Southampton, Aston Villa, meets in an important clash

Southampton and Aston Villa will meet to escape eliminations in the return of the Premier League. These two teams are both on the verge of being eliminated after being placed at the bottom of the standings. Through this game, they are hoping that they can improve their records by winning in this match. These two clubs can no longer afford to lose because the more they lose, the more they lose their opportunity of going to the playoffs.

Aston Villa welcomes Southampton in their home turf on September 16, 2022 at 3:00 AM (GMT+8). Aston Villa is looking to bounce back after a draw game against Man City on their last fixtures. As much as possible, they want to gain more wins instead of draw so they could improve their point in the standings. On the other hand, Southampton just came from a defeat on their last match. They were defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2-1 lost which is just as bad for them.

Aston Villa

Out of Aston Villa’s six matches, they only gained four points which is very lacking for them. This four points left this squad in the 17th place, which so not look so optimistic for their squad. During the opening of the season, they were defeated by Bournemouth. Thankfully, they were able to bounce back and have a 2-1 victory against Everton, but luck is not on their side. This squad lost their next three matches against Crystal Palace, West Ham, and Arsenal. Supposed to be, they have a match against Leicester City last week but they postponed it due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Despite their unfortunate journey, Villa can take confidence by the fact that they defeated Southampton last season in a 4-0 defeat.

They will be again without their long-term absentee, Diego Carlos, along with Matty Cash who is experiencing a hamstring problem. Ashley Young is expected to come in for the Villa, but they may parade the same squad in this match.

Southampton

Southampton’s journey in the tournament is somehow different from Villa. They had an encouraging start where they picked up seven points from their six matches, but they are still in the 12th place. However, now that they will play an away game in this match, their record away from home is not good. The last time they won a game away from home was last February. With that, they need to improve their record in their away games. However, it is a coincidence that one of the lost they experience away from home is against the Villa. Now that they will meet the same opponent at the same situation, they are looking to turn the tables around.

Valentino Livramento and Romeo Lavia will not suit up for this match, but newcomer Duje Caleta-Car might be with this squad. Expect that Che Adams will come up big in this match as he will once again lead the line.

Prediction:

Draw (6.5)
Odds: 0.62

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