Leeds United will be visiting their rival's home on Saturday for their Premier League match against home team Southampton .To see all the predictions, stats and user picks for Southampton v Leeds United, scroll down - as well as the latest match odds.
Southampton
Southampton will be looking for a better result here after losing their last game against Tottenham 4-1 in the Premier League.
In that game, Southampton achieved 43% possession and 9 scoring chances with 2 shots on target. For Southampton, the goals were scored by James Ward-Prowse (12') and Mohamed Salisu (61' Own goal). he reached 18 shots on goal with 8 shots on target. Ryan Sessegnon (21'), Eric Dier (31') and Dejan Kulusevski (63') scored for Tottenham.
At least 3 goals per game were scored in 6 of the 6 most recent meetings where Southampton have participated. Their opponents scored 17 times in these games and Southampton amassed a total of 6.
Observing the information prior to the match, Southampton:
haven't been beaten in the league by Leeds United in their previous 2 games.
they have not won at home the last 2 league games.
Leeds United
Leeds United come into this match after a 2-1 Premier League victory over Wolves in their previous outing.
In that match, Leeds United had 39% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Leeds United was Rodrigo Moreno (24'). Wolverhampton Wanderers had 15 chances on goal with 6 shots between the three sticks. Daniel Podence (6') and Rayan Aït Nouri (74' Own goal) scored for Wolves.
In their form, Leeds United have conceded goals in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 12 goals in total. At the back, Leeds United must do much better. We are going to see if that trend can continue in this meeting.
Face to face
Taking a look at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 03/03/2012 tells us that Southampton have won 2 of them and Leeds United 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A total of 12 goals were shared between the two clubs in these games, with 3 of them for Southampton and 9 for Leeds United. That provides an average of goals per game of 2.
Team News: Southampton
There are not many personal concerns, with just a simple health concern for Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl to deal with thanks to a largely intact player group. Tino Livramento will not be in the game.
We think Southampton will field a 3-2-3-2 system in this game with Gavin Bazunu, Yan Valery, Jan Bednarek, Mohammed Salisu, Kyle Walker-Peters, Romain Perraud, James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia, Oriol Romeu, Joe Aribo and Stuart Armstrong.
Team News: Leeds United
Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has to select a team that has multiple injury problems. Stuart Dallas and Mateusz Bogusz are out.
Our opinion is that Leeds United could start the match with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement, starting with Illan Meslier, Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Diego Llorente, Pascal Struijk, Tyler Adams, Marc Roca, Brenden Aaronson, Rodrigo, Jack Harrison and Patrick Bamford.
Prediction
Watching both teams, we have a feeling that Leeds United are probably capable of drilling into Southampton's rival goal. But, that may not be enough to get the victory. We opted for a close 2-1 difference for Southampton after 90 minutes. Little difference will be made.
What are the highest odds for the match?
Looking at the betting values for this matchup for WDW, a win for Southampton pays out at 2.37 , betting on a draw pays out at 3.66 and putting money on the winning team being Leeds United pays out at 3.12 . Those are the best winning bets offered at this very moment.
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