Southampton take on the visitors Lincoln in the 1/8-finals of EFL Cup. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 20th at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton).
Southampton are thinking more about how to fix the situation in the Premier League. The "Saints" currently has 3 wins and draws in 15 matches. With 12 points, the ambitious team is penultimate in Premier League. A clear failure, especially given that a new owner appeared here a year ago, and Dragan Sholak was definitely expecting something else - like all fans of the "saints". As a result, as expected, the manager who worked effectively in recent years, Ralf Hasenhüttl, said goodbye to his job. Nathan Jones, who replaced him, remembered for the breakthrough in the last draw with Luton in the Championship, has already managed to lose once, 1-3 at Liverpool. Yes, and Sheffield Wednesday, under the new manager, was eleminated only in the penalty shootout. However, after that, there was a pause for over a month, but did it do any good?
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Lincoln City is an extremely modest project. The "Devil" was founded in the 80s of the century before last. But they have never played in the top division of England. And now it is the middle peasant of League One, the 3rd division of the country. This season, they also show modest results. More precisely, there is no risk of flying out, but there is no chance to rise higher. Why not compete in the cups, where relatively recently, in 2017, they reached the quarterfinals? In the traditional cup, however, this time everything ended on the first opponent, Chippenham Town, from the 6th division. But in this tournament, the League Cup, it turned out to pass Doncaster, Barrow and Bristol City. The reward was a trip to the Saint Mary.
Southampton and Lincoln City are too different in their levels, and it seems that they have always been that way. They haven’t crossed paths in decades. The "Saints", of course, are not up to the cup. But, on the other hand, they still do not want to step on a rake at home with obvious underdog. We bet on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of "-1.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Southampton to win with -1.5 handicap.
