Southampton vs Aston Villa betting preview: Visitors should struggle at St. Mary's Stadium

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium (32505 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Southampton are in the 12th position while the guesting Aston Villa worry at 17th.

Southampton and Aston Villa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Southampton form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Southampton, who have the most conceded goals (30) at home in Premier League, have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses from their games here at St. Mary's Stadium. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Southampton, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The Southampton fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at St. Mary's Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Burnley (placed 11th). Heartbreak before that as Southampton lost 2-3 at Tottenham Hotspur's place.

The Southampton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Southampton with 30 goals conceded in these matches.

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Aston Villa form and stats

There's been little loot from Aston Villa's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the Premier League. Aston Villa, who have the most conceded goals (50) in Premier League, only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Tottenham Hotspur with 2-3 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against AFC Bournemouth wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

It's a bit worrying for Aston Villa that their goalkeeper Pepe Reina made seven saves in the Tottenham Hotspur game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss. Late heartbreak for Aston Villa in the Tottenham Hotspur match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.

Aston Villa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). The Aston Villa manager D. Smith has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Aston Villa - Southampton 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Southampton won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Aston Villa has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

SouthamptonD. Ings
D. Ings
15 goals
Aston VillaJ. Grealish
J. Grealish
7 goals
Aston VillaW. Moraes Ferreira da Silva
W. Moraes Ferreira da Silva
5 goals

Southampton missing players

Aston Villa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southampton Aston Villa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 26
9 3 2 Won W 1 2 7
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
13 8 2 Lost L 2 9 15
32 14 6 Scored S 7 16 34
48 30 7 Conceded C 8 26 50
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 85% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
65% 69% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 77% 73%
27% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 35%
12% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 19%
65% 77% 80% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 69%
19% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
15% 15% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 19%
 
5.3 4.7 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 5.2
5.8 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 6.7
1.6 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 1.9
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
327 151 76 Total Shots T S 46 150 340
116 47 25 Shots on Target S O 22 60 112
28% 30% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 30%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Aston Villa has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
  • Aston Villa has the most conceded goals (50)
  • Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (29)
  • Aston Villa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Southampton has the fewest points (11) at home
  • Southampton has the most conceded goals (30) at home
  • Southampton has the the worst goal difference (-16) at home
  • Southampton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 25 16 3 6 65 29 12 8 2 2 31 12 13 8 1 4 34 17 36 51
3 Leicester City 26 15 5 6 54 26 13 8 3 2 26 14 13 7 2 4 28 12 28 50
4 Chelsea 26 12 5 9 43 36 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 7 2 4 27 22 7 41
5 Tottenham Hotspur 26 11 7 8 43 34 13 8 2 3 25 12 13 3 5 5 18 22 9 40
6 Sheffield United 26 10 9 7 28 24 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 39
7 Manchester United 26 10 8 8 38 29 13 6 5 2 24 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 9 38
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 8 12 6 35 32 13 4 6 3 18 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 3 36
9 Everton 26 10 6 10 34 38 13 7 3 3 18 14 13 3 3 7 16 24 -4 36
10 Arsenal 26 7 13 6 36 34 13 5 5 3 22 18 13 2 8 3 14 16 2 34
11 Burnley 26 10 4 12 30 39 13 6 1 6 16 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -9 34
12 Southampton 26 9 4 13 32 48 13 3 2 8 14 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -16 31
13 Newcastle United 26 8 7 11 24 40 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 3 2 8 12 28 -16 31
14 Crystal Palace 26 7 9 10 23 32 13 4 4 5 10 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -9 30
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 6 9 11 31 38 13 4 6 3 17 14 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 27
16 AFC Bournemouth 26 7 5 14 26 40 13 4 4 5 15 19 13 3 1 9 11 21 -14 26
17 Aston Villa 26 7 4 15 34 50 13 5 2 6 18 24 13 2 2 9 16 26 -16 25
18 West Ham United 25 6 6 13 30 43 13 3 3 7 20 25 12 3 3 6 10 18 -13 24
19 Watford 26 5 9 12 24 40 13 3 5 5 13 17 13 2 4 7 11 23 -16 24
20 Norwich City 26 4 6 16 24 48 13 3 3 7 18 26 13 1 3 9 6 22 -24 18

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 25 16 3 6 65 29 12 8 2 2 31 12 13 8 1 4 34 17 36 51
3 Leicester City 26 15 5 6 54 26 13 8 3 2 26 14 13 7 2 4 28 12 28 50
4 Chelsea 26 12 5 9 43 36 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 7 2 4 27 22 7 41
5 Tottenham Hotspur 26 11 7 8 43 34 13 8 2 3 25 12 13 3 5 5 18 22 9 40
6 Sheffield United 26 10 9 7 28 24 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 39
7 Manchester United 26 10 8 8 38 29 13 6 5 2 24 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 9 38
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 8 12 6 35 32 13 4 6 3 18 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 3 36
9 Everton 26 10 6 10 34 38 13 7 3 3 18 14 13 3 3 7 16 24 -4 36
10 Arsenal 26 7 13 6 36 34 13 5 5 3 22 18 13 2 8 3 14 16 2 34
11 Burnley 26 10 4 12 30 39 13 6 1 6 16 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -9 34
12 Southampton 26 9 4 13 32 48 13 3 2 8 14 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -16 31
13 Newcastle United 26 8 7 11 24 40 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 3 2 8 12 28 -16 31
14 Crystal Palace 26 7 9 10 23 32 13 4 4 5 10 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -9 30
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 6 9 11 31 38 13 4 6 3 17 14 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 27
16 AFC Bournemouth 26 7 5 14 26 40 13 4 4 5 15 19 13 3 1 9 11 21 -14 26
17 Aston Villa 26 7 4 15 34 50 13 5 2 6 18 24 13 2 2 9 16 26 -16 25
18 West Ham United 25 6 6 13 30 43 13 3 3 7 20 25 12 3 3 6 10 18 -13 24
19 Watford 26 5 9 12 24 40 13 3 5 5 13 17 13 2 4 7 11 23 -16 24
20 Norwich City 26 4 6 16 24 48 13 3 3 7 18 26 13 1 3 9 6 22 -24 18

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