Southampton - Burnley Football prediction

Southampton and Burnley face off at St. Mary's Stadium in a first-leg match of the Premier League. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games. However, the last time they faced in this stage was 04-11-2017, in a game for the Premier League, that ended the victory of Burnley by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by S. Vokes (81 '). In this meeting the home factor could play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Southampton

This is the first game in this edition of the home team event, which finished the previous edition in 17th place. This is a team that curiously has more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in his stadium, with 18 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last game he played, for Club Friendlies, lost with Borussia M'gladbach at home by (0-3). In the last 10 home games Southampton have recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. The team conceded goals in 8 out of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has been regularly scored as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches.

Southampton is a club that has never won the Premier League title, its best campaign was in 1983/84 when it was runner-up. The most important title of the club was an FA Cup in 1975/76. In the 2017/18 season, Southampton narrowly missed the division, finishing seventeenth with just three points more than the relegated Swansea City. In the last five games the team made at home in the 2017/18 Premier League season, three of them had more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this premier game in the new season 2018/19 Premier League, the team wants to start the season in the best possible way, or with a victory in their stadium.

Review of Burnley

The visiting team will make their debut in this edition of the event after finishing last season in 7th place. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 17 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with a total of 12 goals scored and 17 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a draw with Basaksehir by (0-0). In the last 10 games played out for all competitions, Burnley won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Burnley is a club that has won the Premier League title twice in its history in the distant seasons of 1920/21 and 1959/60. Not long ago the club competed for the Championship (English 2nd Division), but after being champion in the 2015/16 season, rose to the main stage of English football. Burnley made a good season in 2017/18 in the Premier League, finished in seventh place but failed to qualify for European competitions, the last five games out last season have always scored more than 1.5 goals. We hope that in this 2018/19 season debut, the team will start with an offensive stance as it did last season.

Betting Tip: 

In Southampton and Burnley, more than 1.5 goals must be scored, as the record of clashes between the two Southampton teams shows that in the last six clashes five have had more than 1.5 goals.