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Manchester City vs. Southampton 9/18/21 Premier League Soccer Pick, Odds, and Predictions

Southampton vs. Manchester City
September 18, 2021 10:00 am EDT
The Line: Manchester City -650 / Southampton +1500 // Total: 3.5 Goals
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Manchester City and Southampton face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at the City of Manchester Stadium. When these two teams faced off in March it was Manchester City that came away with the 5-2 victory. 

If the season ended today, Manchester City wouldn’t be in the Champions League next season. Manchester City sits in 5th place in the standings with nine points. Manchester City lost their first game of the season against Tottenham, but have rebounded with three straight wins. In the last game against Leicester City, Bernando Silva opened up the scoring in the 62nd minute. City’s defense was also strong, allowing only one shot on goal. Manchester City also played a game on Wednesday in the Champions League against RB Leipzig, and it was a dominating 6-3 victory. 

On the other side of this matchup is Southampton who sits in 14th place in the standings with three points picked up. After losing their first game of the season against Everton, Southampton has played three straight games to draws. In the last game against West Ham, Southampton’s defense was good, giving up only three shots on goal, and none of those went into the back of the net. Southampton at times has had issues with their defense and two games ago they gave up two goals to Newcastle. In that game, Southampton needed a goal in the 96th minute by James Ward-Prowse to even pick up a point. 

Southampton’s defense has shown holes this season, and Manchester City is going to take advantage in this game. Manchester City scored six goals against RB Leipzig and I expect that same strong offense to show up in this game. Manchester City is going to win this game in blowout fashion. Back Manchester City -2.5 at +125 

Shane Mickle's Free Pick: Manchester CIty -2.5 +125

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