Southampton VS Norwich City Match Prediction
2019-12-04
19:30:00
Southampton
VS
Norwich City
Our Prediction Tip
Southampton will win this match.
2019-12-0419:30:00 Southampton will win this match.
If Southampton win this match, it would be their 50th in all competitions against Norwich. Their 49th was in the most recent meeting – an FA Cup first round replay in the 2016/17 season, in which Shane Long scored the Premier League’s side only goal after the Championship side had earned a 2-2 draw at Carrow Road in the original league fixture. Norwich beat Southampton in their most recent league fixture, a year previously, but lost their last league game at St Mary’s 3-0.
Southampton won a relegation six-pointer at the weekend and go straight into another now when they take on Norwich City.
The Canaries’ own resurgence in form since losing to Watford – taking four points from their last two games, with Todd Cantwell scoring in both and Teemu Pukki back on the scoresheet last weekend – has put them back in contention to climb out of the drop zone.
It will not happen even if they win this game, whereas Southampton could well leapfrog Everton, but if they do win they will at least move 18th.
Lose, however, and Southampton will pull clear. And with Danny Ings in goalscoring form and the win against Watford behind them, the Saints are favourites for this one.
Norwich’s return to form has been important – they would still be bottom and well adrift without their four points, which include the impressive home draw with Arsenal.
But the Saints will have been buoyed by last weekend’s win, and the form of Ings and James Ward-Prowse in particular gives them something to cling to as they bid to climb to safety.
Southampton are favourites at 10/13 to beat Norwich City with 10Bet.
With both teams back in form lately, both teams to score has been set at a best price of 8/13 with Bet365.
Over 2.5 goals will return 3/5 with 888sport, while Southampton to win and BTTS is 43/20 with 888sport.
Danny Ings is in good goalscoring form for Southampton, and he is a best price of 6/5 with Bet365 to score at any time.
Southampton got a much-needed win last weekend and the Saints can make it two big wins on the spin when they host Norwich.
With Jannik Vestergaard and Sofiane Boufal fit again, only Stuart Armstrong is now missing for Southampton. He picked up a hamstring problem and is set to be out until the middle of this month. After starring from the bench, Sofiane Boufal, Shane Long and Yann Valery could all come into contention to start this time out.
Danny Ings – Has now scored in three consecutive league games and has seven Premier League goals in total this season.
James Ward-Prowse – Three goals in four games from midfield have proved his worth in recent weeks as he helped the Saints get back to top form.
Shane Long – Changed the dynamic of Southampton’s attack when he stepped off the bench at the weekend and he could start this time out as a result.
Southampton ended a four-match losing streak, which included their record 9-0 home defeat to Leicester, when they drew 2-2 with Arsenal last weekend. Danny Ings and James Ward-Prowse scored the Saints’ goals. They are now without a win in eight matches in all competitions, however.
Ibrahim Amadou returned at the weekend, with Alex Tettey missing due to personal reasons, and he could retain his place this time out. Grant Hanley is not yet back in training, while Timm Klose and Josip Drmic are longer-term absentees.
Teemu Pukki – Got back to goalscoring ways at the weekend after being unable to back up his lightning start to the season. Is that the platform he needs to build from?
Todd Cantwell – Another star of the start of the season to get back in the goals, scoring as Norwich beat Everton and drew with Arsenal last time out.
Onel Hernandez – Set up Cantwell’s goal against Arsenal and could have done enough to keep Emiliano Buendia out as a result.
Todd Cantwell has scored in both matches since the international break – setting Norwich up for a 2-0 win at Everton, in which Dennis Srbeny scored the Canaries’ second and then putting them in front for a second time in an eventual 2-2 draw with Arsenal, after Teemu Pukki’s opener had been cancelled out.
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