After picking up a dismal winless streak in the Premier League, Southampton will look to an end when they host Burnley this weekend. The match is scheduled for Saturday at the St. Mary’s Stadium, with a kickoff at 6 pm.
Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion will both be keen to bounce back from league defeats this past weekend when the two teams lock horns at St. Mary’s in a Saturday evening kickoff.
With Southampton and Leicester linked by a recent series of drubbings, many predicted that the Foxes would continue their dominance of The Saints and maintain their over-achieving league position with another goal-ridden victory.
Southampton remarkably rescued a point after twice losing the lead to Leicester, who went fourth in the table thanks to a remarkable second-half recovery.
Saints took the lead through Jan Bednarek and Che Adams, but were pegged back by Jonny Evans and James Maddison. The latter’s equaliser looked to be that final blow, but a late Shane Long goal set up a fantastic finale.
Brighton’s disastrous first half saw them go a goal down inside five minutes to Tomas Soucek’s header before losing both Jeremy Sarmiento and Adam Webster to injury. Still, the Seagulls swooped to stifle any more misery with a fortuitous equaliser late on.
Brighton has suffered only one defeat away from home all season, which came at the hands of a fellow play-off-chasing side in Derby.
Southampton vs Brighton Head to Head
Both sides have 16 games against each other, with hosts taking seven games while opponents with three wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Southampton 2-2 Leicester City
- Liverpool 4-0 Southampton
- Norwich City 2-1 Southampton
- Southampton 1-0 Aston Villa
- Watford 0-1 Southampton
Away
- West Ham 1-1 Brighton
- Brighton 0-0 Leeds
- Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton
- Brighton 1-1 Newcastle
- Liverpool 2-2 Brighton
Southampton Team News
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was relieved after Jan Bednarek’s injury against Leicester City was not as severe as first feared.
Hassenhutl has confirmed that Moussa Djenepo and Mohamed Elyounoussi are selected again.
Brighton Team News
As for the Crockers, once again, a Brighton XI will be at sixes and sevens as Lallana, Webster, Sarmiento and Welbeck are ruled out with injuries.
Alexis Mac Allister and Shane Duffy should be the most popular picks from Lallana and Ward’s absences, with Gross or Pascal Gross also potential options.
Prediction and Odds
Both sides have built a reputation for goalless stalemates between them; hence we expect the same.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Under 3.5
