Premier League: Southampton vs Fulham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 34 match between Southampton and Fulham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unsatisfactory form, Fulham have a decent shot at three points in this round 34 match, when visiting Southampton. Though playing at the St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.

Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed 11 points after 33 rounds, while Fulham have amassed 48 points. This places the latter as number 9 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Southampton vs Fulham

Southampton Form

Southampton only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 3-1 and 0-3 against Tottenham and Aston Villa respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with West Ham. Southampton didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 16 and scored four goals.

Fulham Form

Fulham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-2 win against Liverpool. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Bournemouth, before suffering another loss in a 1-2 match against Chelsea. Fulham won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Fulham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Southampton and Fulham played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Southampton vs Fulham

With two goals in six matches Paul Onuachu has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Fulham and their defence. The visitors hope Rodrigo Muniz adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Southampton vs Fulham

Full-time result

Southampton won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing one. They lost eight at St. Mary’s Stadium in this run of matches. Fulham won five of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing one and losing four.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Southampton only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Fulham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Southampton managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Fulham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Fulham, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Southampton conceded a goal in their last 16 matches.