Manchester City v Southampton result

Full-time · Manchester City 6–1 Southampton

Premier League · Sun, 04 Nov 2018 15:00 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Southampton

Manchester City 6–1 Southampton — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Southampton 6–1 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 4 November. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Southampton are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 4–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Southampton: an own goal by Wesley Hoedt (6’) and D. Ings (29’ pen); Manchester City: S. Agüero (12’, assisted by R. Sterling), David Silva (18’, assisted by Leroy Sané), R. Sterling (45’, assisted by S. Agüero; 67’, assisted by S. Agüero) and Leroy Sané (90’, assisted by R. Sterling).

Discipline

The bookings — Manchester City: S. Agüero (38’); Southampton: James Ward-Prowse (10’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 11, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 16.3, S. Agüero (Manchester City) 14.1 and Leroy Sané (Manchester City) 9.0 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Southampton next travel to West Ham on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

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 6–1 Southampton · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Lee Mason, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Manchester City 2 · draws 0 · Southampton 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 1D 0L · Southampton 0W 3D 2L

Manchester City 6–1 Southampton (Premier League): 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.13 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8 / 4.57

Corners

against 2 / 6.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6.29 / 4.29

Shots on target

against 1.29 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.29 / 1.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2018. 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	2.25 for · 0.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 6.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	19.71 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.43 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.29 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 9.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.86 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. 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
Fernandinho n 8	88	2.3 7/6	1 5/2	P. Højbjerg
Brahim Díaz n 8	26.4	1.7 3/1	3.4 5/3	—
P. Foden n 8	29.6	1.5 2/1	0.8 2/0	—
R. Sterling n 8	77.8	1.4 6/3	1.4 6/2	S. Long
V. Kompany n 8	67.8	1.3 5/3	0.3 2/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	62.6	6.5 7/7	2.7 7/5
Gabriel Jesus n 8	50.4	4.9 5/4	1.3 5/1
Brahim Díaz n 8	26.4	4.3 4/3	1.7 2/1
R. Mahrez n 8	61.4	4.2 6/6	1.8 6/4
P. Foden n 8	29.6	4.2 5/2	1.5 3/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Brahim Díaz n 8	26.4	0.9 1/1	0 0/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	68.9	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
S. Agüero n 8	62.6	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
L. Sané n 8	71.3	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
P. Foden n 8	29.6	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Danilo n 8	71.5	3.1 6/5
Fernandinho n 8	88	1.9 6/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.1	1.9 5/2
O. Zinchenko n 8	75.8	1.8 8/3
Bernardo Silva n 8	68.9	1.8 6/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	1.4 4/0

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. 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
M. Gabbiadini n 8	39.4	2.3 7/1	1.4 5/0	—
S. Long n 8	46.4	2.2 5/3	1 4/0	R. Sterling
S. Armstrong n 8	33.8	2 4/1	2 4/2	—
Oriol Romeu n 8	54.1	1.9 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
P. Højbjerg n 8	88.4	1.7 5/5	2.3 7/6	Fernandinho

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Gabbiadini n 8	39.4	4 7/4	1.7 4/2
C. Austin n 8	43.1	3.4 6/5	1 3/1
D. Ings n 8	83.8	2.8 8/7	1.3 6/4
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	73.9	2.6 7/7	1.2 4/3
N. Redmond n 8	90	1.9 7/5	0.4 3/0

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ings n 8	83.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
P. Højbjerg n 8	88.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Targett n 8	64.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Austin n 8	43.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
N. Redmond n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Højbjerg n 8	88.4	2.9 7/5
Oriol Romeu n 8	54.1	2.9 6/5
W. Hoedt n 8	90	2.6 7/6
S. Armstrong n 8	33.8	2.3 4/2
M. Lemina n 8	87	2.1 7/4

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Gunn n 8	90	3.5 7/6
A. McCarthy n 8	90	2.6 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Southampton
67%	Possession	33%
18	Shots	13
8	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	2
13	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	3
729	Passes	341
91%	Pass accuracy	79%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7
Aymeric Laporte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Mendy	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	7.4
R. Sterling	90	2	2	4	3	3	1	0	9.5
S. Agüero	90	1	2	4	2	4	2	Y	8.9
L. Sané	90	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	7.7
Fernandinho	79	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
David Silva	72	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	8
J. Stones	68	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
V. Kompany sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
P. Foden sub	18	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
F. Delph sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. McCarthy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.9
Cédric Soares	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.7
W. Hoedt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.1
R. Bertrand	90	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.7
M. Lemina	90	0	4	1	0	3	0	6.9
P. Højbjerg	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
S. Long	90	0	3	1	1	1	0	5.9
D. Ings	82	1	5	3	0	2	0	7.3
J. Ward-Prowse	73	0	1	1	3	2	Y	6.8
N. Redmond	73	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
Mohamed Elyounoussi	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Obafemi	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Armstrong	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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 CityDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0 conceded per game

SouthamptonLDLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Manchester City 2 · 0 draws · Southampton 0 · 2 goals/game

2018-05-13 Southampton 0–1 Manchester City
2017-11-29 Manchester City 2–1 Southampton

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos98 pts38 pl+72 GD

Southampton#16 pos39 pts38 pl-20 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.5

Southampton scored1.18

Manchester City conceded0.61

Southampton conceded1.71

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Southampton?: In their last 2 meetings, Manchester City won 2, Southampton won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Southampton?: Recent form — Manchester City 4W 1D 0L; Southampton 0W 3D 2L.

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