Last chance for Southampton?
The decisions in the Premier League are getting closer, Southampton is still fighting for the relegation in the last weeks of the season, while it looks much better for Fulham. The hosts have their backs against the wall and are in desperate need of points.
The Southampton vs Fulham prediction from the bookmakers, meanwhile, shows that the hosts are more likely to go into this clash as underdogs. Fulham has slight advantages, even if recently the engine faltered a bit, especially away from home. The team from London now wants to counteract this.
The big difference between the two teams should be that the visitors have no pressure. Southampton almost has to win the game. Therefore, the risk must also be increased, which is why our Southampton vs Fulham tip is that both teams will score.
Southampton – statistics & current form
Southampton have been far from smooth sailing throughout the season. The Saints have big problems with the defense, have their difficulties offensively, often seem unsettled. The home side currently have their backs to the wall and urgently need to pick up points if they are to have any chance of staying in the league. The change of coach to Ruben Selles also brought little momentum.
Most recently, the Saints played away at Nottingham Forest and at least in the offensive area, things looked quite decent in this game. However, the 4-3 defeat was still a big problem because it was a so-called “6-point game” that was lost. Moreover, those three goals only masked the offensive problems, as still Ward-Prowse, a midfielder, is his team’s top scorer with seven goals.
Selles’s eleven is eight points behind the saving shore and consequently has to win every game. The Saints’ relegation could therefore be sealed as early as against Fulham. The Southampton vs Fulham betting odds show that the visitors are the slight favorites to travel to Southampton. However, there is a minimal chance of a victory for the hosts.
Southampton against their favorite opponent
However, the statistics do provide a little encouragement for the bottom team. For 21 home games against Fulham, the Saints are unbeaten, lost in the highest English division anyway only once at home against this opponent. However, there are always two sides to everything, as the hosts have only managed to pick up ten home points this season.
In addition, there have already been 23 defeats in the entire season, so Southampton set its own negative record. The 64 goals conceded also show that this team has a lot of problems controlling opponents. In addition, the team has scored fewer points at home than away from home, and even there the record doesn’t read well.
So real glimmers of hope for the home side are hard to find. Because the risk has to be increased, as only a win counts, our prediction before the match Southampton vs. Fulham is that both teams will score.
Last matches of Southampton:
Premier League
- 09/05/2023 – Nottingham Forest 4 – 3 Southampton
- 30/04/2023 – Newcastle 3 – 1 Southampton
- 28/04/2023 – Southampton 0 – 1 Bournemouth
- 22/04/2023 – Arsenal FC 3 – 3 Southampton
- 15/04/2023 – Southampton 0 – 2 Crystal Palace
Fulham – Statistics & current form
Compared to Southampton, who have been in a relegation spot for ages, promoted Fulham are playing a completely carefree season. Of course, there have been periods when things didn’t go optimally, but overall coach Marco Silva’s team can be satisfied. Fulham last played on Monday and delivered a real spectacle. In the 5:3 against Leicester, you could see very clearly the playfulness that this team brings.
The variability in the offense was quite impressive. Fulham still has very good self-confidence, despite the absence of top striker Mitrovic (eleven goals), it has also worked well offensively from time to time in recent weeks. The 14 wins this team has achieved so far are tantamount to setting their own record at the end of a season.
Fulham is currently in tenth place, and ninth still seems possible, but a lot of things have to go right for that to happen. And for that to happen, the defense would have to be at a higher level again, because in recent weeks, there have been too many goals conceded and, as a result, too many defeats.
Fulham loses too many games recently
In concrete terms, this means that eight of the last eleven must-win games have been lost. However, the other three games each ended with a win, so at least the overall balance doesn’t look completely disastrous. What’s more, a promoted team that secured its place in the league at a very early stage should be allowed to have such a record.
Above all, things are not exactly going well away from home at the moment. Fulham has lost four of its last five games away from home, and now it’s up against the Saints, of all teams, against whom not much happens away from home anyway. However, the Cottagers would be perfectly happy with a draw, and the pressure on the home side to win could also create some space.
It could be a gripping game, especially the hosts are under pressure. Because Fulham has a lot of advantages over the hosts, apart from the record with the Saints, before the match Southampton vs Fulham our tip is that the guests will not lose and more than 1.5 goals will fall
Last matches of Fulham:
Premier League
- 08/05/2023 – Fulham 5 – 3 Leicester
- 04/05/2023 – Liverpool FC 1 – 0 Fulham
- 30/04/2023 – Fulham 1 – 2 Manchester City
- 26/04/2023 – Aston Villa 1 – 0 Fulham
- 22/04/2023 – Fulham 2 – 1 Leeds
Southampton – Fulham Direct comparison / H2H balance
The direct comparison overall is more balanced than the Southampton record. However, the Saints still have the edge, winning 28 games in the direct comparison. Fulham have scored 20 times so far, 112:84 goals in favor of the Saints.
Southampton – Fulham tip
Southampton still wants to avoid relegation, but that will be almost utopian. All three games must be won, which alone is a barely solvable task. In addition, now comes an opponent in the St. Marys, which achieves its goals and has no more pressure.
In any case, relegation threatens already in this match. That’s why before the match Southampton vs Fulham our tip is that both teams will score, because the home side absolutely must play to win.
