Sports Innovation previews the Premier League match between Southampton and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
The Premier League tie at St. Mary’s Stadium on Friday sees Southampton up against Aston Villa at St. Mary’s.
Ranked in 14th place in the Premier League table, Southampton have collected 11 points from 10 games. Sitting one point and one spot behind the Saints in 15th are Aston Villa. It sets up for what could be a close game between two sides desperate to enter the international break with a win.
Our tip
Facts and figures for Southampton vs Aston Villa in Premier League.
- Southampton unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Southampton’s last 5 of 7 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 2.5 in Southampton’s last 5 of 7 matches;
- Total goals was OVER 3.5 in Southampton’s last 2 of 4 matches.
- Aston Villa has lost the last 4 matches in a row;
- Aston Villa has lost in the last 4 of 5 matches;
- Aston Villa has lost in the last 4 of 5 matches when playing away;
- Aston Villa scored in the last 18 of 20 matches.
Current form — Southampton v. Aston Villa
The Saints looking for more
It has been a rollercoaster couple of weeks for Southampton with performances showing little sign of stability. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches, they first split the points with Burnley in a 2-2, before also drawing 1-1 with Chelsea. A win finally came their way as they threw Watford under the bus in a 1-0 victory.
The Villans struggling for results
Aston Villa will enter the match hoping to finally end their dismal run of form in recent matches. Dean Smith’s side have had to endure a tough spell in their last 3 matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-3 by Wolves before Arsenal ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against West Ham, who came out 1-4 winners.
The bookies appear to slightly favor the home side for this one. At the time of writing, we were able to look up following odds with the bookmakers on this encounter. A win for Southampton pays out at 2.12, the best price for a draw is 3.65, whereas an away win for Aston Villa returns you odds of 3.80.
Southampton v. Aston Villa — fixture history
The latest match between these two clubs was a close affair with Aston Villa taking a slender 1-0 victory.
Southampton have been able to win 50% of their last 10 encounters against Aston Villa in the Premier League. In other words, they have a 5-3-2 recent record, with the latter winning 20% of the matches. In the last 10 meetings of these teams, an advantage was formed on the side of the Saints, and these matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.
Current table in the Premier League
Man of the Moment
In spite of scoring only one goal recently, Che Adams is one of the players from Southampton that is expected to hit the net again quite soon. Similarly, Aston Villa have Ollie Watkins with 2 goals to his account at this point, but equally more goals are expected from him.
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