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Southampton vs Manchester City Prediction, 1/22/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/17/2022

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Game: Southampton vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Southampton (+900) Manchester City (-350)

Adam Armstrong and Southampton (5-9-7, 12th in the EPL) play Manchester City (18-2-2, 1st in the EPL) at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday. The starting goalies are Fraser Forster for Southampton and Ederson for Manchester City. Southampton are at +900 while the Citizens are priced at -350. The O/U has been set at 3.5.

Southampton faced Wolverhampton in their last game and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-1. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 86.1% passes received rate by converting 365 of the 424 pass attempts last match. Southampton attempted 14 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 8 of the attempts for a percentage of 57.1%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Southampton finished at a 76.9% rate by putting 10 shots on target of 13 total shots. Southampton is averaging 1.10 goals per 90 min (23 total goals) and have racked up 14 assists in all competitions for the year.

Adam Armstrong is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Southampton. Armstrong has been given a starting assignment in 216 matchups in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from England has recorded 87 goals scored in 19,342 mins played. He has totaled 30 assists while tallying 11 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

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One more guy who could decide who wins is Che Adams, the forward representing England. He has assisted on a goal 19 times thus far in his career and he has scored 62 goals. Adams has been on the pitch for 15,729 mins in 174 starting assignments and has earned himself 16 yellow card warnings. He is currently averaging 0.35 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Southampton is Fraser Forster. Forster (208-54-70 mark in his career) has recorded 154 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 46.0% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper from England has seen 1,206 shots attempted against him in 335 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.9 (286 goals given up) and he has a save % of 77.2. Forster has seen the pitch for 29,934 minutes and has tallied 925 saves in his pro soccer career.

When they last took the field, Manchester City went home victorious with a score of 1-0 against Chelsea. They finished this game by completing 531 of the 601 passing attempts earning a rate of 88.4%. Manchester City had a 65.2% successful dribble percentage by converting 15 of the 23 dribbles they pursued. Manchester City had 6 shots tried out of 11 shots tried which gave them a 54.5% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 52 goals and 34 assists in all their matches, Manchester City is averaging 2.36 goals and 1.55 assists per 90 minutes.

Kevin De Bruyne should be someone to watch for Manchester City. He is averaging 0.27 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 329 matches so far in his career. The midfielder born in Belgium has played 28,664 mins while scoring 86 goals. He has accumulated 33 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 138 times. You should also watch out for Jack Grealish, the forward representing England. He has totaled 36 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 37 different times. Grealish has been given a total of 39 yellow cards in 17,511 minutes (192 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.19.

Ederson will be residing in front of the net for Manchester City. So far in his career, Ederson has given up 182 goals and has tallied 444 stops in 239 starts. He has conceded 0.77 goals per 90 while holding a record of 166-36-37. He sports a save % of 73.0 and his clean sheet rate is currently 46.4%. Ederson has totaled 111 shutouts while defending 614 shots against him in 21,392 career mins.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester City (-350)

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