- Southampton is predicted to be a +0.5 home underdog against Wolves.
- Southampton has lost each of its last eight EPL home matches.
- My Southampton vs. Wolves prediction is the Wolves moneyline.
A pair of relegation-threatened clubs meet on Saturday at St. Maryโs Stadium with Southampton hosting Wolves.ย
Southampton started well at Anfield on Matchday 28, earning a 1-0 advantage at halftime. However, a 3-0 Liverpool second half gave the Reds all three points.ย
Wolves played to a 1-1 draw against Everton in their last league match and now sit six points clear of the relegation zone. In the last game against Southampton, Wolves won 2-0.ย
Check out the Premier League odds and my Southampton vs. Wolves prediction.ย
Southampton vs. Wolves: Premier League Odds
Southampton vs. Wolves Prediction
Based on Southamptonโs weak record at home and Wolvesโ dominance in the last head-to-head meeting, my Southampton vs. Wolves prediction is the Wolves Moneyline (+105).ย
Iโd prefer this if Matheus Cunha featured for Wolves. Even with the Wolves talisman suspended, itโs still the visitors or nothing on Saturday.ย
The last time these teams played, Wolves captured a 2-0 home win with a +1.68 post-shot expected goal differential, per fotmob.com.ย
Perhaps most impressively, Wolvesโ usually error-prone defense surrendered zero shots on target to Southampton.ย
Plus, Wolvesโ attacking performance at home against Everton left me encouraged.ย
Vitor Pereiraโs Cunha-less attack generated 1.12 post-shot xG against a defense ranking sixth in the corresponding defensive category.ย
Now, they get a Southampton side 20th in that metric. Additionally, Southampton has yet to earn points this season when conceding two or more goals.ย
Thatโs such a hurdle to overcome against a Wolves team that has scored in five straight and six of their previous games. Their only failure? Against a top-ranked Arsenal defense.ย
Curiously, thereโs a 15-cent discrepancy between the Wolves moneyline and Wolves Over 1.5 (-110). If Wolvesโ attack can find success, it likely means they earn all three points.ย
History likes the spot for Wolves as well.ย
Since 2012, favorites between -125 and +127 in fixture 23 onward are 55-19 SU, assuming two factors:
- The favoriteโs previous game margin falls between -1 and +0
- The favoriteโs margin in the last head-to-head meeting is +1, +2 or -2
Just when that favoriteโs margin in the last head-to-head was +2: 18-7 SU. Remove the -2 result from consideration and it remains 45-18 in the favoriteโs direction.ย
Premier League Match Schedule
Home | Away | Date | Time (ET) | Location |
Everton | West Ham United | Mar. 15 | 11 a.m. | Goodison Park |
Ipswich Town | Nottingham Forest | Mar. 15 | 11 a.m. | The City Ground |
Manchester City | Brighton | Mar. 15 | 11 a.m. | Etihad Stadium |
Southampton | Wolves | Mar. 15 | 11 a.m. | St. Mary's Stadium |
Bournemouth | Brentford | Mar. 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Vitality Stadium |
Arsenal | Chelsea | Mar. 16 | 9:30 a.m. | Emirates Stadium |
Fulham | Tottenham | Mar. 16 | 9:30 a.m. | Craven Cottage |
Leicester City | Manchester United | Mar. 16 | 3 p.m. | King Power Stadium |
Premier League ATS Records
Team | ATS Record | ATS% | Home ATS Record | Home ATS% | Road ATS Record | Road ATS% |
Arsenal | 11-13-5 | 46.6% | 4-7-3 | 39.3% | 7-6-2 | 53.3% |
Aston Villa | 11-17-1 | 40.0% | 5-9-1 | 36.7% | 6-8-0 | 42.9% |
Bournemouth | 17-11-1 | 60.3% | 7-7-0 | 50.0% | 10-4-1 | 70.0% |
Brentford | 17-10-2 | 62.1% | 8-7-0 | 53.3% | 9-3-2 | 71.4% |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 17-11-1 | 60.3% | 7-7-0 | 59.0% | 10-4-1 | 70.0% |
Chelsea | 10-17-2 | 37.9% | 5-8-1 | 39.3% | 5-9-1 | 36.7% |
Crystal Palace | 16-9-3 | 62.5% | 6-6-3 | 50.0% | 10-3-0 | 76.9% |
Everton | 15-10-4 | 58.6% | 7-6-2 | 53.3% | 8-4-2 | 64.3% |
Fulham | 17-10-2 | 62.1% | 7-8-0 | 46.7% | 9-3-2 | 71.4% |
Ipswich Town | 11-16-2 | 41.4% | 4-11-0 | 26.7% | 7-5-2 | 57.1% |
Leicester City | 12-16-1 | 43.1% | 5-10-0 | 33.3% | 7-6-1 | 53.6% |
Liverpool | 15-13-1 | 53.4% | 6-7-1 | 46.4% | 9-6-0 | 60.0% |
Manchester City | 9-20-0 | 31.0% | 4-10-0 | 28.6% | 5-10-0 | 33.3% |
Manchester United | 12-13-4 | 48.3% | 6-7-2 | 46.7% | 6-6-2 | 50.0% |
Newcastle United | 15-12-1 | 55.4% | 8-5-0 | 61.5% | 7-7-1 | 50.0% |
Nottingham Forest | 19-10-0 | 65.5% | 9-5-0 | 64.3% | 10-5-0 | 66.7% |
Southampton | 10-16-3 | 39.7% | 2-11-1 | 17.9% | 8-5-2 | 60.0% |
Tottenham Hotspur | 11-17-1 | 39.7% | 5-9-1 | 36.7% | 6-8-0 | 42.9% |
West Ham United | 15-13-1 | 53.4% | 5-9-1 | 36.7% | 10-4-0 | 71.4% |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13-13-3 | 50.0% | 5-7-2 | 42.9% | 8-6-1 | 56.7% |
Premier League Standings
Team | Record (Wins-Draws-Losses) | Points | Goal Differential |
Liverpool | 21-7-1 | 70 | 42 |
Arsenal | 16-10-3 | 58 | 29 |
Nottingham Forest | 16-6-7 | 54 | 14 |
Chelsea | 14-7-8 | 49 | 16 |
Manchester City | 14-6-9 | 48 | 15 |
Newcastle United | 14-5-9 | 47 | 9 |
Brighton | 12-11-6 | 47 | 6 |
Fulham | 12-9-8 | 45 | 5 |
Aston Villa | 12-9-8 | 45 | -4 |
Bournemouth | 12-8-9 | 44 | 12 |
Brentford | 12-5-12 | 41 | 5 |
Crystal Palace | 10-9-9 | 39 | 3 |
Manchester United | 10-7-12 | 37 | -3 |
Tottenham | 10-4-15 | 34 | 12 |
Everton | 7-13-9 | 34 | -4 |
West Ham | 9-7-13 | 34 | -16 |
Wolves | 7-5-17 | 26 | -18 |
Ipswich Town | 3-8-18 | 17 | -34 |
Leicester City | 4-5-20 | 17 | -40 |
Southampton | 2-3-24 | 9 | -49 |