Southampton v Stoke Betting Preview – Premier League 21st May 3.00pm
A game with nothing at stake and between two sides who haven’t exactly hit very high standards this season. The Saints played out a midweek 0-0 draw with Manchester United at home, but they will face a Stoke side who have been pretty poor on the road all season in the top flight. It may be a struggle to see goals at St Mary’s on Sunday.
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Southampton v Stoke Betting Tips
The Saints have produced a W1 D3 L2 record over their last six games which isn’t a great return from them at all really. They have been somewhat disappointing on home soil across the course of the season this term in the top flight, having only gone with a W6 D6 L6 record at St Mary’s heading into the final day of the season. They are on a four-match winless streak at home now (D2 L2) and they have won just one their last seven on home turf (W1 D3 L3). So they are hit and miss really and they have had a lot of trouble recently putting the ball in the back of the net. They have scored in just one of their last five Premier League games. Under 2.5 goals at Bet365 is trading at a price of 19/20 which looks big value for punters. The Saints and the Potters have met nine times in the Premier League; with them both winning two apiece and drawing the other five. In the anytime goalscorer market, Manolo Gabbiadini is a 5/4 favourite, with Charlie Austin, Jay Rodriguez and Shane Long at around 11/8.
The end of the season can’t come quickly enough for the Potters who have lost ten of their last 18 away games in the Premier League. They have won just one of their last ten games home and away (D3 L6) and the end of the season can’t come quickly enough for them. Stoke have not picked up an away win since a 3-1 win up at Sunderland on January 14th (D2 L5) and so they can’t be backed with a great deal of confidence at all in this one. The Potters though did win this corresponding fixture last season though 1-0 and each of the last nine victories which have been posted in meetings between these two have been by a one-goal margin only. A Southampton one goal winning margin at Bet365 is a price of 13/5 while in the Bet365 correct score market a Southampton 1-0 is going to have some appeal at 7/1. For the Potters, Saido Berahino is an 11/4 anytime goalscorer option.
Southampton v Stoke Betting Odds
Southampton 8/11, Draw 11/4, Stoke 7/2
Southampton v Stoke Predictions
Southampton home win: The Saints will just have a little more appeal for punters than a Stoke side who have picked up one win in their last ten. The Saints aren’t a lot better but can convert three points on home soil on Sunday.
