Premier League: Liverpool vs Southampton – Betting preview

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

The Reds face bottom-placed Southampton this coming Saturday at Anfield, which has the look of a straight win for the Premier League leaders.

Liverpool have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 67 points from their initial 28 encounters. The Saints trail by 58 points after 27 rounds, leaving them as number 20 in the table on nine points.

Form: Liverpool vs Southampton

Liverpool Form

In their last three outings, Liverpool won 0-2 against Manchester City, beat Newcastle by 2-0 and hammered Paris Saint-Germain 0-1. Liverpool managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 15 goals and conceded seven times.

Southampton Form

Southampton endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by Bournemouth, before Brighton ran out 0-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Chelsea, who came out 4-0 winners. Southampton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and Southampton

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 Liverpool and Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Liverpool vs Southampton

Scoring 25 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Mohamed Salah is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Mohamed Salah to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Betting markets: Liverpool vs Southampton

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Anfield, Liverpool won eight and drew two. Southampton won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost seven. Liverpool are on an amazing streak of now 24 games in a row without defeat. Amazingly, Liverpool are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. Amazingly, Southampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Liverpool have beaten Southampton in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Liverpool were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Liverpool have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Southampton. They performed an average of one goal in these. Liverpool scored at least one goal in their last 24 matches. Southampton conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.