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Southampton vs Shrewsbury Prediction & Betting tips
Once the present third round match in the FA Cup has already been postponed, on Tuesday there will now be a second attempt. Since then, very little has changed in the starting position, with Southampton the Premier League’s surprise team facing a relegation candidate in the third division.
Nevertheless, the favorite should not be prepared for a leisurely stroll into the next round, because Shrewsbury will probably throw everything in the balance in order not to have to leave the field as a pawn sacrifice. The famous English football virtues are supposed to help.
The bottom line is that our betting base odds comparison with regard to the expected outcome of the game leaves little room for interpretation. Rather, the question arises whether the host’s attack, which is not necessarily known for offensive fireworks in the league, allows a gala performance.
At least the bookmakers are skeptical in this regard, as they offer relatively good odds for handicap bets at Southampton vs. Shrewsbury. How the upcoming duel ultimately turns out can be followed with our betting base live scorer.
Southampton :
The current eighth place in the Premier League table can be seen as a minor sensation, because a year ago the Saints were deep in the relegation battle.
But now coach Hasenhüttl has formed a squad that can be dangerous to any opponent, so a third division shouldn’t actually be a stumbling block. Accordingly, at Southampton vs. Shrewsbury, no prognosis bypasses the home team.
Difficult opponents such as Liverpool or Everton have already been defeated in their own stadium, with a total of five wins in nine games. In addition, they only conceded one goal in four games on their own lawn, so the guests have very little chance of scoring in the next game.
Conversely, the Hasenhüttl team does not always provide the big show in attack. An average of 1.5 goals per league game is by no means remarkable and in the past five league games only one goal could be scored. Against the qualitatively clearly inferior opponent, top scorer Ings, who occasionally holds seven goals this season, now has the chance to properly increase the hit account.
As our Premier League bans / injuries list shows, the coach can still count on all of his top performers. In view of the huge difference in quality between the two clubs, the odds offered at Southampton vs. Shrewsbury can probably be accepted as justified.
Rather, this time the providers could even underestimate the initial situation a little, because they seem to be assuming a tight issue. There are therefore very interesting odds for handicap bets.
Shrewsbury:
Even the third division seems to be a size too big for Shrewsbury, because the current 17th place in the table does not speak for sporting success. Accordingly, at Southampton vs. Shrewsbury, a tip on the guests can be excluded in advance.
The last seven league games promised a small upward trend, but there is a big question mark behind the performance in the upcoming game, because the last three league games have all been postponed, which is why this team may have been thrown completely out of the rhythm.
The extremely weak start to the season created a mood of crisis right from the start. Subsequently, the team was often disorganized and inconsistent, which is why the coach tried out a new game system almost every week. Now the defensive 3-5-2 alignment finally seems to bring some stability into the underdog’s game.
After all, only two goals were allowed in the last five league games. But you have to look at these statistics against the benchmark of the third division. How long you can keep zero against the Saints remains to be seen.
The fact that you are now up against an extremely strong defense, but are anything but powerful at the front, rapidly dwindles your chances of scoring a goal in the next game. The only option left for the guests is the endeavor to defensive “damage limitation”, but from our point of view it will certainly hit the back one or the other.
Southampton vs Shrewsbury head to head matches
06.11.10 FAC Southampton Shrewsbury 2 : 0