Premier League: Southampton vs Brentford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Southampton and Brentford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Brentford go up against Southampton this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Southampton are number 20 in the table on six points after 19 matches. Brentford rank as number 12 with 24 points after 19 matches played.

Team form: Southampton vs Brentford

Southampton Form

A draw was the best Southampton could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Fulham, before getting trounced 0-1 against West Ham. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Crystal Palace ran out 2-1 winners. Southampton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 17 goals.

Brentford Form

In their past three games, Brentford lost 0-2 against Nottingham Forest, drew 0-0 with Brighton, and lost 1-3 against Arsenal. Brentford didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded nine and scored four goals themselves.

Betting facts for Southampton and Brentford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Brentford. 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 Brentford

It has been an excellent season for Bryan Mbeumo who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Brentford are looking to him against Southampton, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Southampton won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing seven as well. Brentford won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost seven in this run. Brentford have not lost to Southampton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Southampton only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Brentford scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Brentford should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Southampton only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Brentford claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Brentford have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Southampton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brentford, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.