Southampton vs Stoke City Match Analysis & Prediction
29/10/2024 10:45 pm
Taking a welcome break from Premier League duty, Southampton will be looking to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup wh they host Stoke City at the St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Saints knocked out Everton on penalties to advance to the last 16 of this season’s competition, while their Championship rivals were also victorious from 12 yards against Fleetwood Town.
Offering Southampton a small slice of solace in an otherwise miserable 2024-25 campaign so far, the EFL Cup has provided Russell Martin’s side with two morale-boosting wins, firstly a 5-3 victory over Cardiff City before a memorable night at Goodison Park.
After Taylor Harwood-Bellis’header cancelled out Abdoulaye Doucoure’s own aerial effort, the former was one of six Saints players to register from the spot, before Alex McCarthy pulled the rabbit out of the hat by saving from fellow veteran Ashley Young.
While Southampton managed to conquer top-flight opposition in the previous EFL Cup round, their Premier League victory still stands at zero after nine gameweeks this season, as an early Erling Haaland goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at Man City on Saturday.
Also revelling in their own penalty-shootout prowess in the third round of the EFL Cup, Stoke City were minutes away from getting the job done in normal time against Fleetwood Town, only for the League Two side to equalise at the death.
Neither side had brought in shooting boots to Staffordshire, with only three penalties from nine finding the back of the net between them, but Stoke crucially notched two of the successful efforts as Viktor Johansson came up with a pivotaldouble save.
A fourth-round appearance means that Stoke have already achieved their best EFL Cup run since the 2021-22 campaign – when Brentford ended their campaign at this stage – but Championship matters have not gone so swimmingly for Narcis Pelach’s side.
The Potters have only one win to show from their last seven matches in the Championship and were beaten 2-0 by Sheffield United at the weekend, a result that ended a four-game unbeaten run for the 2010-11 FA Cup runners-up.
Southampton vs. Stoke City Head to head
In the previous 49 meetings between these two teams, Southampton have claimed 22 victories while Stoke have won 15, and they have drawn in 12. Stoke have scored 62 goals and concededed 75 in the process.
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21/05/2017Southampton0Stoke City1Premier League
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30/09/2017Stoke City2Southampton1Premier League
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03/03/2018Southampton0Stoke City0Premier League
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03/10/2023Stoke City0Southampton1Championship
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27/04/2024Southampton0Stoke City1Championship
Southampton Team News
Ryan Fraser is eligible to play again for Southampton following his red card in the recent defeat to Leicester City and is currently a candidate to start here.
Southampton's Last 5 Matches
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21/09/2024Southampton1Ipswich Town1Premier League
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30/09/2024AFC Bournemouth3Southampton1Premier League
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05/10/2024Arsenal3Southampton1Premier League
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19/10/2024Southampton2Leicester City3Premier League
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26/10/2024Manchester City1Southampton0Premier League
Stoke City Team News
None of Sam Gallagher (calf), Bosun Lwal (bakc), Lynden Gooch (ligament) and Ben Pearson (hamstring) should be back from their respective issues on Tuesday.
Stoke City's Last 5 Matches
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02/10/2024Stoke City6Portsmouth1Championship
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05/10/2024Swansea City0Stoke City0Championship
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19/10/2024Stoke City1Norwich City1Championship
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22/10/2024Stoke City2Brsitol City2Championship
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26/10/2024Sheffield United2Stoke City0Championship
Southampton vs. Stoke City: Odds and Predictions
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