Southampton vs Chelsea Preview – Premier League Prediction & Betting Tips 04/12/2024
Southampton vs Chelsea Premier League Prediction Match Details
Rooted Southampton will lock horns with Chelsea on the midweek night of the Premier League matchday 14 at the St Mary’s Stadium. Both teams are aiming for different for different positions in the league.
Southampton Preview & Form
Southampton have been enduring a difficult nightmare since arriving in the top flight this season as they have struggled with form and could possibly see a return back to the championship if they fail to start picking up three points from their remaining. The Saints come into this game with only one win from their opening 13 league matches this season. Russell Martin was left frustrated in his post-match interview after VAR denied his team a controversial winning goal against Brighton, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw at Amex Stadium. The Saints have only picked up five points from their opening 13 games, leaving them rock bottom of the Premier League table, and Russell Martin’s side has only tasted one clean sheet since promotions.
The Saints were beaten 2-3 by Liverpool in their last home league game, but they displayed remarkable performance in the game. Their major issues since promotions have been playing a possessive ball from the back with the mistakes continuously seeing the Saints concede lots of goals.
Chelsea Preview & Form
Enzo Maresca are beginning to prove early criticism wrong since he took charge of the Blues in the summer, with the Blues having lost just four of their 21 matches across all competitions so far this season. Chelsea made it a six-match unbeaten run across all competitions in their last match as they secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday at home. Their current unbeaten run in the league sees them move to third in the league standings with 25 points, just a point behind second-place Arsenal and 10 points behind table-topper Liverpool. The Blues have scored in their last 12 straight games in a row.
Chelsea has been experiencing remarkable form in their away league games this season, having only suffered one defeat in the league. Their only on the road defeat in the league this season was a 2-1 defeat at Anfield Stadium against Liverpool.
Southampton vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups
Southampton predicted lineup (5-4-1): Lumley; Sugawara, Bree, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Manning; Fraser, Fernandes, Aribo, Armstrong; Archer
Chelsea predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Southampton vs Chelsea H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Chelsea 0-1 Southampton
- Southampton 2-1 Chelsea
- Southampton 0-6 Chelsea
- Chelsea 2-1 Southampton Pen
- Chelsea 3-1 Southampton
Southampton vs Chelsea Prediction Betting Tips
Chelsea come into this game with hot form, and we expect them to continue this form against struggling Southampton. We also predict both teams to score with three of the last five meetings betwen these two teams ending both teams finding the back of the net
