On Tuesday, starting with 18:00, the Southampton – West Ham match will be played, within the 16th round of the Premier League. West Ham has prevailed in the previous 5 direct matches and has won 3 of the last 4 trips on “St. Mary’s “. Last season, the “hammers” won 3-1 in London and 1-0 in Southampton.
After a fantastic period, Southampton won two more points in the last 3 stages of the Premier League, but had strong duels, among the opponents being Manchester City and Arsenal. The “Saints”, coached by the Austrian technician Ralph Hasenhuttl, obtained 25 points after 15 stages and occupy the 9th place in the ranking, two points away from the 4th place, owned by Manchester United. At home, Southampton has become a force this season and has a record of 4 wins and 3 losses, only 4 other teams having better results at home.
West Ham remains the same fickle band, but able to provide surprises when you least expect it. With a victory on “St. Mary’s “, David Moyes’ students equal Southampton in the Premier League standings. In the first 15 stages, the “hammers” achieved 6 successes, 4 draws and 5 defeats, totaling a score of 22. If in London they lost twice, West Ham ticks a record of 3 victories, a draw and 3 defeats away , having an identical goal difference, 11-11.
The two teams have some important absences, Vestergaard, Redmond and Ings on the hosts’ side, Masuaku and Antonio as guests, but they benefit from an important quality in the group, and the dispute promises to be a very interesting one. Even though West Ham has a fantastic record, Southampton has never played as well as Hasenhuttl on the bench.
West Ham has prevailed in the last 5 direct matches;
West Ham has won 3 of the previous 4 trips to “St. Mary’s “;
Last season, the “hammers” won 3-1 at home and 1-0 away;
Southampton: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Romeo, Djenepo; Adams, Long
West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Cresswell, Johnson; Bowen, Rice, Soucek, Fornals; Haller
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,66
