【Saturday 009】Manchester City beat the bottom team

The promoted team, Southampton, has performed very poorly this season. The team has only achieved 2 wins, 5 draws and 28 losses after 35 rounds of the league, ranking last in the Premier League standings, and has been relegated early. In terms of recent situation, Southampton has been playing badly recently. They lost to Leicester City 0-2 away in the last round of the league. The team has only achieved 2 draws and 8 losses in the last 10 league rounds, and has scored 6 goals and conceded 25 goals. It is not difficult to see that their offense and defensive performance is indeed very sluggish. In terms of home games, Southampton is the team with the worst home game ability this season. Currently, they have only achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 14 losses in their 17 leagues at home. During this period, they averaged only 0.71 goals and conceded 2.65 goals. The only win was only a small victory over Everton 1-0, and the value should not be overestimated.

Manchester City's strength has declined significantly due to poor anxiety this season. The team has achieved 19 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses after 35 rounds of the league, ranking third in the Premier League standings and has missed the title. However, the team still has hope to compete for a Champions League seat, so the fighting spirit of this battle cannot be underestimated. Judging from the recent situation, Manchester City defeated Wolves 1-0 at home in the last round of the league. By then, the team had already won five consecutive victories in all competitions/nine unbeaten games, and their competitive state was still quite hot. As for away games, Manchester City has average away combat effectiveness this season. Currently, the team has achieved 7 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in 17 leagues away games, averaging 1.59 goals and conceded 1.24 goals per game, ranking 6th in the Premier League in the away combat effectiveness.

Comprehensive analysis: Southampton has only achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 14 losses at home this season, with a home defeat rate of 82.35%; Manchester City has achieved 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 games, and has averaged 2 goals and conceded only 0.5 goals per game. Manchester City, in its better form, is still worthy of being favored.