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Aston Villa vs Southampton Prediction & Betting tips
A relegation cracker this weekend in the eighteenth round of the Premier League: Aston Villa receives a visit from Southampton at Villa Park. Both teams have the same number of points, but Villa is just above the red line and Southampton just below the line.
Aston Villa:
With Aston Villa, Dean Smith is in seventeenth place in the Premier League and is therefore just above the relegation line. If Aston Villa loses to Southampton on Saturday afternoon, the players will have an extremely rotten feeling at the Christmas dinner, because in the event of a defeat, Aston Villa ends up under the dreaded red line. The Villans lost their last three games in the Premier League and are certainly not bursting with confidence in the Premier League.
They did get confidence at Aston Villa last Tuesday night when Liverpool was beaten 5-0. This was a duel in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals and with Liverpool they had traveled to Birmingham with a youth team and that was the reason that The Villans simply won against The Reds. Because of that 5-0 victory, Aston Villa is in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup and Leicester City will be the opponent next month. At Aston Villa, however, the priority at the moment is the Premier League, because enforcement in that competition provides Aston Vila much more than possibly cup success.
Southampton:
Just like Aston Villa, Southampton has collected 15 points after seventeen games. The difference between these two teams is in the goal difference: Southampton has a goal balance of -18 and Aston Villa of -8. This is due to the fact that The Saints lost 0-9 to Leicester City just two months ago. The Premier League, on the other hand, is not even halfway through and at Southampton they still have enough opportunities to nestle out of the relegation zone.
In December the team of Ralph Hasenhüttl did not win a duel in the Premier League. This while the month of November was closed by Southampton with a draw and two wins, but in this festive month The Saints has not yet succeeded in achieving a good result. The games against Newcastle United (2-1) and West Ham United (0-1) were both lost to Southampton. At Southampton, on the other hand, they are already unbeaten for six consecutive games against Aston Villa, but on the other hand, The Saints have not won five consecutive away games in the league. Hasenhüttl currently has a free fit selection and that can only be beneficial with the coming busy weeks ahead.
Aston Villa vs Southampton head to head matches
23.04.16 PL Aston Villa Southampton 2 : 4
05.12.15 PL Southampton Aston Villa 1 : 1
28.10.15 EFL Southampton Aston Villa 2 : 1
16.05.15 PL Southampton Aston Villa 6 : 1
24.11.14 PL Aston Villa Southampton 1 : 1
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| Prediction: | Both teams to score / YES |
| Selection odds: | 1,46 |
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