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Southampton vs Brighton Prediction & Betting tips
Southampton and Bright & Hove Albion both managed to qualify for the next round of the FA Cup last weekend. At St. Mary’s Stadium, both teams face each other on Wednesday-evening and it promises to be a real relegation duel.
Southampton :
Southampton was Saturday at the expense of Watford to place for the next round of the FA Cup. In an earlier stage, Southampton won 0-1 vs. Fulham and The Saints also won with one goal difference from Watford last weekend. The Saints took the lead in their own St. Mary’s Stadium in the fourth minute by a goal from the year old Jack Stephens and the Mauricio Pellegrino team successfully defended that early lead. Two weeks earlier, Southampton and Watford also met and then The Saints gave away a 0-2 lead at Watford and the team of Pellegrino had to settle for a draw.
The victory of last weekend was in any case entirely justified and at Southampton they could also use the success in the run up to the match with Brighton & Hove Albion. The Saints also knew Tottenham Hotspur a 1-1 draw in the St. Mary’s Stadium a week earlier and The Saints have the opportunity to leave their relegation place on Wednesday night. Southampton has only one point behind Brighton & Hove Albion and even in a draw against the visitors from Brighton chances are that Southampton the eighteenth place leaves – number eighteen Stoke City gets namely visit from Watford and The Potters lose and Southampton loses not from Brighton, The Saints climb over Stoke City in the ranking.
Brighton:
Brighton is doing fine as a PhD student in the Premier League. The club from the eponymous coastal town currently stands above the line and if Brighton succeeds to maintain, they have done well above expectations. However, there are still a lot of matches to be completed in the Premier League and the reality is that The Seagulls only have one point ahead of Southampton and Brighton’s lead at West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City is only three points. A loss party on a visit to Southampton can therefore ensure that The Seagulls end up under the line this week and that is what Chris Hughton’s team wants to avoid at all costs.
On Saturday afternoon, Brighton managed to place the heels over the ditch for the next round of the FA Cup. The Seagulls played at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough, which relegated from the Premier League, and Brighton won 0-1 vs. the club from the Championship. Glenn Murray made the 0-1 on behalf of The Seagulls with a bit of luck in the final stages of the game and at Brighton they are lucky to win the game against Middlesbrough, because Brighton had the least right to victory.
At Brighton she recently brought Jürgen Locadia to the coastal town and this week there was a competitor for the striker from PSV. Leonardo Ulloa comes from Leicester City on a rental basis and especially the supporters expect a lot from Ulloa, who also played for the club from the coastal town between 2013 and 2014. The Seagulls can also use some scoring power, because Brighton did not find the net in the last two matches in the Premier League.
Southampton vs Brighton head to head matches
29.10.17 PL Brighton Southampton 1 : 1
31.07.14 CF Brighton Southampton 1 : 3
02.01.12 CHA Brighton Southampton 3 : 0
19.11.11 CHA Southampton Brighton 3 : 0
23.04.11 LO Brighton Southampton 1 : 2