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Manchester City go top with four-goal victory over Southampton
Manchester City move to the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 4-0 victory over Southampton.
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Erling Braut Haaland breaks Lionel Messi scoring record under Pep Guardiola
Erling Braut Haaland breaks Lionel Messi's scoring record under Pep Guardiola after finding the net in Manchester City's 4-0 Premier League win against Southampton.
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Kevin De Bruyne moves above Dennis Bergkamp into fifth outright on all-time Premier League assist list
Kevin De Bruyne moves above Dennis Bergkamp into fifth outright on the all-time Premier League assist list after setting up a goal in Manchester City's 4-0 home win against Southampton.
Oct 8, 18:25
The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Southampton.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Southampton on Saturday.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Man City 5-0 Copenhagen
Wednesday, October 5 at 8pm in Champions League
Wednesday, October 5 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Southampton 1-2 Everton
Saturday, October 1 at 3pm in Premier League
Saturday, October 1 at 3pm in Premier League
We said: Manchester City 4-0 Southampton
Man City may have struggled to breach Southampton's backline the last time that they locked horns on home soil, but the Citizens now possess a goal-hungry striker in the form of Haaland who is showing no signs of slowing down. With Guardiola set to name a stronger side to the one selected in midweek, we expect the reigning champions to ease to victory against the Saints. Read more.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 81.83%. A draw had a probability of 11.2% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 6.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-0 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.8%) and 3-1 (8.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.87%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-2 (2.13%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 4-0 win for Manchester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.
| Result | ||
| Manchester City | Draw | Southampton |
81.83% ( -0.03) | 11.24% ( 0.02) | 6.93% ( 0.01) |
| Both teams to score 55.88% ( -0.08) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
