FA Cup Opta Stats: Man City v Southampton and Chelsea v Leeds

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Man City v Southampton - Three stats and bets

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Saturday 25 April, 17:15
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Bet#1 - Back City to win and over 4.5 goals

Manchester City have faced Southampton in four previous FA Cup ties, winning 5-0 in 1909-10, 3-1 in 2006-07 and 4-1 in 2021-22. They lost 5-1 in the other in the third round in 1959-60.

Three of these meeting then produced five goals or more.

Bet#2 - Back City to keep a clean sheet in win

Manchester City have won their last 21 FA Cup matches against sides from outside the Premier League, scoring 84 goals and only conceding 11. It is the outright longest winning run ever in FA Cup history by top-flight sides against lower league teams.

Bet#3 - Back Haaland hat-trick

Erling Haaland has scored 12 goals in 12 FA Cup appearances for Man City, with 11 of those 12 goals coming as part of hat-tricks (3 vs Burnley in 2023, 5 vs Luton in 2024, 3 vs Liverpool in 2026). However, Haaland has never scored or assisted in a single semi-final or final in any competition for City - he's played 14 games, 1,140 minutes, had 25 shots and 62 touches in the opposition box.

Could he end his semi-final brought and hit another hat-trick?

Chelsea v Leeds - Three stats and bets

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Sunday 26 April, 15:00
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Bet#1 - Back Leeds to avoid defeat again

Leeds United are unbeaten in both Premier League matches against Chelsea this season (W1 D1). It's the seventh time the two sides have met three (or more) times in a season in all competitions, but the Whites have never previously avoided defeat in all three meetings in a season. 

Bet#2 - Back Chelsea to reach the final in bet builder

Chelsea have faced Leeds in six previous FA Cup ties and have progressed from all six, most recently in the 2023-24 fifth round. They've only faced Hull more often while winning each tie (9/9 - an FA Cup record), while Leeds have only been eliminated more often by Arsenal (8).

Bet#3 - Back Tanaka to score

Leeds United's nine FA Cup goals this season have been spread across eight different scorers, with Ao Tanaka the only player on the scoresheet twice. 1964-65 is the only previous campaign with more Leeds scorers in the FA Cup (9), a season they reached the final as a newly promoted club.

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