Manchester City can temporarily take the lead in the Premier League table on Saturday if they beat Southampton. Liverpool face a big test at Arsenal a day later.
This goal is within reach of Pep Guardiola and his students, because the gap between the two teams is too large.
Man City are currently second in the table, having scored 19 goals - the most in the league.
Southampton are second to last, with only 1 point, losing 7/8 matches since the beginning of the tournament.
Southampton desperately need a win to move up the table. However, beating Man City away from home is out of the question.
The last time Man City lost at the Etihad was in November 2022. This season, Man City have had 2 draws when playing at home against Arsenal and Inter Milan.
Southampton did win 2-0 against Man City in January 2023, but that was in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. With this achievement, Southampton prevented Man City from becoming the first English team to win the quadruple.
Head to head record Man City vs Southampton
Man City and Southampton have faced each other a total of 101 times in all competitions, with the Citizens (Man City's nickname) leading the overall head-to-head record with 41 wins compared to 33 for the Saints (Southampton's nickname), while there have been 27 draws between the two clubs.
The first meeting between the two sides took place in February 1910 when Man City comfortably won 5-0 away in the second round of the FA Cup, and Southampton had to wait 16 years for revenge in the next meeting, winning a dramatic Second Division match 4-3 at Maine Road.
In the Premier League era (since the 1992-93 season), Man City have won 22 of their 38 top-flight meetings with Southampton. Southampton have won just seven of those games, with the other nine ending in draws.
Southampton have won just one of their last 14 Premier League meetings with the Citizens - a 1-0 home win in July 2020.
The last time they celebrated victory at the Etihad Stadium was in April 2004 when they won 3-1 under former manager Paul Sturrock.
Eleven of Man City's last 14 Premier League wins over Saints have been by a margin of at least two goals, including a resounding 6-1 home win in November 2018.
Man City have beaten Southampton 8-1 on aggregate in their two Premier League meetings in the 2022-23 season.
The Man City vs Southampton match will take place at 9:00 p.m. on October 26.
