Match Preview

The recent form book doesn’t look good for the home side in our Stoke City vs Southampton preview. City are in the middle of a five-match winless run and they have lost their most recent trio of matches against Newcastle, Bristol City, and Chelsea. Their early season performances have heaped the pressure on an increasingly agitated Mark Hughes, whose only win since the end of August came in a 4-0 win over lower league Rochdale in the cup. The weekend football odds still place Stoke City as favourites, however, but that is largely due to their opponent’s own struggles.

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The Saints’ Premier League difficulties have been well documented. They have scored just four times in their six league games leading up to our Stoke City vs Southampton betting tips. Southampton have actually failed to register a goal in five of their seven fixtures in 2017/18 overall – only Swansea City and Crystal Palace have scored less than Mauricio Pellegrino’s side. The Saints can take solace in their away record, although they have only played two matches away from St. Mary’s. They drew 0-0 at Huddersfield and took the points in a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Palace.

Stoke City vs Southampton Prediction and Betting Advice

There have been under 2.5 goals in all but one of the Saints’ seven fixtures so far this campaign – their lack of goal threat has blunted some encouraging performances, but things really don’t look like improving any time soon. When you look at the results history between the teams, especially from the last season, you see further evidence to support our Stoke City vs Southampton bets and advice. There was only one goal over 180 minutes in 2016/17 and in three of the last four contests involving the teams, there have been under 2.5 goals. City have scored just once in their last three. The teams have quite a bit in common, unfortunately for them. Betfair’s goal market offers and odds give bettors sensational value. They are our chosen bookmaker for this pick.

Our next Premiership football forecast is to back a “draw no bet” option for the home team – this means that City just have to avoid defeat for the prediction to be successful. The Saints have only beaten their hosts once in five attempts. If you want to reach deeper into the past, you can see that their win record at the Britannia stands at two victories in eight. With Pellegrino’s attackers so short of goals, we can be confident in our Stoke City vs Southampton predictions. Shane Long, Charlie Austin, and Manolo Gabbiadini have two goals between them over combined fifteen appearances. That’s as poor a return as you are likely to get from a set of Premiership strikers. We found the best bang for your buck for our tip at Betway.