Southampton vs Aston Villa: English Premier League match betting tip
Southampton became the first club that will definitely be fighting for a place in the sun in the Championship next season. On April 12, the Saints will play on their own field with Aston Villa, which is fighting in the Champions League and is on a three-match winning streak in the Premier League. How will the teams perform today and which reliable bets should I choose? - the answer is in our expert's betting tip

Command Analysis

Southampton

Current form
Southampton lost 1-3 on the road to Tottenham in the last round and lost even their theoretical chances of salvation. The Saints will compete in the Championship again next season. Moreover, the team set an anti–record - no one had previously lost a chance to keep their residence permit following the results of the 31st round. Plus, Southampton, if they don't score at least two points by the end of the season, will become the worst team in the Premier League in terms of points scored per season. After the game with Tottenham, the management decided to dismiss Ivan Yurich from the post of head coach – he failed to save the club from relegation. Simon Rusk has been appointed as Acting Director.
Disqualifications and injuries
Downs will serve his suspension. The appearance of Larios, Taylor, Fraser and Grenbeck is questionable today.
Interesting betting trends
- In 9 of the 11 previous matches involving Southampton, both teams scored goals.
- In three of the last five matches, the Saints have lost in the first half.
Approximate line–up: Ramsdale - Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Harwood–Bellis, Manning – Aribo, Ugochukwu - Dibling, Fernandez, Sulemana – Onuachu.

Aston Villa

Current form
Aston Villa has a very difficult schedule right now. Last week, Birmingham played their first Champions League quarterfinal match against PSG on the road, where they were defeated 1:3, although they scored first, after the first half the score was 1:1. Ahead of the second leg, the team is unlikely to give up a ticket to the semifinals without a fight. Meanwhile, in the Premier League, Unai Emery's wards are in the midst of a fight for a place in the Champions League for next season, there is no room for error today. Aston Villa is in seventh place and just two points behind the top 5. In the last three rounds, the lions have scored a maximum of nine points and will clearly bet on building on their success in the game with the outsider.
Disqualifications and injuries
The appearance of Bailey and Barkley on the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last five matches, Aston Villa have not lost in the first half.
- In seven of the ten previous matches involving Birmingham in the Premier League, both teams scored goals.
Approximate composition: Martinez – Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen – Onana, Thielemans – Malen, Asensio, Rashford – Watkins.
Trends
Bet Goals in both halves – yes
In Aston Villa's last five matches, goals have been scored in each of the halves.
1.52Southampton's CornerBet
In six of the seven previous face-to-face meetings on home turf in Premier League matches, Southampton have taken more corners than Aston Villa
4.20The bet is an accurate score of 1:3
Southampton have suffered two of their last three defeats with this score
11.50Tip and bets
Aston Villa have a very busy schedule right now, on the other hand, Birmingham have been playing in a tight schedule all season and are generally coping with it successfully. Moreover, Southampton is an outsider in the competition today, and the guests definitely cannot lose points, since the fight for a ticket to the Champions League is in full swing. The Saints may surprise and slam the door after Ivan Yurich's retirement, but this is unlikely to happen in a game against an outclassed and seriously motivated opponent.
Our betting tip is for Aston Villa to win with an Asian handicap (-1) by a factor of 1.93
Bet on the total
Southampton has been playing bold football for a long time, not afraid to take risks, as there is not much to lose. It is no coincidence that in 9 of the Saints' last 11 matches in the Premier League, an exchange of goals was recorded. Aston Villa is quite capable of supporting such an open football.
The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 1.67
A bet on yellow cards
In the last 11 face-to-face matches in the Premier League, Southampton players have only received more than one warning once. We are not expecting too rough a game played by the hosts today.
Betting Tip – the total number of yellow cards of Southampton is less than 1.5 with a coefficient of 2.15