Premier League: Southampton vs Tottenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 16 match between Southampton and Tottenham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Tottenham go up against Southampton on Sunday for a Premier League meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed five points after 15 rounds, while Spurs have amassed 20 points. This places the latter as number 11 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Southampton vs Tottenham

Southampton Form

A draw was the best Southampton could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Brighton, before getting trounced 1-5 against Chelsea. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Aston Villa ran out 1-0 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.

Tottenham Form

A single draw prevents Tottenham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 1-0 and 3-4 against Bournemouth and Chelsea, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Rangers. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Tottenham won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Tottenham

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

Look no further than Adam Armstrong, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Southampton in the Premier League, while James Maddison managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Tottenham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Southampton won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St. Mary’s Stadium. They drew three and lost five as well, while Tottenham won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Tottenham have not lost to Southampton in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Tottenham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Southampton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Tottenham managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 8 consecutive meetings between Southampton and Tottenham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Tottenham, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.