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Southampton vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

By Sport88 Staff

29 Jan 2021

Sport88 Staff 29 Jan 2021

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Southampton vs Aston Villa predictions for Saturday’s Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium
Southampton are undefeated in their last 9 matches against Aston Villa
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Southampton have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 8 matches against Aston Villa (Getty Images)

Southampton Form

Southampton are undefeated in 15 of their last 19 matches in all competitions and 4 of their last 5 at St Mary's. They followed a 1-0 home win over Liverpool with a 2-0 defeat at Leicester.

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side produced a 2-0 victory against Shrewsbury in their delayed third round FA Cup fixture. They made it back to back home wins in the FA Cup with a 1-0 win against Arsenal.

Saints hosted Arsenal again in the Premier League on Tuesday. Stuart Armstrong opened the scoring in the 3rd minute but they failed to hold on, losing 3-1 after having 1.00-2.43 expected goals.

Southampton Team News

Southampton's injury list includes central defenders Jannik Vestergaard and Mohammed Salisu.

Kyle Walker-Peters could return and replace Yan Valery at right back. Ryan Bertrand is available after suspension and should come in for Jake Vokins at left back.

Midfielder Oriol Romeu is close to a return and could replace Ibrahima Diallo in the starting side.

Wingers Moussa Djenepo and Will Smallbone are injured but Nathan Redmond came off the bench against Arsenal and could replace Theo Walcott.

Forward Michael Obafemi is injured but Danny Ings has started the last two matches after making a return from COVID-19.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa started 2021 with a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United. Villa’s squad was then decimated due to corona virus with a team of teenagers going down 4-1 to Liverpool in the FA Cup.

Dean Smith’s side returned to Premier League action with a 2-0 defeat at Manchester City. Villa got back to winning ways with a 2-0 home win against Newcastle with Ollie Watkins and Bertrand Traoré on target.

Aston Villa lost 3-2 at Burnley on Wednesday. Watkins opened the scoring and Jack Grealish made it 2-1, but they let it slip after having 62% possession, 18-10 shots and 2.71-0.72 expected goals.

Aston Villa Team News

Aston Villa centre back Kortney Hause is injured. Brazilian striker Wesley Moraes is on his way back from a long injury layoff.

Villa recently signed Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson and he could come off the bench here.

Wingers Trezeguet and Anwar El Ghazi came off the bench in Burnley. El Ghazi should return to the starting side after scoring five goals in his last nine Premier League appearances.

Head to Head

Southampton and Aston Villa have won 28 matches each with 23 draws in 79 matches.

Southampton are undefeated in their last 9 matches against Aston Villa and have won the last four including 4-3 in Birmingham this season.

Predictions

Southampton and Aston Villa are locked on 29 points in the Premier League. This should be a close match with a draw predicted at St Mary's.

Southampton are undefeated in 15 of their last 19 matches (Premier League).
Southampton are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home matches (all competitions).
Southampton are undefeated in their last 9 matches against Aston Villa (all competitions).
Southampton have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 8 matches against Aston Villa (all competitions).

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Verdict

Southampton v Aston Villa

Southampton and Aston Villa should both improve after defeats during the week. A tight tussle is expected here with both teams earning a point in a 1-1 draw.