Next home win for the ‘Saints’?

The Championship is slowly entering the final phase of the season. More than 30 rounds have already been played, but due to the mega number of 24 teams in the division, there are still more than ten match days to go.

The domestic “Saints” are one of the hottest contenders for a place in the British top flight. Now it’s time for Southampton against Hull – you can read the betting tip and odds on the betting base! The hosts currently occupy third place and would qualify for the playoffs for the final promotion spot

The postseason between the teams in third to sixth place is also in the sights of the visitors, who are currently eighth. For both teams, there are very important points at stake against a direct competitor in the promotion battle! For the clash between Southampton and Hull, the forecast includes a home win – including the home side taking the lead at the break

Southampton – statistics & current form

The 1984 runners-up will rely primarily on Adam Armstrong in attack: The striker ranks third in the goalscoring charts and has marked 16 goals in 32 league games this season. In his third year at Southampton, he has finally hit his stride.

By comparison, he only scored two goals in each of the previous two seasons. He had previously proven his class at Blackburn. He scored no fewer than 44 goals in his last two seasons at Rovers.

However, he achieved this tally in the Championship as well as now, whereas in the last two years in the Premier League he did not come close to these figures. Given his current scoring form, with four goals in the last seven rounds of matches, tips and odds on his next goal celebration are equally worth recommending in the clash between Southampton and Hull

Southampton are strong at home

Coach Russell Martin can also count on the home bonus: Relegated from the Premier League, Southampton have lost just two of their 15 Championship home games this season (11-2-2). In addition, no other team in the English lower division scores more goals in front of their own fans than Southampton.

Their home strength has also increased recently: For eleven home encounters in the league and FA Cup, the “Saints” have only recorded victories! As a rule, the defense is also very secure. Only four of these victories have not been accompanied by a clean sheet for the 1976 FA Cup winners.

Predicted Southampton line-up:

Hull – Statistics & current form

The Tigers’ away games are high-scoring: no less than 3.1 goals on average are scored in these games and only four of Hull’s 16 league away games have ended with fewer than 2.5 goals. With this in mind, a prediction of more than two goals in Southampton’s match against Hull is also worth considering

The recent run of three away wins in a row was also satisfactory from coach Liam Rosenior’s point of view. However, this result needs to be put into perspective, as the MKM Stadium side have faced predominantly weak teams such as bottom-of-the-table Rotherham and fifth-bottom Huddersfield. A much tougher “away nut” now awaits with Southampton.

Philogene is back at Hull

However, the return of Jaden Philogene is encouraging for the 15th-placed team in the Championship last season. The top striker was absent for a long time due to injury, but has been available again for four league games. He has shown that his goalscoring ability has not suffered during the injury break. The 22-year-old scored in two of these games!

Predicted Hull line-up:

Southampton – Hull Direct Comparison / H2H Balance

The Hull team were beaten 2-1 by Southampton in front of their own fans in the first half of the season. Furthermore, City have not won away from home in this fixture in the recent past. Looking back to 2005, there have instead been five defeats and three times the points were shared on the south coast.

Southampton – Hull tip

The prediction for the clash between Southampton and Hull is a home win, including the home side taking the lead at the break. This has been the case in seven of the eleven home wins this season.

The hosts have also recently honed their home form: they are unbeaten in 13 competitive matches at home and have only failed to win one of those games!

Admittedly, the visiting footballers from Kingston upon Hull are also in stable form with three away wins recently. However, the task was clearly easier in this review than now with the extra strong “Saints” at home.