Southampton take on the visitors Brentford in the postponed round 7 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 15th at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton).
Southampton have been at the bottom of the Premier League for a long time and if not the top candidate for relegation, they certainly were in the top 3. After a devastating 1-4 defeat at home to Newcastle and disappointing performances throughout the season and in their recent matches, Ralph Hasenhuttl was sacked. Under him, the team was performing poorly, but the previous coach of Southampton, Nathan Jones, had good chances of quickly climbing up from the 18th position when he joined the club. However, he made things worse by losing 8 out of 9 Premier League matches, winning only one - 2-1 at Goodison Park. When the English specialist was fired, Southampton was already at the bottom of the league table. Eventually, the management decided to trust the assistant of both coaches - Spaniard Ruben Sellez, who immediately won against Chelsea away with a minimum score. In general, in the 5 matches that Sellez has been in charge of Southampton, the team has scored more than one goal in only one match, which was in the cup. In the Premier League, they have only won twice with a minimum score, lost once and drawn 0-0.
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Thomas Frank's team has been representing their name very well in English football for the second year in a row and now Brentford even have a chance to get into the European cups. Currently, the Bees are in ninth place and are only four points behind sixth place, with two games in hand compared to Fulham and one compared to Liverpool. Brentford started the year very well, but mainly because the majority of matches were played at home, where the Danish specialist's team always plays much stronger. They haven't won a single away match in the last three months, but they have two draws against Leeds (0-0) and the championship leader Arsenal (1-1). Last weekend, the team played their third match away from home against Everton, which they lost 1-0.
After another change of coach this season, the Saints turned to defensive football. The Spanish specialist prefers a more defensive style of play, which is currently bringing results, as despite being eliminated from the cup, they have earned 7 points in 4 matches, with clean sheets in matches against Chelsea and Manchester United away. Brentford is also more inclined to play low-scoring football away, scoring only just over one goal per game and playing low in their last four away matches. The visitors will surely come out determined for the match. Their 12-match unbeaten run in the Premier League was interrupted over the weekend, but the key to Southampton's success is their defensive game and it is unlikely that Brentford will be able to score a lot of goals, which is not particularly necessary for the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
