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Southampton vs West Ham Prediction & Betting tips
A relegation cracker Saturday night at St. Mary’s Stadium: Southampton will receive a visit from West Ham United in-house. The difference on the ranking between these two teams is only one point and the pressure is on the kettle especially with the visitors.
Southampton:
Ralph Hasenhüttl is having a hard time at Southampton. The Austrian has done well in the past at RB Leipzig and other German clubs, but Hasenhüttl has been fighting Southampton for over a year against relegation. Last season, The Saints finished five points above the relegation line, and Southampton is also having a difficult time in the current season. After sixteen rounds, Southampton is in eighteenth place, but no man is yet overboard. Southampton, for example, has only two points less than Everton, which is fourteenth in the Premier League.
At Southampton, they managed to win two home games in the last two weeks. First, Watford closed the gap with 2-1 by The Saints and a week and a half ago Norwich City had to believe it with the same figures. Last weekend, Southampton ran into a 2-1 defeat when visiting Newcastle United, after The Saints had taken the lead through a goal from Danny Ings.
West Ham United:
West Ham United is two places above Southampton, but that does not mean that it is quiet at West Ham United. Far from it: it’s a crisis at West Ham United. The Hammers have a good selection and yet Manuel Pellegrini is fighting this relegation with this West Ham United. In England, it is expected that Pellegrini will be able to pack his things at a loss or a tie this weekend and that would make perfect sense. The experienced Chilean is currently not getting the maximum out of West Ham United and it is of course outrageous that West Ham United with players like Felipe Anderson, Sébastian Haller and Manuel Lanzini (currently still injured) is almost under the line in the Premier League.
Two weeks ago, the leak seemed briefly up at West Ham United when Chelsea was beaten 0-1 at Stamford Bridge. Four days later, The Hammers, however, returned to visit Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2-0 defeat. Last Monday, West Ham United again suffered the eighth league loss of the season, as Arsenal was 1-3 strong for The Hammers on Monday night. Pellegrini saw his team take the lead in the 38th minute due to a goal from 31-year-old Angelo Ogbonna, but between 60 and 69 minutes West Ham United had to collect no less than three goals, which again led to a defeat. The Hammers have now lost five of the last six games.
Southampton vs West Ham head to head matches
04.05.19 PL West Ham Southampton 3 : 0
27.12.18 PL Southampton West Ham 1 : 2
31.03.18 PL West Ham Southampton 3 : 0
19.08.17 PL Southampton West Ham 3 : 2
04.02.17 PL Southampton West Ham 1 : 3