Prediction: Southampton vs Aston Villa

Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1

Best Odds: 17/2

Bookmaker: Betfair

Southampton and Aston Villa will face each other in the Premier League this weekend. The match between the Saints and the Villans at St. Mary’s Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Saturday.

Southampton

Southampton will head into the match against Villa on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal at St. Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League. That followed a 1-0 win against the Gunners at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side are 11th in the Premier League table at the moment with 29 points from 19 matches. Southampton are only six points behind fourth-placed West Ham United, who have played 20 games. It is unlikely that the Saints will end up in the Champions League places, but in what is turning out to be a very unpredictable season, they could earn a spot in the Europa League.

Team News:

Danny Ings will start upfront for Southampton, while Theo Walcott and Stuart Armstrong should also be in the starting lineup.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 29 points from 18 matches. Dean Smith’s side are having a much better season this time around than in 2019-20 when they narrowly avoided the dreaded drop to the Championship. 

Villa, though, suffered a surprise defeat in midweek. Despite taking the lead against relegation-threatened Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday evening, they went down 3-2.

Team News:

Ollie Watkins is back among the goals and is likely to lead the line for Villa again.

Key Factors to Consider

• Aston Villa have scored 33 goals in 18 Premier League games this season.
• Southampton have scored 27 goals in 19 Premier League games this season.
• Aston Villa have conceded 21 goals in 18 Premier League matches this campaign.
• Southampton have conceded 24 goals in 19 Premier League matches this campaign.
• Villa’s Ollie Watkins has scored 8 goals. Southampton’s Danny Ings has scored 7 goals.

Conclusion

Villa have a very good attacking unit, and the Villans will be determined to bounce back from the defeat to Burnley. Although Southampton are at home, if Villa are in top form, then the Saints are going to lose.

Prediction: Aston Villa to win 2-1

Best Odds: 17/2

Bookmaker: Betfair