As they seek to improve on their Boxing Day victory against West Ham, Southampton hosts Tottenham Hotspur in a midweek English Premier League match. Spurs have been a force under Conte, and they should win this match.
Recent form
Southampton
Southampton won their Premier League match 3-2 over West Ham. They scored three goals through Mohamed Elyounoussi and James Ward-Prowse and then held on to win.
Southampton was relieved to win this game, ending a string of six Premier League matches without a win. They are now nine points clear of the bottom three, which helps ease some of their relegation pressure.
Although Ralph Hasenhuttl, Southampton’s manager, will be happy with the result. However, there is still much to do at St Mary’s. They are currently unbeaten in nine of their home games, and they were held to a draw by Brighton in front of their fans in the last game.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur won the Boxing Day match against Crystal Palace 3-0. Harry Kane maintained his goal-scoring record against Crystal Palace, while Lucas Moura (and Son) also scored.
This means that Tottenham now has an unbeaten streak of six games in the Premier League since Antonio Conte took control. They are currently six points behind fourth-placed Arsenal in the Champions League but have played three more games.
Harry Kane is slowly returning to his best after Conte’s arrival. He has scored in both of England’s last two games, and his goals have been vital to Tottenham’s top-four scrap.
Analyze the current team situation
Southampton currently has 20 points and is in 14th, nine points behind Spurs in fifth. Southampton won 3-2 against West Ham on the road. Before this match, they had a thrilling encounter with Southampton and are now looking for a win against another London team. This was the fourth time in five games that Southampton scored more than 2.5 goals. They will take this win with them to home, and they have some positives. The Saints have won their last five home games without losing, drawing two, winning one, and conceding two goals.
Tottenham Hotspur is on the rise. They beat 10-man Crystal Palace by 3-0 on Boxing Day. They won their fourth game in five and have lost only one other time in this span. Their last five home games (excluding Rennes) have been their best. They have scored at least three goals in most of these games, four. Spurs must stop allowing their away games to be the cause of most of their problems. They have won just two of their 10 away games and it was against two struggling teams, Newcastle United and Burnley. They have now lost three of five of their last away games, losing one and scoring in only three.
What 1xbet thinks of it
Bookmakers 1xbet offer Tottenham Hotspur 1.12 to win and Southampton 2.7 to win. 1xbet has the draw at 2.6
Recent head-to-head meetings
Tottenham Hotspur has not lost a match against Southampton in four of their last four games and has won three. They beat St Mary’s 5-2 with Son scoring four goals.
Pay attention to the players
Southampton’s attacking threat has been Armando Broya, who has scored three goals in his last five home matches.
Son has a strong record in this competition. He scored seven goals against Southampton in his last four matches. In his last visit to St Mary’s, the striker scored four goals.
The key points
Spurs have scored twice in the last ten away matches.
Southampton remains unbeaten in their fifth consecutive home match.
In four of their five most recent games, Southampton has scored more than 2.5 goals.
In four of their five last games, Tottenham scored more than 2.5 goals.
Spurs won one of their five last away games.
Conclusion
Spurs have enjoyed back-to-back wins at home and they will be looking to score a positive result on the road. Their road performance has been poor and their defense needs to be improved against Southampton. Southampton, on the other hand, is unbeaten in five home games and will be very excited to face them. Both teams have played in high-scoring games, so an over 2.5 goal win looks possible.
Tips & Predictions
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