Saturday, Burnley and Southampton are due in the 25th round of the Premier League at 15:00. The hosts are in an excellent series of 5 games and have a high victory, but Southampton has good moves and hopes at least one point on Turf Moor.
Two defensive teams meet Saturday in a direct duel where Burnley has not lost 4 matches. Moreover, Burnley has a series of 5 consecutive homeless matches in front of Southampton!
The previous two matches between the two ended at a draw, 1-1 and 0-0 (in a tour). In 5 of the previous 7 duels scored only one team, but this time we have reason to believe we will witness the show on both sides. Burnley is in good shape and has not lost 5 consecutive stages (3 wins and 2 draws), while Southampton has 4 stages in a row without failure and looks pretty much potential in the attack.
The two bands have just left the relegation area, but they need any point in the basement battle. Southampton is 16th (26-41), while Burnley is on 17th place (25-45) and does not boast of a great balance on his own ground (only 4 wins in 11 matches). From hosts we expect to see dangerous phases from Danny Ings, the scorer of the “saints” (7 successes). Charlie Austin is on his way out of St. Mary’s and will not be part of Ralf Hasenhuttl’s team, who will use two strikers in the weekend round.
In the previous round, Southampton has earned a point on its own against Crystal Palace (1-1) after winning a big win last week, scoring 2-1 against Everton. Burnley led Manchester United 2-0 and ended up being equaled, but white-breeze had a good shot and would also count on Peter Crouch in Saturday’s game. Crouch thus replaces Sam Vokes, recently sold to Stoke City, where the massive English striker is on the way to Turf Moor.
BURNLEY – SOUTHAMPTON’S PROBABLE TEAMS:
Burnley: Heaton – Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor – Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil – Wood, Barnes
Southampton: McCarthy – Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard, Targett – Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse – Redmond, Ings
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.78
