📊 Form Guide

Southampton

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Southampton will be wanting a better result here after a 2-0 Premier League losing effort in their last game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In that match, Southampton managed 71% possession and 9 shots at goal with 0 on target. Wolverhampton Wanderers got 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Pablo Sarabia (2') and Matheus Cunha (51') scored for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

It’s not been often in recent games where Southampton have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Southampton have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 11 goals in the process.

Heading into this contest, Southampton have left without a victory over Liverpool in their last 5 matches in the league.

Liverpool

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Liverpool will go into this game after a 2-0 Premier League win to defeat Aston Villa in their previous fixture.

In that match, Liverpool managed 63% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Liverpool, goals were scored by Darwin Núñez (20') and Mohamed Salah (84'). For their opponents, Aston Villa got 12 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

Over the course of their last half-dozen outings, Liverpool have bagged the sum of 14 goals. Liverpool have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. Over that period, their defenders have seen 5 goals scored by their opponents. Such a pattern isn’t assured to follow through into this game, of course.

Analysis of their past results shows that Liverpool:

• remain unbeaten by Southampton when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 7 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their past head to head results going back to 08/05/2021 tells us that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Southampton. They have not been able to register any wins at all whereas Liverpool have remained in the ascendancy, winning in 83 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.

Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 24 overall at an average of 4 goals per meeting.

📰 Team News: Southampton

Jan Bednarek (unknown injury), Will Smallbone (Knee injury) and Gavin Bazunu (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be playing for Southampton manager Russell Martin.

In all likelihood, The Saints could make use of the 4-5-1 system in the match, utilising Alex McCarthy, Yukinari Sugawara, T. Harwood-Bellis, Jack Stephens, Kyle Walker-Peters, Adam Armstrong, Adam Lallana, Flynn Downes, Mateus Fernandes, Ryan Manning and Cameron Archer.

🗞️ Team News: Liverpool

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has multiple availability issues to deal with. Harvey Elliott (Broken foot) and Federico Chiesa (Muscle injury) are not ready for selection.

We’re of the thinking that The Reds might utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Caoimhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, K. Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez.

⚡ Prediction

In this game, Liverpool should have the majority of the possession and should turn some of their chances into goals.

Conversely, Southampton could well struggle scoring goals although we think that they will probably end up hitting back at some stage here.

Therefore, we are anticipating a fairly comfortable 1-3 margin for Liverpool when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 13:05 24/11/2024