Manchester City v Southampton result

Full-time · Manchester City 3–1 Southampton

League Cup · Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:45 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Southampton

Manchester City 3–1 Southampton — Manchester City won this League Cup match.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 3–1 Southampton · League Cup
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: J. Moss
Head-to-head (last 4): Manchester City 4 · draws 0 · Southampton 0 · 3.75 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 0D 1L · Southampton 1W 1D 3L

Manchester City 3–1 Southampton (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

3.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.5 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.2 / 4.25

Corners

against 2.6 / 7.5 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

8.4 / 7

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.75 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.2 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.2 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	3.25 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.2 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	20.4 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	15.25 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	8.4 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.8 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 8.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rodri n 8	83	1.8 7/5	1.5 5/4	—
Fernandinho n 8	89.6	1.5 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
Eric García n 5	77.4	1.4 3/2	0.7 3/0	—
K. Walker n 8	78.6	1.3 5/3	0.4 3/0	—
P. Foden n 8	43	1.3 2/2	0.3 1/0	P. Højbjerg

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	60.3	5.8 8/6	2.2 6/3
S. Agüero n 8	72.1	4.8 7/7	1.7 5/4
R. Sterling n 8	78.6	4 8/8	1.6 7/3
P. Foden n 8	43	3.1 5/4	1.6 4/2
R. Mahrez n 8	68	2.6 6/4	1.5 4/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Sterling n 8	78.6	1 5/1	0.6 4/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	72.6	0.3 2/0	0.9 5/1
S. Agüero n 8	72.1	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0
R. Mahrez n 8	68	0.5 3/0	0.7 4/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	60.3	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Cancelo n 8	64.3	2.8 6/4
Rodri n 8	83	2.2 7/4
O. Zinchenko n 8	84.4	2.1 6/5
P. Foden n 8	43	2.1 4/3
Bernardo Silva n 8	58.6	1.9 5/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	3.1 5/4
C. Bravo n 8	88.1	2.7 7/3

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Boufal n 8	48	2.6 5/3	2.1 6/3	—
M. Obafemi n 8	40.4	2.5 5/2	2 4/2	—
M. Djenepo n 3	41.3	2.2 3/0	3.6 3/2	—
S. Long n 8	42.4	2.1 5/2	1.6 3/1	—
P. Højbjerg n 8	90	1.9 7/4	0.9 4/3	P. Foden

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Ings n 8	61	4.1 7/6	2 5/3
S. Armstrong n 8	21.4	3.2 3/1	1.1 2/0
M. Djenepo n 3	41.3	2.9 2/2	2.2 2/1
N. Redmond n 8	79.6	2.7 8/7	0.7 4/1
S. Boufal n 8	48	2.6 4/3	1.2 3/1

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Djenepo n 3	41.3	1.5 2/0	0 0/0
D. Ings n 8	61	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
M. Obafemi n 8	40.4	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
S. Boufal n 8	48	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
K. Danso n 7	63	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Djenepo n 3	41.3	4.4 3/2
Oriol Romeu n 8	89	3.8 7/7
J. Bednarek n 8	90	2.8 7/7
D. Ings n 8	61	2.4 5/4
Cédric Soares n 8	76.5	2.1 5/4

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Gunn n 8	90	3.1 6/5
A. McCarthy n 8	90	2.9 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Southampton
76%	Possession	24%
19	Shots	5
9	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	0
10	Shots inside the box	3
7	Corners	4
1	Offsides	0
1	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	6
824	Passes	250
90%	Pass accuracy	68%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Bravo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Otamendi	90	1	0	1	1	2	3	8.3
Eric García	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.8
Bernardo Silva	90	0	1	2	1	4	0	7.2
T. Doyle	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	7.6
P. Foden	90	0	0	2	1	1	0	7.1
R. Mahrez	90	0	0	5	2	2	1	7.6
S. Agüero	90	2	0	4	2	0	2	8.6
Gabriel Jesus	87	0	0	0	0	1	2	7.3
Angeliño	79	0	0	2	2	1	1	7.6
K. Walker	65	0	1	1	0	1	1	7.4
João Cancelo sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Stones sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Adrián Bernabé sub	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Y. Valery	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.4
K. Danso	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. Stephens	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	7.3
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
P. Højbjerg	90	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	6.3
J. Ward-Prowse	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	6.3
S. Armstrong	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
Oriol Romeu	89	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.3
S. Boufal	69	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.1
S. Long	68	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.7
N. Redmond	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Adams	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Vokins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

SouthamptonWLLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 3.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Manchester City 4 · 0 draws · Southampton 0 · 3.75 goals/game

2018-12-30 Southampton 1–3 Manchester City
2018-11-04 Manchester City 6–1 Southampton
2018-05-13 Southampton 0–1 Manchester City
2017-11-29 Manchester City 2–1 Southampton

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.4

Southampton scored1.4

Manchester City conceded0.6

Southampton conceded3.2

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Southampton?: In their last 4 meetings, Manchester City won 4, Southampton won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Southampton?: Recent form — Manchester City 4W 0D 1L; Southampton 1W 1D 3L.

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