Southampton welcome the visitors West Ham United in the English Premiere League – Round 19. The match will be held on Thursday, December 27th, at the St. Mary’s Stadium (Southampton).
The appointment of the new manager Ralf Krueger turned fruitful at once. Under his stewardship, Southampton managed to succeed twice, gaining a home win over Arsenal at this. Moreover, the ‘Saints’ have shipped six goals in the last two rounds, though before, they looked bleak just because they struggled in fashioning and converting opportunities. The team still suffer problems in defense – the allowed goals in the clash with Arsenal were predictable, but in their meeting with Huddersfield, the hosts were expected to play ‘to nil’. Krueger’s men did not only miss in their last round, they also allowed the opponent to approach their penalty area time and again.
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West Ham United have halted their victorious run that counted four rounds, losing to Watford at home. The Londoners failed to score in that encounter. That was a one-time failure of the ‘Hammers’ though – they did create opportunities but failed to convert those. In their last four rounds, the team shipped eleven goals. Overall, prior to their slipup against Watford, the ‘Hammers’ scored in eight of nine latest fixtures, failing to net to Manchester City only.
Appointment of a new manager normally provides a morale boosting for players, and Southampton team were not an exception. In this regard, the ‘Saints’’ clash with Arsenal was especially illustrative, as they were ahead three times along the match. That said, it is important that Southampton improved on the eve of the Boxing Day, moreover, they had a tight schedule. It is possible that they will give priority to the encounter against the ‘Hammers’, as they face Manchester City and Chelsea afterwards. West Ham United have been missing at least one goal in nine of their eleven latest rounds, therefore, the hosts will try to make use of the opponent’s problems in defense. Southampton, however, do not keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive rounds, while their visitors demonstrated great attack in the last fixtures. Therefore, the coming match will most likely see a number of goals – previous head-to-heads were also effective.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
