Premier League: Tottenham vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 31 match between Tottenham and Southampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Southampton come to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Sunday, Tottenham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Tottenham approach round 31 as number 14 in the Premier League table with 34 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Southampton have amassed ten points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.

Team form: Tottenham vs Southampton

Tottenham Form

In their last three matches, Tottenham won 3-1 against AZ Alkmaar, before losing 2-0 against Fulham and 1-0 to Chelsea. Tottenham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 3-1 against Liverpool. A 1-2 defeat against Wolverhampton followed, before a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. Southampton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 16 goals to seven.

Betting stats for Tottenham 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 Tottenham and Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Tottenham vs Southampton

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Brennan Johnson has actually netted nine goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Southampton should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Brennan Johnson to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Betting markets: Tottenham vs Southampton

Full-time result

Tottenham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Southampton won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Amazingly, Southampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches.

Both teams to score

Tottenham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Southampton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Tottenham managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Tottenham have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

Tottenham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Southampton played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.