Sheffield Utd vs Southampton Free Betting Tips

Sheffield United and Southampton meet at Bramall Lane, in a match for the 27th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 13‑12‑2020. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 victories in the last 3 matches. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as Sheffield United presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.

Sheffield United comes to this game motivated, after winning 1-0 at the reception at Aston Villa, ending four consecutive defeats in the Premier League: the only goal of the team was scored by David McGoldrick. In this match against Southampton, coach Chris Wilder will have to favor a more direct style of play and betting on successive counterattacks on the flanks. David McGoldrick is Sheffield United’s top scorer, with six goals scored. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on Phil Jagielka, suspended, in addition to Chris Basham, Jack Rodwell, Jayden Bogle, John Egan, Jack Robinson, Sander Berge and Jack O’Connell, due to physical problems.

Southampton come to this game after a 1-0 loss at Everton, for their second consecutive Premier League loss. The strategy that coach Ralph Hasenhüttl will use for this game is more than designed, that is, defend with the nearby sectors and look for spaces in the opponent’s midfield to counterattack. Forward Danny Ings is Southampton’s top scorer in this competition, with eight goals scored. For this game the visiting coach does not have Takumi Minamino, Oriol Romeo, Kyle Walker-Peters, Theo Walcott, Ibrahima Diallo, William Smallbone and Michael Obafemi, due to physical problems.

Key stats for the match Sheffield Utd vs Southampton

The home team disputes against Southampton a match of matchday 27, which had been postponed, after 4 victories, 2 draws and 21 defeats in the league matches they had hit until now. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 victories, 2 draws and 11 losses as a visitor, with 10 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 5 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats in his stadium, with 13 goals scored and 19 suffered.

For the championship, Sheffield United won 9 points out of a possible 30, after 3 wins and 7 losses in the last 10 games they played at their stadium. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (6 out of 14 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively.

In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 9 of the last 14 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 27 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 20 games in which he suffered the first goal.

After 8 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses, the visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 30 points won. In their last match, they lost away to Everton by (1‑0), after losing away in the previous match against Leeds United by (3‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 28 suffered; against 7 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 16 suffered.

In their last 10 away games for the championship, Southampton has recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, for which they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. For this competition, they have a sequence of 5 losses in the last away matches and they haven’t won any of the last 7 away matches. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback.

Because they need to win, Sheffield United must act very offensively and will have a knack for creating scoring opportunities, while Southampton have high quality on the counterattack and are capable of creating multiple scoring opportunities. So, in view of all this, risking for goals in this game is of great value.

Betting Tips: Southampton to win
Odds: 2.00