Championship: Southampton vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Championship round 25 match preview for Southampton and Plymouth who meet up on Friday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Plymouth travel to Southampton on Friday, when the pair of them go toe-to-toe at St. Mary’s Stadium in an exciting Championship encounter.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Southampton claimed 48 points after 24 rounds. Meanwhile, Plymouth amassed 28 points and rank number 16 in the Championship at the moment.

Form: Southampton vs Plymouth

Southampton Form

Southampton swept all aside in their last three matches and started by winning 4-0 against Blackburn. They went on to defeat Queens P.R. 0-1 and made it three on the spin against Swansea in a 5-0 victory. Southampton took six wins in their last six Championship matches on home soil, as they scored 17 and let in two goals.

Plymouth Form

Plymouth are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 3-2 against Rotherham, before sharing the points in a 3-3 draw with Birmingham. Another draw followed, this time 2-2 against Cardiff. In their last six Championship away matches, Plymouth failed to win even once. Instead, they’ve drawn two and lost four, scoring five while also conceding 12 times.

Betting stats for Southampton and Plymouth

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

Players on top: Southampton vs Plymouth

It’s been a great season for Morgan Whittaker so far with 12 goals to his name in the Championship this season. He has also hit the target four times in his last six games, and no doubt Plymouth want him to continue this productive spell against Southampton this coming Friday.

Popular markets: Southampton vs Plymouth

Full-time result

Amazingly, Southampton are on a streak of 16 Championship matches without defeat, including their last eight at home. Of their 10 most recent games at St. Mary’s Stadium across all tournaments, Southampton won seven times, drew one, and lost two. Plymouth won zero of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing four and losing six.

Both teams to score

Southampton have not conceded a goal in three consecutive Championship games. Plymouth managed the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Southampton were first on target in nine of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Southampton have scored in their last 17 Championship matches. In the past ten matches for Southampton across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened three times with an average of 1.9 goals scored by themselves. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Plymouth matches would have resulted in winnings in seven of them. Plymouth have scored an average of 1.6 goals per game.

Suggested bet: Southampton vs Plymouth

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Southampton and Plymouth. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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