Southampton vs Walsall Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th January 2024

Southampton come up against visiting side Walsall in a FA Cup fixture on Saturday at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton have their target aimed at getting one over Walsall this coming Saturday, but the latter are highly motivated of showing their skills in front of the crowd at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton presents an average of just 1.9 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 19times, while also conceding 13. This amounts to an average of 1.3 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in two matches.

Walsall are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of eight goals, and while Walsall claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.8 goals per match.

This is the first time Southampton squares up against Walsall in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.

Southampton vs Walsall Prediction

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton won 5-0 and 2-1 against first Swansea then Plymouth, before drawing 1-1 against Norwich. In their last six FA Cup home matches, Southampton have four wins, no draws and two defeats. They scored ten and conceded nine goals.

Walsall Form

In their last three matches, Walsall first beat Crewe 2-0, then Wrexham by 3-1 and finally Grimsby by 1-6. Walsall recorded no less than five in their previous six FA Cup away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target ten themselves while allowing two goals against.

Southampton are far too strong to let a home win slip against Walsall, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Southampton vs Walsall Squads

Southampton Squad

Martin will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Walsall from the players listed below:

Alex McCarthy, Gavin Bazunu, Joe Lumley, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Juan Larios, Kyle Walker-Peters, Mason Holgate, Shea Charles, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Carlos Alcaraz, Flynn Downes, James Bree, Joe Aribo, Ryan Fraser, Ryan Manning, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Stuart Armstrong, William Smallbone, Adam Armstrong, Che Adams, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ross Stewart, Samuel Edozie, Sekou Mara.

Walsall Squad

Here is the full team squad of Walsall. The 38 year-old Mat Sadler will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Oteh, Comley, Hussey, Johnson, Okagbue, Daniels, James-Taylor, Thomas, Draper, Barrett, Williams, Griffiths, Hutchinson, Earing, Smith, Matt, Foulkes, Riley, Gordon, Onabirekhanlen, McEntee, Evans, Farquharson, Menayese, Tierney, Stirk, Allen, Knowles.

Southampton vs Walsall Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Southampton, as they prepare to meet Walsall, since eight could be missing.

Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters, Samuel Edozie, Mason Holgate, James Bree, Ross Stewart, Kamaldeen Sulemana and Juan Larios take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Southampton, when they face Walsall this coming Saturday.

Southampton vs Walsall Lineups

Southampton vs Walsall H2H

This is the first time Southampton squares up against Walsall in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Southampton picked up three wins in their previous four matches against Walsall, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/2.

Southampton vs Walsall Results

Southampton vs Walsall Betting Tips

Douglas James-Taylor shows decent form right now for Walsall, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the FA Cup. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Southampton, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Romain Perraud also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six FA Cup matches.

Of their 10 most recent games at St. Mary's Stadium across all tournaments, Southampton won eight times, drew one and lost one. Walsall won three of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing five. In the last 10 games played away, Walsall opened to scoring only once, while Southampton scored the opener nine times in their last 10 games on home soil.

In Southampton's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average 1.9 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Walsall's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.