Tottenham are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Premier League table, when stepping up against Southampton for a match this coming Saturday. Southampton no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Tottenham nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed 22 points after 27 rounds, while Tottenham have amassed 48 points. This places the latter as number four in the Premier League at the moment.
With 3 defeats from their last 6 games, the mood around the Southampton camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Tottenham on their home ground.
Southampton have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly five goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.5 goals per game, in which they conceded 11 goals, or 1.1 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.
When it comes to goal-scoring Tottenham are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals for an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five of these matches.
Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Southampton played against Tottenham. It finished 4-1 in a great match between the pair.
Southampton vs Tottenham Prediction
Southampton Form
Southampton collected four points from their last three matches, starting with a 1-0 win against Leicester. It was followed by a 0-0 draw with Manchester United and a 0-2 defeat against Brentford. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Southampton have one win, while they've drawn zero and lost five.
Tottenham Form
In their past three matches, Tottenham lost 1-0 against Wolverhampton, drew 0-0 with AC Milan and won 3-1 against Nottingham Forest. Tottenham claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and ten scored.
Southampton don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Tottenham come visiting this coming Saturday.
Tottenham took six wins and 19 points in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League, as they scored 23 goals while also allowing 13 against. Southampton show off a record of six wins, four draws and 17 defeats in the Premier League this season. Tottenham have 15 wins, three draws and nine defeats in the Premier League.
Southampton vs Tottenham Stats
- In the last 16 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have conceded in 20 of the last 22 home matches
- In the last 8 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Tottenham have lost the last 3 away matches in a row without scoring a goal
- Tottenham have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Tottenham have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Tottenham have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Tottenham away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Southampton vs Tottenham Squads
Southampton Squad
The 39-year-old coach of the home team, Ruben Selles, will select the lineup against Tottenham from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/27), Wilfredo Caballero (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/18), Duje Caleta-Car (0/10), Jan Bednarek (0/12), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (1/20), Lyanco (0/14), Mohammed Salisu (0/21), Romain Perraud (2/24), Valentino Livramento (0/0), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (0/14), Carlos Alcaraz (2/7), Ibrahima Diallo (0/16), James Bree (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (6/27), Joe Aribo (2/19), Kgaogelo Chauke (0/0), Mohamed Elyounoussi (0/24), Moussa Djenepo (0/12), Romeo Lavia (1/18), Stuart Armstrong (1/22), Adam Armstrong (1/24), Che Adams (4/24), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/7), Mislav Orsic (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/6), Samuel Edozie (0/15), Sekou Mara (0/18), Theo Walcott (0/9).
Tottenham Squad
Here is the full team squad of Tottenham. The 53 year-old Antonio Conte will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Alfie Whiteman (0/0), Brandon Austin (0/0), Fraser Forster (0/6), Hugo Lloris (0/21), Ben Davies (2/24), Clement Lenglet (0/17), Cristian Romero (0/18), Davinson Sanchez (0/13), Emerson Royal (2/21), Eric Dier (2/25), Japhet Tanganga (0/2), Pedro Porro (0/4), Arnaut Danjuma (0/1), Dejan Kulusevski (2/19), Ivan Perisic (0/25), Oliver Skipp (1/12), Pape Sarr (0/6), Pierre-Emile Hoejbjerg (4/26), Rodrigo Bentancur (5/18), Ryan Sessegnon (2/17), Yves Bissouma (0/20), Harry Kane (20/27), Heung-Min Son (6/25), Lucas Moura (0/11), Richarlison (0/18).
Southampton vs Tottenham Team News
Southampton are sweating on the fitness of no less than four players before their match this coming Saturday. Southampton have to alter their line-up, as both Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Kyle Walker-Peters and Mohammed Salisu get a day in the shade.
Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy, Juan Larios and Valentino Livramento are missing from the squad, Southampton will field against Tottenhamthis coming Saturday.
Tottenham are juggling with three absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Southampton.
Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur all face a spell on the sidelines for Tottenham due to various injuries.
Southampton vs Tottenham Lineups
Southampton vs Tottenham H2H
The late encounter in the Premier League between these two teams was a belter of a 4-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? In last ten encounters between the clubs, Tottenham have been the dominant force winning five matches against Southampton. The bookies have Tottenham to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.
Southampton vs Tottenham Results
Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Southampton welcome Tottenham as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies on Saturday.
Southampton vs Tottenham Betting Tips
He banged in 20 goals so far this season, and Harry Kane also hammered in four goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Southampton.
St. Mary's Stadium witnessed Southampton winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew zero and lost seven in this run. Tottenham won three of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost six. Tottenham won three of their last 10 away matches without conceding a goal.
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Southampton managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Tottenham averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet nine times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Tottenham, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
