PREVIEW & PREDICTION – Burnley vs Southampton 24/02/2018

PREVIEW & PREDICTION – Burnley vs Southampton 24/02/2018

Saturday, at 15:00, Southampton plays a decisive match on Burnley’s field, the hosts being a nice surprise this season. The tour was 1-0 for Burnley on the move, but it is possible that the “saints” take revenge on the weekend, motivated by their side. The guests are a match with decisive accents, while Burnley will not be affected by a negative result.

In the last 6 direct duels we saw 3 wins on both sides, the home team being the one who usually win. But, although Burnley has won 1-0 with the last two matches with Southampton, we have reason to bet on white-red in this move. The odds are very attractive! Southampton has only one victory in the last 5 stages, but it has had a difficult schedule and the team’s performance has been on the rise lately.

Southampton played well in the WBA Cup of England (2-1) and managed a victory against the same opponent in the championship (3-2). I saw a short defeat with Liverpool (0-2), but when playing against low-ranked teams, Southampton usually has the initiative. With players like Romeu, Davis, Tadic or Bertrand, guests have the qualities needed to break Burnley’s rigid defense.

Sean Dyche’s team has forgotten how it feels the taste of victory and comes after a 0-1 at Swansea, a move where Burnley did not show too much. Besides, in the last 6 Burnley championship games he lost 4 and drew twice, but Turf Moor still ranked 7th in the league! Southampton is on the 18th (28-40 golaver) and will force the victory away. Burnley is without a 10-point victory, but Southampton has only one success in the last 14 league matches.

Burnley: Pope – Taylor, Lowton, Mee, Tarkovski – Cork, Hendrick, Gudmundsson, Lennon – Vokes, Barnes

Southampton: McCarthy – Stephens, Soares, Hoedt, Bertrand – Romeu – Lemina, Tadic, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse – G. Carillo


PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.52

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