Since Southampton has been relegated to the lower division of English football and Manchester City is fighting to finish in the top four of the Premier League table, many gamblers will play Manchester City to beat Southampton in their betslip. Manchester City ended up playing a goalless draw with Southampton, which will still cut the betslip of the gamblers who played Southampton and Manchester City to play over 1.5 and 2.5 goals. I only escaped this match because when I was placing my bet, the match had already started, which prevented me from adding it to my betslip.
Yes this situation shows we can not always guess what will happen in football. Usually when really good team like Manchester City plays team that has already been moved to lower league like Southampton most people think it will be easy win for good team. Betting odds would also show this. So people mostly want to bet on these kinds of matches in bigger bet to try and win more money.
But that is where it gets risky. Even best teams can have bad day. And sometimes weaker team can play surprisingly well especially when they do not have anything to lose. Because game ended 0-0 not only did people who bet on Manchester City to win lose their bets but also those who thought there would be at least 2 or 3 goals scored. It just proves that in football we never really know what is going to happen until game is over.