Southampton vs Man City

30 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–3

  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 37’
  • David Silva 10’
  • James Ward-Prowse 45’ (og)
  • Sergio Agüero 45+3’

Match summary

Man City took a 3-1 win at Southampton. Man City led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, David Silva put Man City ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Bernardo Silva, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg equalised in the 37th minute, Ward-Prowse's own goal put Man City back in front in the 45th minute, and Sergio Agüero made it 1-3 with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Oleksandr Zinchenko.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.97 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Southampton's 0.22 from 5. Southampton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Southampton Man City
5 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0.22 xG 2.97
0.22 Non-penalty xG 2.97
4 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Southampton Man City
Kick-off
10’
David Silva
Assist: Bernardo Silva0-1 (Man City)
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg1-1 (Southampton)
37’
45’
James Ward-Prowse
Own goal1-2 (Man City)
45+3’
Sergio Agüero
Assist: Oleksandr Zinchenko1-3 (Man City)
Half-time1-3
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Southampton
  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Charlie Austin
Man City
  • Danilo
  • Vincent Kompany
  • Sergio Agüero

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 2.97 10’ David Silva (Man City), 0-1 10’ 37’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), 1-1 37’ 45’ James Ward-Prowse (Man City) own goal, 1-2 45’ 45+3’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-3 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 2.97 10’ David Silva (Man City), 0-1 Silva 10’ 37’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), 1-1 Højbjerg 37’ 45’ James Ward-Prowse (Man City) own goal, 1-2 Ward-Prowse 45’ 45+3’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-3 Agüero 45+3’
Southampton 0.22 xGMan City 2.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Southampton attacking 
25’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 10’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 5’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 48’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 80’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 55’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 63’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+1’ Shane Long (Southampton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 19’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 61’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Vincent Kompany (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 45’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), own goal 25’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 10’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 5’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 48’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 80’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 55’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 63’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+1’ Shane Long (Southampton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 59’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Vincent Kompany (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 45’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Kayne Ramsay DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Bednarek DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Stephens DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID8813 0.090.000
Oriol Romeu MID620 0.000.000
Mario Lemina MID490 0.000.000
Mohamed Elyounoussi MID900 0.000.001
James Ward-Prowse MID900 0.000.132
Charlie Austin FWD711 0.020.000
Nathan Redmond Sub410 0.000.011
Yan Valery Sub280 0.000.000
Shane Long Sub191 0.110.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 9% Bet365 odds 10.00
Draw 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Man City win 73% Bet365 odds 1.30

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southampton LLWWL
Man City WLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 6-1 Southampton, 04 Nov 18 Next meeting: Man City 2-1 Southampton, 02 Nov 19  All Southampton vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.