
    Draw 13.44%
Manchester CityDrawSouthampton
2-0 @ 8.91% (-0.061 -0.06)
3-0 @ 8.64% (-0.098000000000001 -0.1)
2-1 @ 8.47% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
3-1 @ 8.22% (0.0020000000000007 0)
4-0 @ 6.29% (-0.101 -0.1)
1-0 @ 6.12% (-0.014 -0.01)
4-1 @ 5.98% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.91% (0.046 0.05)
5-0 @ 3.66% (-0.075 -0.08)
5-1 @ 3.48% (-0.031 -0.03)
4-2 @ 2.85% (0.02 0.02)
6-0 @ 1.78% (-0.045 -0.04)
6-1 @ 1.69% (-0.023 -0.02)
5-2 @ 1.66% (0.004 0)
4-3 @ 0.9% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 4.7%
Total : 77.26%
1-1 @ 5.82% (0.054 0.05)
2-2 @ 4.03% (0.065 0.07)
0-0 @ 2.1% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.24% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 13.44%
1-2 @ 2.77% (0.057 0.06)
0-1 @ 2% (0.027 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.28% (0.035 0.03)
0-2 @ 0.95% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 9.31%

How you voted: Man City vs Southampton

Manchester City
85.6%
Draw
8.3%
Southampton
6.1%
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