Huddersfield v Southampton Predictions & Betting Odds – 22nd December 2018

Saints can strike again

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Huddersfield v Southampton Betting Tips – Premier League, 22nd December 3.00pm

The Saints ended their winless streak in dramatic fashion last weekend as they took a win over Arsenal. Can they build on that success and get some momentum going? They visit Huddersfield on Saturday, just one of the three teams beneath them in the table. The Terriers are badly out of form with a four-match losing streak. Read our predictions for Huddersfield v Southampton.

Huddersfield v Southampton Betting Odds*

Southampton 6/4
Draw 21/10
Huddersfield 19/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 18th, 2018 at 1:37 p.m.)

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Huddersfield News and Form

The Terriers lost at home against Newcastle last weekend in the top flight

That was Huddersfield’s fourth straight defeat

Their home form is only W1 D2 L6 and they have lost their last two at the John Smiths

Huddersfield have produced just three goals in their home games this term

They have conceded eleven in nine at home

Just 22% of their home games have gone above 2.5 goals

Less than half of the games at the John Smiths this season have made it over 1.5 goals

Huddersfield do have two clean sheets at home so far

They have failed to score in 67% of their EPL home fixtures this term

All three of their home goals this season have been in the first period of matches

They are without a clean sheet in three at home

The Terriers have been losing at half-time in four of their nine home game (W2 D3)

No team has claimed fewer home points in this season’s EPL than Huddersfield have

Huddersfield v Southampton Head to Head

There were two draws in the EPL between these two last season
Huddersfield are unbeaten in three home games against the Saints (W2 D1)
There was a 0-0 between them at the John Smith’s last term
Just one of the last four meetings have gone over 2.5 goals

Southampton News and Form

The Saints picked up a fantastic and thrilling 3-2 home win over Arsenal last weekend

That snapped a twelve match winless streak of league form that they were struggling with

The Saints are currently on a four-match losing streak away from home

They have taken one point from their last seven road games in the EPL

Their overall away record is W1 D1 L7

In their nine road games in the top flight, the Saints have managed seven goals

Of those seven goals, five of them have come after the halftime break

Problematically they have conceded an average of 2.2 goals per away game

They have failed to score in 44% of their road games

33% of Southampton’s away games have gone above 3.5 goals

The Saints have lost a third of their away games to nil this season

In none of their away games have Southampton been leading at halftime (D4 L5)

They have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last seven league games

Huddersfield v Southampton Tips & Odds

Under 1.5 goals at 7/4
Southampton to win 1-0 correct score 6/1
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on December 18th, 2018 at 12:24 pm)

Huddersfield v Southampton Predictions

Southampton to win: It is as good as a time as any to back the Saints to get a win. That victory over Arsenal has to have given them a little extra. With the Terriers struggling this is a golden opportunity for Southampton to get momentum going. Away win.