Southampton vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2023

Southampton come up against visiting side Aston Villa in a Premier League fixture this coming Saturday at St. Mary's Stadium.

With 25 points after 19 games, Aston Villa currently rank 11th in the Premier League standings. Southampton play catch-up as they recorded 15 points in 19 matches, putting them up as 20th before their upcoming clash.

With 25 points after 19 games, Aston Villa currently rank 11th in the Premier League standings. Southampton play catch-up as they recorded 15 points in 19 matches, putting them up as 20th before their upcoming clash.

With 3 defeats in the 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 Aston Villa on their home ground.

Southampton are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 17 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Aston Villa hit the target 15 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.5 goals a game. They conceded 1.6 goals per match for a total of 16 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

Aston Villa got the better of Southampton in their most recent meetings, as they first won 1-0, then 4-0.

Southampton vs Aston Villa Prediction

Southampton Form

Southampton swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-2 against Crystal Palace. They went on to defeat Manchester City 2-0 and made it three on the spin against Everton in a 1-2 victory. Southampton are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored five goals.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Wolverhampton brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Stevenage. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Leeds by a 2-1 scoreline. Aston Villa won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and five scored.

It seems both Aston Villa and Southampton have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Aston Villa won two of their previous five outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed seven points. They scored four and conceded five goals. Southampton claimed four wins, three draws as well as 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa are looking at seven wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Southampton vs Aston Villa Team News

Southampton could have as many as four players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Aston Villa on 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 Aston Villathis coming Saturday.

Aston Villa have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Southampton this coming Saturday. For instance, Aston Villa won't be able to field Douglas Luiz as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Aston Villa need to do without John McGinn and Diego Carlos, who are not fit enough to travel to St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton vs Aston Villa H2H

Aston Villa won 1-0 in September 2022 and 4-0 in March 2022 in the last two matches against Southampton. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Southampton came out on top in six games, whereas Aston Villa ran away with three points three times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 19/10 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 13/10.

Southampton vs Aston Villa Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Southampton and Aston Villa. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Southampton vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

James Ward-Prowse has four strikes in six Premier League matches for Southampton, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Aston Villa. The visitors are looking to Danny Ings, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

Southampton claimed four wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings. Aston Villa won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five. Strap yourselves up for a goals at St. Mary's Stadium since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Southampton. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Aston Villa.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Southampton and Aston Villa, with the former on an average of 2.1 goals a game. Aston Villa scored 1.4 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Aston Villa's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.