Southampton vs Wolves Premier League Prediction Match Details
Matchday 29 of the Premier League action continues on Saturday as rock-bottom Southampton welcomes fellow relegation-struggling Wolverhampton at St Mary Stadium. Can the Saints peg Wolves into the danger zone?
Southampton Preview & Form
Southampton’s relegation back to the Championship is nearing inevitable as the Saints remain rock bottom of the Premier League. The Saints extended their losing streak in the league to four successive Premier League defeats in a row last weekend, with two or more goals conceded during the run. Last weekend, the Saints displayed a strong performance at Anfield Stadium by taking an early lead, but they were pegged to a 3-1 defeat against title-chasing Arsenal. Ivan Juric’s side sits 20th in the league standings with nine points from 28 games, 24 points off the safety zone.
Ivan Juric’s side are struggling on their home soil as they have lost each of their last nine Premier League home games with two or more goals conceded in eight of the games. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 matches.
Wolves Preview & Form
Wolverhampton finds themselves locked in the relegation fight heading into this weekend, but they have experienced some resurgence since Vitor Pereira replaced Gary O’Neil in the Molineux dugout in mid-December. The Wanderers have opened up a six-point gap between themselves and the bottom three and the relegation places ahead of the game. Last weekend in the Premier League, Vitor Pereira’s side extended their winless streak in the league to two matches in a row after sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Everton at Molineux Stadium thanks to an equalizer from Marshall Munetsi. They head to this weekend’s matchday sitting 17th in the league standings with 23 points from 28 games, six points ahead of the drop zone.
The Saints have struggled with their away games in the league, having only registered just one win in the last five away league games, with two or more goals conceded in four of the games. They have consistently scored in 11 of their 14 away matches.
Southampton vs Wolves Predicted Lineups
Southampton predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap; Walker-Peters, Fernandes; Ugochukwu, Smallbone, Sulemana; Onuachu.
Wolves predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Toti; Semedo, Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Munetsi; Larsen.
Southampton vs Wolves Match Stats
Southampton
- lost their last 4 matches.
- failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 matches.
- lost their last 8 home matches.
- conceded 2 goals or more in each of their last 4 home matches
Wolves
- 71% of matches had over 2.5 goals
- scored in 11 of their 14 away matches.
- haven’t played a draw in their previous 7 away matches.
Southampton vs Wolves H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Wolves 2-0 Southampton
- Southampton 1-2 Wolves
- Wolves 1-0 Southampton
- Wolves 3-1 Southampton
- Southampton 0-1 Wolves
Southampton vs Wolves Prediction Betting Tips
We favour Wolverhampton to win this match, considering wolves historical four-match winning streak record against Southampton at the St Mary stadium.
