Southampton v Inter Milan Europa League Predictions – 3rd November 2016
There is no way that Southampton deserved to lose at the San Siro against Inter Milan a couple of weeks ago. They did more than enough to at least have a share of the spoils. But they lost and Inter Milan collected their first points of Group K in the UEFA Europa League. So both of these are still in a qualification scrap in the tight group and only three points separates top from bottom. Inter are sat at the bottom of the pile with the Saints one place and one point above them. So everything to play for a loss for either would be a massive hammer blow to their hopes of making it through to the next round. It could be a tense clash on the south coast.
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Southampton v Inter Milan Betting Tips
The Saints need to bag the win here to try and make up for their loss on Match Day Three at the San Siro. That was a game which Saints dominated and really should have taken the win in. The loss has left them in a tricky spot in a tight group and they have to deliver on Thursday. The Saints are on a six match unbeaten streak at home in Europe now with a W2 D4 record and that suggests that they aren’t going to be beaten again in this one. This is Southampton’s first ever UEFA competition group stage campaign remember and so far in it they have gone W1 D1 L1 from their three games. Definitely room for improvement but they did win on home soil on Match Day One when they put a 3-0 win on the board against Sparta Prague. That’s the kind of performance that they need back on home soil, as they failed to score in their following two matches (both away from home) in the Europa League. The Saints were beaten by Chelsea at home on the weekend in the Premier League but are generally trustworthy at home.
Southampton are favourites in the match outright, not only because they are at home but because Inter are not a major force at the moment. A Southampton 1-0 correct score at Bet365 will return you a price of 11/2 for the game. That is actually a pretty reasonable punt on the game and under 2.5 goals as well will return you a price of 3/4 as well. Southampton have a great W5 D2 L1 record at St Mary’s this season in all competitions and Claude Puel’s men have taken a clean sheet in four of their last six there as well. In the anytime goalscorer market, Charlie Austin is a price of 6/5, the same quote as Jay Rodriguez and Nathan Redmond. They created enough chances at the San Siro a fortnight ago to do the same again on home turf but with a more clinical output. It may be worth a flutter on a Draw/Southampton half time/full bet on the game at Bet365 at a price of 10/3.
Inter will be cut adrift if they lose this one. After losing their opening two games, the win over Southampton gave them a lifeline in the group. Their defeat were a 2-0 loss at home against Hapoel Beer Sheva and then a 3-1 loss at Sparta Prague. Inter are not a team in any kind of form right now and they have lost four of their last six in all competitions. They were easily second best to Southampton a couple of weeks ago, but Antonio Candreva scored the only goal in what was the first meeting between the two clubs. Inter Milan have failed to win any of their last five European away games with a W3 D2 record in that sequence. In their last three European away games they have conceded exactly three goals in each as well. Inter have won just two of their last eight games across all competitions, so are clearly vulnerable, but they have scored exactly one goal in seven of their last eight games. Both teams to score in this one is a price of 19/20.
Southampton v Inter Milan Betting Odds
Southampton 8/11, Draw 23/8, Inter 9/2
Southampton v Inter Milan Predictions
The Saints were the dominant of the two in the first leg and that will probably be the same in the second. Southampton are a good home side and as long as they bring their clinical finishing with them, they will be alright in his one. Inter Milan are not a threat at all, and they are likely to get picked off. Worth having a crack at Southampton to win to nil in this one.
