Southampton play host to Watford on Sunday afternoon looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats in the Premier League.
Southampton play host to Watford on Sunday afternoon looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats in the Premier League.
Watford has an odd of 5.50(bet ₹100 and wins ₹550 if Watford wins). Bet Now
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Southampton has an odd of 1.61(bet ₹100 and wins ₹161 Southampton wins). Bet Now
Match: Watford vs Southampton, EFL
Date: March 13, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM (IST)
Venue: St Mary
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While belief has been drained from this Southampton squad, it is nothing in comparison to Watford who look like they are heading back to the Championship. Although they still only trail 17th-placed Everton by three points, the Hornets have played three more games and have conceded seven goals in defeats to Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Roy Hodgson was left visibly frustrated as his side went 3-0 down inside 21 minutes in the latter of those fixtures, Watford contributing to their own downfall with an own goal and a glaring error from goalkeeper Ben Foster. All is not lost for Watford, however, with pivotal matches against relegation rivals still to come, but Hodgson knows that they also face trips to Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea.
Foster; Ngakia, Cathcart, Kabasele, Kamara; Sissoko, Louza, Kucka; Hernandez, Dennis, King
Since the turn of the year, Southampton has been one of the most improved sides in the Premier League, putting together a run of seven wins from 10 games in all competitions until March 2. However, on the back of a much-changed side defeating West Ham United in the FA Cup, the Saints have produced two below-par performances, succumbing to Aston Villa and Newcastle United respectively.
Southampton could only get better having succumbed 4-0 at Villa, but Ralph Hasenhuttl witnessed his team give up a lead to lose 2-1 at home to the Magpies on Thursday night. Any European bid via the Premier League is now realistically out of the question, and Hasenhuttl will recognize the importance of getting back on track ahead of next weekend’s cup quarter-final at home to Manchester City.
Forster; Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters; S. Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Djenepo; A. Armstrong, Adams
While Watford is far from being at the point of no return, Hodgson will expect to see a much-improved performance in the search for maximum points. Nevertheless, we feel that the Saints will have too much quality in the final third, edging this contest by the odd goal in three.
Watford’s winless run of four games in the league has put them right in the middle of the relegation battle. They have three wins in their travels this season but it is unlikely that they will be able to get the better of the hosts here. Southampton boasts a decent home record with only two of their nine losses this season coming at home. They came up short against Newcastle in their previous outing and will be looking to bounce back here.
Southampton 2-0 Watford, as predicted by us.