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Southampton vs West Ham: English Premier League Match Prediction
In one of the matches of the 18th round of the Premier League on December 26, Southampton will play West Ham. How will the Saints under Ivan Juric perform today? – the answer is in our forecast. What bets should you choose for the upcoming game?
Command Analysis
Southampton
EnglandCurrent form
In the upcoming match, Southampton will officially play under the leadership of a new head coach, Ivan Juric. In the last round, the Saints managed to earn one point away from home in a confrontation with Fulham. Both teams played poorly in that match, showing practically nothing in attack. With six points scored, Southampton is still at the bottom of the standings. The chances of salvation are very small, given that the distance to the 17th line is eight points. It is worth noting that the team achieved its only victory in the Premier League at home, beating Everton with a minimum score of 1:0.
Disqualifications and injuries
Stewart, Smallbone, Larios and Bazunu are all out with injuries today, while Cornet is ineligible to play under the terms of his loan deal.
Interesting trends for betting
- Southampton have been behind in the first half in four of their last five matches
- There have been no goals scored in three of the Saints' previous five matches.
Probable line-up: Ramsdale - Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood - Sugawara, Ugochukwu, Downes, Walker-Peters - Fernandes, Dibling - Archer.
West Ham United
EnglandCurrent form
West Ham have managed to more or less stabilize their results and have not suffered a single defeat in the last three rounds. There is still no real breakthrough, but progress has been made. The Hammers' unbeaten run in the Premier League includes a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton and 1-1 draws with strong Bournemouth and Brighton. With 20 points, Julen Lopetegui men are approaching the start of the 18th round in 14th place in the table, eight points away from the European Cup zone.
Disqualifications and injuries
Antonio will miss the game due to injury. Paqueta is suspended.
Interesting trends for betting
- West Ham have drawn 0-0 with their opponents in the first half of their last three matches
- Seven of the Hammers' previous nine Premier League games have seen three or fewer goals scored
Probable line-up: Fabianski - Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson - Alvarez, Soucek - Bowen, Soler, Kudus - Fullkrug.
Trends
West Ham to score in the second half
In the four previous matches, the Hammers scored goals in the second 45 minutes
1.64Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
No more than one goal has been scored in the first half in West Ham last four matches
1.56Bet Exact score 0:1
Southampton have suffered two of their last three defeats by one goal
9.90Tip and bets
Southampton drew 0:0 with Fulham in the last round, but showed nothing in attack, having only one shot on target. It is unlikely that Ivan Juric will be able to immediately improve the game, especially in the attack line. West Ham has noticeably improved recently, is on a three-match unbeaten streak and is capable of taking all three points in a game with an outsider.
Our prediction is a West Ham win with an Asian handicap (0) at odds of 1.65
Bet on total
Southampton have had huge problems in attack throughout the season. West Ham are also not known for their high scoring, with seven of the Hammers’ previous nine Premier League games not having scored more than three goals. We don’t expect a particularly bright and open game today.
The second bet is total under three goals with odds of 1.79
Bet on corners
In our view, bookmakers are slightly overestimating Southampton corner-taking abilities. The Saints have not taken more than five corners in seven of their last eight home Premier League meetings.
Prediction - Southampton corners total under 5.5 with odds of 1.65
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