The Matchday 20 clash in the Premier League between Southampton and Brentford will take place on January 4 at St Mary's Stadium. Southampton vs. Brentford: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
Matches – 10 (Premier League, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 38;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 20;
Penalties – 10%.
Predicted lineups for Southampton vs. Brentford
Southampton (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale – Jan Bednarek, Nathan Wood, Taylor Harwood-Bellis – Kyle Walker-Peters, Joe Aribo, James Bree, Mateusz Fernandes – Adam Armstrong, Tyler Dibling – Paul Onuachu.
Brentford (4-3-1-2): Mark Flekken – Keane Lewis-Potter, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen – Vitaly Janelt, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Christian Norgaard – Mikkel Damsgaard – Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa.
The starting lineup for each team in their last match of this tournament is indicated.
Southampton
The club ended last year with two narrow defeats. At home, they were beaten by West Ham (0-1), and then away by Crystal Palace (1-2). Scoring against the Londoners, Ivan Jurić's side broke their four-match goalless streak in the league. However, their winless run extended to nine matches (2 draws and 7 losses). The team remains at the bottom of the league table and is now 10 points adrift of the safe 17th place.
Midfielder Mateusz Fernandes will miss the match due to suspension. Defenders Juan Larios and Jack Stephens, as well as forward Ross Stewart, are sidelined with injuries.
- No more than three goals were scored in 8 of the club's last 11 Premier League games.
- Southampton has lost 7 of their last 9 home matches in the Premier League.
- The team has not scored more than one goal in their last seven league matches.
Brentford
The Londoners started the new year with a home defeat in the derby against Arsenal (1-3). This was already the third loss for the club in the last four league rounds (there was also a goalless draw with Brighton). This season, the team has not had such long winless streaks in the Premier League. As a result, Thomas Frank's side has dropped to 12th place and is equidistant from the European competition zone and the relegation zone.
In the club's infirmary are defenders Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer, Rico Henry, and Aaron Hickey, midfielder Josh Dasilva, and forward Gustavo Nunes.
- Both teams scored in 14 of Brentford's last 17 Premier League matches.
- At least three goals were scored in 10 of the Londoners' last 13 Premier League games.
- The club did not score in the second half in 7 of their last 9 away league matches.
Southampton vs. Brentford: Match Prediction
Bookmakers give a slight edge to the visitors in the upcoming match, who are considerably higher in the league table. Thomas Frank's side has seven wins in the current championship, whereas the hosts have only one. At the same time, Brentford has yet to win away, but the upcoming match presents a good opportunity to finally break their away winless streak. Southampton has won only one of their last 16 home Premier League matches (3 draws and 12 losses).
The Londoners have scored in 6 of their last 8 away Premier League matches but have faltered due to poor defensive actions. Southampton has the weakest attacking line in the current campaign, scoring only 12 goals after 19 rounds. Most likely, Brentford will manage to concede fewer than they score, as the hosts at St Mary's have scored more than once only 4 times in their last 25 league games. It is also worth noting how the opponents have played against each other in the Premier League before: in the last four head-to-head meetings, the Londoners have won 4 times, conceding only one goal.
My prediction: Brentford with a handicap (0)
