Southampton vs Aston Villa Prediction & Match Preview

Southampton vs Aston Villa
English Premier League
Date: Saturday, 22 February 2020
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: St. Mary’s Stadium (Southampton).

With Aston Villa erratic in their outings this season, Southampton are in line to return to winning ways come Saturday.

The Saints were stunned by Burnley in their last clash here after the latter came out on top with a narrow 2-1 scoreline. The hosts have not picked up a single point in their past two games in a row and have just one win from their previous four as well.

Nevertheless, with thirty-one points in the bag, the home team are currently sitting twelfth on the ladder.

On the other hand, Aston Villa are hovering dangerously close to the relegation zone, and for good reason. The visitors have been recording back to back defeats in their past two fixtures, the most recent of which was at the hands of Tottenham by a 3-2 scorecard. That too, at home.

To make matters worse, the guests are yet to ensure any sort of consistency in their campaign. In fact, the visiting contingent have emerged victoriously just three times in their past ten clashes.

As such, a defeat this week could potentially send Aston Villa plummeting into the relegation zone, while a win for Southampton would see the Saints inch closer to the top ten.

Southampton vs Aston Villa Head to head (h2h)

• Their last clash saw Southampton post a 3-1 victory.
• All but one of their past five games have featured over 2.5 goals on the charts.
• Both teams have found the back of the net together in each of their previous five encounters.
• Three of their last eight fixtures have ended as a tie.
• Aston Villa have registered the win just once in their past ten meetings. (W-1, D-3, L-6)

Southampton vs Aston Villa Prediction

Southampton have picked up all three points here just once, since the start of the new year. Be that as it may, it needs saying that the hosts have coped well in their previous clashes with this foe at home.

Impressively, the Saints are unbeaten in their past three h2h meetings here. It is also worth mentioning that Aston Villa have been dreadful away from home this season. Miserably, they are sporting the second-worst away statistics on the ladder, and have secured the bragging rights just twice so far as well.

Furthermore, the Saints made light work of this foe in the reverse fixture with a thumping 3-1 scorecard. Given the visitors’ poor form on the road, Aston Villa have little or no chance of pulling off an upset this week.

Additionally, Southampton have just been far too easy to breach in their clashes here as of late. They have conceded five goals from their past two games, and have kept a clean sheet just once in their last eight.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa have had their names on the scoresheet in all of their previous three outings. Taking into account that both teams have also found the back of the net together in each of their last nine h2h encounters here, count on the visitors to go down swinging in this one.

Southampton vs Aston Villa Betting tips

• Southampton to win @ 1.60 (3/5)

• Both teams to score @ 1.66 (2/3).