Premier League: Southampton vs Wolverhampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Southampton and Wolverhampton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Southampton and Wolves will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Sitting bottom of the table, The Saints have claimed nine points after 28 rounds, while Wolves have amassed 23 points. This places the latter as number 17 in the Premier League at the moment.

Form: Southampton vs Wolverhampton

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton lost 0-4 against Brighton, 4-0 against Chelsea and 3-1 against Liverpool. Southampton did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 16 and scored five goals.

Wolverhampton Form

In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Wolverhampton won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Southampton and Wolverhampton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Wolverhampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Southampton vs Wolverhampton

It’s been a great season for Matheus Cunha so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Wolverhampton want him to continue this productive spell against Southamptonthis coming Saturday.

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Full-time result

Southampton claimed one wins in their previous 10 matches at St. Mary’s Stadium across all tournaments. They lost nine as well, while visitors Wolverhampton won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew two and lost four. Southampton lost their last 4 matches. Wolverhampton have beaten Southampton in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Southampton scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Wolverhampton got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Wolverhampton will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Southampton managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Wolverhampton have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Southampton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Wolverhampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Southampton’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.