Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Southampton and Liverpool who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The Reds are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Premier League table, when stepping up against Southampton for a match this coming Sunday. Southampton no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Liverpool nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
Sitting top of the table, Liverpool claimed 28 points after 11 rounds, while The Saints have amassed four points. This ranks the latter as number 20 in the Premier League before the next round.
Form: Southampton vs Liverpool
Southampton Form
In their last three matches, Southampton beat Stoke by 3-2 and Everton by 1-0, before losing against Wolverhampton by 2-0. 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 two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.
Liverpool Form
Liverpool are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Brighton got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Bayer Leverkusen got hammered in a 4-0 victory. Aston Villa was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Liverpool. Liverpool recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding six. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.
Betting stats for Southampton and Liverpool
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Southampton and Liverpool. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Southampton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Liverpool have won 9 of the last 11 matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Liverpool have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Liverpool have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Southampton vs Liverpool
With two goals in six matches Cameron Archer has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Liverpool and their defence. The visitors hope Mohamed Salah adds another to his current tally of five goals in his latest matches.
Betting markets: Southampton vs Liverpool
Full-time result
Southampton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St. Mary’s Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Liverpool won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost zero. Liverpool didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent games. Liverpool remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Liverpool have not lost to Southampton in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Impressively, Liverpool scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Liverpool have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Southampton have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Southampton and Liverpool.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Liverpool, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.
Suggested bet: Southampton vs Liverpool
To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Southampton vs Liverpool mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.