As Manchester City prepares to face a Southampton team seeking a welcome diversion from their Premier League woes, they move from one cup competition to another in the hopes of winning the EFL Cup for the fifth time under Pep Guardiola.
Nathan Jones’ team is currently last in the standings and three points from safety, so it will be difficult for them to stay in this cup.
Prior to the match on the south coast, City are the odds-on favourites while the Saints are long shots as expected!
From 2018 to 2021, Guardiola won the trophy four times in a row. However, West Ham United eliminated Guardiola’s team on penalties in the fourth round of the previous campaign.
The visitors have so far in this season’s competition defeated powerhouses Chelsea and Liverpool on their way to the quarterfinals.
Southampton will be attempting to pull off a surprise and advance to the semi-finals for the first time since 2017. Before scheduling the home match against Pep Guardiola’s team, they defeated Cambridge United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Lincoln City.
On Southampton, Guardiola said: “It’s an away game, it’s better to play at home. They are in a difficult position. A new manager.
“We knew with Ralph how we struggled every season. They have changed some patterns and movements, that is normal and we have to adapt and we will try to impose our game and win the game.
“We want to reach the semi final tomorrow.”
But will that happen?
Let’s check with the odds!
1×2 Betting Odds
With Guardiola and the attacking quality he has on his hands, you can never truly predict how Man City will line up. They rotated slightly for the FA Cup game on Sunday but with Manchester United coming up on Saturday, Guardiola may still opt to field a “weakened” side. Regardless of that, City should be able to prevail against the Saints!
Playing against Manchester City in recent times is one of the most difficult games of the season if you happen to be a club from England! That’s how good they are!
The Saints who will play at home on Tuesday are massive underdogs in this @ 15.00.
Manchester City would be expected to shuffle their side a bit in hindsight of the upcoming Manchester derby, but that doesn’t affect their market odds! They are the overwhelming favourites to win @ 1.27.
The market odds of a stalemate after the 90 mins are played, stands @ 7.00.
Total goals over/under
The odds that the total number of goals scored will be over 2.5, stands @ 1.48.
While the odds that the total number of goals will be under 2.5, stands @ 2.86.
The odds are aligned as such because the market expects Manchester City to win against the Saints comfortably!
The Saints have been in a dismal form, whereas Manchester City are always a dangerous side to face!
Expect Man City to win here and win big!
