Saturday, 12/31/2016, at 17:00, Southampton meets West Brom, in a duel of round number 19 of the Premier League.
Southampton lost in the previous round, Tottenham 1-4, all in a match on “St Mary’s Stadium”, although van Dijk opened the scoring as early as 2 minutes Thus, at the moment occupies 8th place with 24 points, with a goal slightly negative -2. No return at home after five days could be auspicious because it performed acceptably in front of their supporters, racking up 15 points, thanks to four wins, three draws and two defeats. The only teams that have won the “St. Mary’s Stadium “this season, Spurs and Chelsea were.
Lot Info: Jeremy Pied, Matt Targett, Jaks Hesketh and Charlie Austin are injured, and Nathan Redmond is suspended.
West Brom had the same fate as Southampton in the last round, meaning that suffered a new defeat to Arsenal 9-1 in a game played on the “Emirates”. In the last four games, West Brom has lost three times, but even so, all one has to goal difference. Rondon & Co. occupies the 9th place with 23 points, most obtained at home. Nor away it is not an easy team to lose, collecting 9 points along the new confrontation, but scored very few goals, 7, and earned two more.
Probable teams:
Southampton (4-3-3): Forster – Soares – Fonte – Dijk – Bertrand – Davis – Romeu – Hojbjerg – Tadic – Long – Boufal
West Brom (4-2-3-1): Foster – Dawson – McAuley – Evans – Nyomi – Yacob – Fletcher – Brunt – Chadli – Phillips – Rondon
Southampton has not lost infata of West Brom on “St Mary’s Stadium” for three years, during which he played three times, won two of the games. What is more important in this period did not receive empty. Contrary to the fact that he lost in the last round, with Tottenham, I think Southampton is a team that can recover, so take advantage of home field advantage.
Tip: Southampton to win
Stake: 8/10
Odds: 1.70 at bet365
