Southampton vs Norwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th August 2023

The Championship game at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday sees visitors Norwich facing home side Southampton.

Southampton rank five with three points to their name from one match, while visitors Norwich rank eight in the table on three points.

Everyone dreams of opening a new campaign with three points, and Norwich made sure the dream became reality in the premiere round.

The last time Southampton played Norwich, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Saturday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Southampton could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded 12 times. This is an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four games.

Norwich travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of seven goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

The most recent outing between Southampton and Norwich failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 2-2 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.

Southampton vs Norwich Prediction

Southampton Form

Southampton have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 4-4 draw with Liverpool, before claiming 3 points in a 1-2 win against Sheffield Wednesday. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Gillingham. Southampton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded six goals.

A title race would require all stars to align, but sneaking inside the top four and hopefully also collect a medal certainly isn't beyond Norwich, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Norwich Form

Norwich collected one win from their last three matches, as West Bromwich won by 2-1. Blackpool were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Norwich won 2-1 against Hull. In their last six Championship away matches, Norwich failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn three and lost two, scoring six while also conceding nine times.

Southampton would probably consider anything lower than at least a second place finish a disappointment. The hosts have one eye on a title challenge and know a good start is imperative.

Southampton are the bookies favourite to claim the win, when Norwich arrive at St. Mary's Stadium, and we believe the home side will prevail.

Southampton vs Norwich Squads

Southampton Squad

The 37-year-old coach of the home team, Russell Martin, will select the lineup against Norwich from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/1), Joe Lumley (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Jack Stephens (0/0), Jan Bednarek (0/1), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/1), Lyanco (0/0), Romain Perraud (0/0), Shea Charles (0/0), Carlos Alcaraz (0/1), James Bree (0/0), James Ward-Prowse (0/1), Joe Aribo (0/1), Moussa Djenepo (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/0), Romeo Lavia (0/0), Ryan Manning (0/0), Stuart Armstrong (0/1), William Smallbone (0/0), Adam Armstrong (1/1), Che Adams (1/1), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Samuel Edozie (0/1), Sekou Mara (0/0).

Norwich Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 51 year-old Norwich manager Wagner will select his starting XI from these players:

Angus Gunn (0/1), Daniel Barden (0/0), Tim Krul (0/0), Vicente Reyes (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/1), Ben Gibson (0/1), Grant Hanley (0/0), Jack Stacey (0/1), Jonathan Tomkinson (0/0), Max Aarons (0/0), Sam McCallum (0/0), Shane Duffy (0/1), Borja Sainz (0/0), Dimitrios Giannoulis (0/1), Gabriel Sara (0/1), Jacob Lungi Soerensen (0/0), Jonathan Rowe (1/1), Kellen Fisher (0/0), Kenny McLean (0/1), Liam Gibbs (0/0), Marcelino Nunez (0/1), Onel Hernandez (0/1), Tony Springett (0/1), Adam Idah (1/1), Ashley Barnes (0/1), Christian Fassnacht (0/1), Christos Tzolis (0/0), Joshua Sargent (0/1), Milot Rashica (0/0).

Southampton vs Norwich Team News

At the time of writing, Southampton have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Norwich this coming Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 2, Southampton are unable to call upon Kyle Walker-Peters, who is suspended.

Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy and Juan Larios nurses various injuries and won't take part for Southampton against Norwich at St. Mary's Stadium.

Norwich have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Southampton on Saturday. Grant Hanley is suspended from the Norwich squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Norwich need to do without Shane Duffy and Jacob Lungi Soerensen, who are not fit enough to travel to St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton vs Norwich Lineups

Southampton vs Norwich H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Southampton played against Norwich. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Southampton won four times, while Norwich ran out winners three times. A home win gets you odds at 3/4 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 7/2.

Southampton vs Norwich Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last eight matches between Southampton and Norwich.

Southampton vs Norwich Betting Tips

Adam Idah shows decent form right now for Norwich, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Southampton, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Billy Sharp also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Championship matches.

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Southampton won none, drew two and lost eight. Norwich won four, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 games away from home. Southampton conceded at least once in their last 10 matches on home soil, whereas Norwich managed four clean sheets in their 10 latest outings away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came up four times in the previous eight encounters between Southampton and Norwich, as Southampton scored 1.26 goals on average per game and Norwich averaging 1.14 goals. Both teams scored in four times of these matches. Southampton performed an average of 1.5 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Norwich, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.