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Southampton vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting tips
Saturday afternoon, the game between Southampton and Crystal Palace is scheduled at St. Mary’s Stadium. Both teams managed to win on Boxing Day and would like to continue the good feeling this weekend.
Southampton:
At Southampton, they pulled out extra champagne late on Thursday evening: The Saints won on Boxing Day 0-2 from Chelsea and nobody expected that. Last Saturday, Southampton was 1-3 too strong for rival Aston Villa and on Stamford Bridge The Saints also managed to score three runs by hits from Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond. The team of Ralph Hasenhüttl has now won four of the last six league games and is in a flow. In comparison: of the twenty competition matches before that, The Saints only managed to win three.
The Premier League is now halfway and Southampton has already grabbed six points more than it did last year after nineteen games. Hasenhüttl therefore performs well with Southampton, but the lead over the relegation line is still only three points. So it is certainly not the case that there is already a reason for a polonaise at Southampton: The Saints still have to fear relegation and it will stay that way for the entire season. Given the game of Southampton in recent weeks, however, it is unlikely that The Saints will actually be relegated. Teams such as Aston Villa, Watford and Norwich City seem to have less quality than Southampton, but it’s not going to be easy for The Saints.
Crystal Palace:
The season in the Premier League is therefore halfway and Crystal Palace is in ninth place. The Eagles can be proud of that ranking, because Crystal Palace really doesn’t have a great selection. Roy Hodgson, on the other hand, knows how to get the most out of his group of players every season and that is no different this season. It was feared in advance that Crystal Palace would be embroiled in a relegation battle, but nothing could be further from the truth. The counter is already at 26 points after nineteen games and this Crystal Palace is going to maintain itself.
Just like Southampton, Crystal Palace also played a match in London on Boxing Day. At Selhurst Park, fellow townspeople West Ham United visited The Eagles and Crystal Palace managed to keep the three points in South London: 2-1 win. Hodgson’s team still fell behind in their own stadium, but thanks to a goal by Cheikhou Kouyaté and a really beautiful solo by Jordan Ayew, The Eagles managed to win the city derby. Hodgson saw that Patrick van Aanholt had to leave the field injured in the duel with West Ham United and the 72-year-old manager has already indicated that he hopes for a number of reinforcements in January, as Crystal Palace has been plagued by injuries in recent months. Hodgson also misses six potential base players against Southampton.
Southampton vs Crystal Palace head to head matches
30.01.19 PL Southampton Crystal Palace 1 : 1
01.09.18 PL Crystal Palace Southampton 0 : 2
02.01.18 PL Southampton Crystal Palace 1 : 2
16.09.17 PL Crystal Palace Southampton 0 : 1
05.04.17 PL Southampton Crystal Palace 3 : 1