Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur Match Analysis and Prediction

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Both Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur won on the Boxing Day in the Premier League and will be looking to build on that when they meet at St Mary’s on Tuesday.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side took a 3-2 victory over West Ham United at the weekend, while Spurs won 3-0 over Crystal Palace.

Southampton had failed two times against West Ham at the London Stadium, but they would not be denied the third time, as they prolonged the Hammers’ misery with a 3-2 victory in the capital.

They had gone six Premier League games without a win before succeeding at the London Stadium, and as a result the Saints have moved to 14th in the table ahead of Everton.

Southampton will still be keen on the teams below them – especially with 18th-placed Burnley nine points behind with three games in hand – but they can take comfort in the fact that they are unbeaten in five league games at home before Spurs visit.

After Tottenham had been defeated 3-0 by Crystal Palace in the early months of the season, it was their turn to beat the Eagles 3-0 this time round, as Conte’s side dominated at home.

Lucas Moura was the star of the game with a goal and two assists, with the Brazilian setting up Harry Kane and Son Heung-min with a header each to extend Conte’s strong start to life back in the Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur have been impressive on home soil this month with Conte overseeing two away games and has failed to win either of them.

They have won both Premier League games against Southampton last season by an average scoreline of 7-3 – having scored five of those goals at the St Mary’s Stadium – and the pressure now lays on Conte’s side to translate that positive home form into results on the road.

Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Both teams have previously met on 90 occasions in all competitions, where Tottenham are leading with 44 victories while Southampton have 26 and they have drawn in 20. Tottenham have scored 162 goals and conceded 116. In their last five encounters, Spurs have won three and Southampton one with one draw.

Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 01/01/20

Southampton 1-1 Tottemham Hotspur 25/01/20

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Southampton 05/02/20

Southampton 2-5 Tottenham Hotspur 20/09/20

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southamton 21/04/21

Southampton latest home form

Southampton have been on a relatively good form at home, having lost just two of their last ten matches at home in all competitions, and they have not lost in any of their last five. In their last five games, they have won two and drawn in three in the process.

Southampton 1-0 Leeds United 16/10/21

Southampton 2-2 Burnley 23/10/21

Southampton 1-0 Aston Villa 05/11/21

Southampton 2-2 Leicester City 01/12/21

Southampton 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion 04/12/21

Southampton latest away form

The Siants have had a less impressive form on the road, failing to record successive victories in their matches. They have recently lost in three successive Premier League away games to Norwich City, Liverpool and Arsenal. However, they have won in their last match which could be an upturn of form.

Norwich City 2-1 Southampton 20/11/21

Liverpool 4-0 Southampton 27/11/21

Arsenal 3-0 Southampton 11/12/21

Crystal Palace 2-2 Southampton 15/12/21

West Ham United 2-3 Southampton 26/12/21

Tottenham Hotspur latest home form

Tottenham have recently lost 3-0 at home to Rennes in the Europa Conference League. However, they have been on a good run of form on home soil in most part of the season. In their last five, they have won three, drawn one and lost one in all competitions.

Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Norwich City 05/12/21

Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Rennes 09/12/21

Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Liverpool 19/12/21

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 West Ham United 22/12/21

Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Crystal Palace 26/12/21

Tottenham Hotspur latest away form

Unlike at home, Tottenham have failed to maintain a good run of form on the road, and they even lost in their last outing 2-1 to Mura Europa Conference League. Their last league away victory came on October 17 when they defeated Newcastle United 3-2. They have won just one of their last five.

Vitesse 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 21/10/21

West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 24/10/21

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur 27/10/21

Everton 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur 07/11/21

Mura 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur 25/11/21

Southampton news

Southampton came down with three coronavirus cases before playing West Ham, with Jack Stephens, Nathan Tella and Lyanco all being positive.

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster was fit enough to return in the goal, leaving his fellow goalkeeper Alex McCarthy as the Saints’ only injury absentee for Tuesday with a thigh injury.

Tottenham Hotspur news

Tottenham’s Cristian Romero and Ryan Sessegnon are likely to remain in the treatment room until after New Year, but Conte has no fresh concerns from the Palace win.

Harry Kane should be fine to feature again after being taken off on the 64th minute,but Dele Alli and Tanguy Ndombele could benefit from some forced rotation here.

Prediction and Odds

Southampton are expected to give the visitors a hard time in the game, with Conte still thinking of how best to set up his squad in the tight schedule.

Southampton’s solid home form should give them a good chance, but Spurs could be a better opponent under Conte, and we could see a narrow away victory here.

Odds: 1 2.55 X 3.05 2 2.20