Southampton hosts Crystal Palace in round 20 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, December 28th at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton)
Last season, Southampton was literally a few steps from relegation to the lower league. It was the most draw team of the past season. The Saints showed 12 peaceful outcomes. Because of this, they didn’t manage to earn the required number of points to gain a foothold somewhere in the middle of the tournament standings. As for the new season, the success of this club is a little better. Southampton was in the relegation zone but managed to get out of it after several successful matches. It is one of the worst teams in the leagues in terms of goals conceded. The Saints have six wins, three draws, and as many as ten defeats. It managed to deal with three outsiders and to beat the two middle peasants Sheffield United and Brighton. Southampton managed to win two victories at the beginning of the championship, and four of them took place more recently. After two losses to Newcastle (2-1) and West Ham (0-1), the Saints coped with Aston Villa (3-1) and unexpectedly beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (0-2). However, don’t make conclusions ahead of time.
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Crystal Palace, as already known, is one of the most stable middle peasants in the championship of England. Last season, the team took 12th place. All its indicators were normal. Of course, there is something to strive for, but with such a budget, the game is quite decent. In the new season, the club’s game is very attractive. It takes ninth place now. Crystal Palace did a good job on the new tactics of the defense line and began to concede much less. But at the same time, the team is all bad in the attack. After 19 rounds played, the team has just 17 goals scored. There is no leader on the line of attack, and there is no one to lead the process, therefore the game is poor. Crystal Palace has seven victories, five draws, and seven defeats. As you can see, the defense remains the main function in the club’s game. This club has no major achievements in the new season. In the last two rounds, the Glaziers lost to Newcastle away (0-1) and coped with West Ham at home (2-1)
Bookmakers believe that Southampton has a better chance of winning this match, and it can be explained by its latest results. Although the Saints will play at home, they cannot be the strongest team there. The team is too unstable this season, and I don’t think that it will manage to defeat the visitors. Crystal Palace seems to have a good chance of earning three points.
Prediction for the match: Crystal Palace to win
