EPL Stats Gallery: xG, pass zones, xT timeline and more from Man City vs Southampton | OneFootball

Manchester City hosted Ralph Hassenhutl’s Southampton at home on Saturday at Etihad Stadium in the match week 5 of the Premier League 2021-22 season. Both the teams shared a point each as the match ended in a 0-0 draw.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals:

How did Southampton cancel out Manchester City at home? Who were the best passers in the sides?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

Pep Guardiola fielded a 4-3-3 formation with Jack Grealish, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling up front.

Man City played the majority of the match in the opposition half through the centre with a high backline near the centre.

Southampton played with a 4-4-2 formation with Che Adams and Adam Armstrong leading the charge.

Average positions show that they played predominantly through the middle with a defence line very deep in their half.

Both the teams failed to put the ball in the back of the net with Manchester City attempting 17 shots with an xG of 1.13 but managing to keep only one shot on target. Southampton kept just two of their 10 shots on target yielding a very low xG of 0.55.

Man City dominated most of the possession while the Saints were the more defensively active side.

Raheem Sterling had the most shots in the match (4) while surprisingly center-back Ruben Dias had the highest xG with 0.25 alongside Sterling. Joao Cancelo had the most final third passes(14).

Manchester City attempted shots from both inside and outside the box equally but failed to keep them on target giving the Southampton keeper no sort of trouble.

Southampton had most of their shots inside and around the box keeping two of them on target but were saved by Ederson.

Southampton started the game on a higher note before Man City got control of the game in the first half and dominated it. The second half was very equally poised with City trying to attack more towards the dying minutes.

The hosts had 61% of ball possession with Joao Cancelo attempting the most passes (85) and Ruben Dias receiving the most with 62.

The visitors saw very little of the ball, only 39%. Kyle Walker-Peters played the most passes (49) while also receiving the most (29).

City played most passes on the left side of midfield near the centre attempting a lot of smart passes, eight of them being successful. They played most of the crosses from the left flank with Cancelo and Grealish playing the most(5).

The Saints played the majority of their passes near the left-wing playing three successful smart passes. They made fewer of crosses.

Man City had their highest xT zones on the left side of the penalty box with Nathan Ake being the best passer with 94.83% accuracy.

Jack Grealish had a really low xT from passing while Cancelo had the highest in the team with 0.70.

Grealish, however, led the charts in dribbles (0.168).

Southampton had the most xT creating zones on the left-wing. Jan Bednarek had a passing accuracy of 96.55%

Walker-Peters had the highest xT from passes (0.34) while Valentino Livramento had the most from dribbles (0.065).

Man City were not that impressive in defensive duels. Cancelo won six duels while Ruben Dias lost out nine times.

They were comparatively better in the air with Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias both winning eight aerial duels.

It was a mediocre performance when it came to 50-50 ball recoveries. Dias and Fernandinho were impressive performers.

Southampton were absolutely poor in defensive duels. Livramento lost nine duels while Bednarek lost six. James Ward-Prowse was unimpressive.

They were no better at aerial duels with Che Adams losing seven times higher up the pitch.

Comparatively better in loose ball recoveries, Southampton’ Nathan Redmond won all of his duels.

Southampton will be delighted to take a point from probable title contenders Manchester City away from home and keeping a clean sheet. However, Pep Guardiola’s men would be disappointed in them not winning a match at home they were favourites for – coming off the back of scoring six goals against RB Leipzig just a few days ago in the Champions League.

If you want to download the stats in PDF format you can do it here: Premier League Stats Analysis: Manchester City vs Southampton