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English Premier League - Southampton VS Aston Villa Prediction
English Premier League - Southampton VS Aston Villa
Match Time:12-04-2025 22:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Southampton
Flynn Downes is suspended for the Saints. Other than that, they have a fully fit squad to choose from. Southampton will shape up in a 3-4-2-1 formation vs Aston Villa, with Aaron Ramsdale in goal.
In the back three, Taylor Harwood-Bellis will start alongside Jan Bednarek and Nathan Wood. Yukinari Sugawara and Kyle Walker-Peters will start as the wing-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and hit Aston Villa on the break.
As for the midfield unit, Joe Aribo will start alongside Lesley Ugochukwu in the middle of the park. They will look to add physicality and defensive cover to the side. Cameron Archer will start alongside Tyler Dibling in the attacking midfield roles, and they will look to create goalscoring chances for Paul Onuachu, who will lead the line for Southampton vs Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
Unai Emery has a fully-fit squad to choose from. Aston Villa will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Southampton, with Emiliano Martinez in goal.
Matty Cash and Lucas Digne will start as the full-backs. They will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Ezri Konsa will form the central defensive partnership alongside Axel Disasi.
John McGinn and Youri Tielemans will look to add control and drive from the middle of the park. Leon Bailey and Marcus Rashford will add pace, flair and creativity to the side from the wide areas. Meanwhile, Morgan Rogers will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates. Ollie Watkins will lead the line for Aston Villa vs Southampton.
Southampton possible starting lineup:
Ramsdale; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes; Onuachu, Sulemana
Aston Villa possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Tielemans; Malen, Asensio, Ramsey; Watkins
Southampton vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Southampton suffered a 1-0 loss in this exact fixture in 2022-23. They last lost successive home league meetings with Villa 1995 and 1998 (a run of four consecutive defeats).
Southampton have lost their last four Premier League matches against Aston Villa by a combined scoreline of 7-0.
Aston Villa are on a three-game winning streak in the league right now. No other side in the competition are currently on a longer winning run.
The Saints have conceded 25 defeats in 31 Premier League matches this term, their joint-most league losses in a single season. They lost just as many in their last top-flight campaign (2022-23).
Southampton haven't picked up a single win in their last 10 Premier League matches on home turf, losing nine of them.
Prediction: Southampton 1-3 Aston Villa
Villa may have far bigger fish to fry right now, but a visit to a manager-less and morale-less Southampton side offers a prime opportunity to regain some momentum before the visit of PSG. Even Emery's much-changed team proved too good for high-flying Forest last week, and the Lions should also make light work of the Saints, whose hopes of surpassing Derby's lowest points total will suffer another hit.
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