Newcastle hosts Southampton in round 16 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, December 8th at St. James Park (Newcastle)
Dubravka holds the second match in a row at the highest level. In a match against Man City, the Slovak did not manage to keep a clean sheet, but hardly anyone would be able to parry the shot of De Bruyne. Yes, and to respond to a shot of Sterling and have time to bend was difficult. Dubravka saved in the remaining episodes and made two amazing saves in a match with Sheffield. With such a game of the goalkeeper, the Magpies can take points in the next match. Moreover, five defenders guard the Slovak goalkeeper, and they are difficult to breach.
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Hasenhüttl can breathe easier because his men managed to win the last matches, postponing the resignation of the Austrian. But it is worth noting that Southampton gained victories at home, and they were not very convincing. In a match with Watford, the Saints could not score for 78 minutes. In the match with Norwich, they managed to score much earlier but held the second half weakly and almost missed a victory in the added time. That is, the teams of Hasenhüttl hardly gained a maximum of points in the home matches with two outsiders of the Premier League.
This season, the Magpies conceded two goals at home only from Manchester City, but the rest of the teams scored no more than one goal at St. James Park if they managed to do it. On the other hand, the visitors regularly fail in defense. The last clean sheet of the Saints was at the start of the season, and they haven’t managed to do it for 10 matches in a row in the Premier League since then. Southampton conceded even from Everton, Norwich, and Watford, that is, from the three worst teams of the Premier League. Newcastle showed scoring football in the last matches – nine goals in five meetings. Bruce's team won three of the last five games, and Newcastle was unbeatable for six consecutive home games. I think that the hosts are capable of gaining at least one point in the match against the Saints, whose defense is the worst in the Premier League.
Prediction for the match: Newcastle to win with 0.0 handicap
