Southampton vs Brighton prediction and odds: Underdog at home
Southampton is in crisis. They have only won 1 match since the beginning of September back here, the rest drew 2, lost 7 (only in the English Premier League). Even, the last 3 rounds of the Hampshire team all fell into empty hands, which contributed to pushing them down to the penultimate position in the rankings.
This season, home has not been much help for Southampton. Except for the surprise 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the end of August, The Saints only drew and lost. Most recently, they let Newcastle thrash with a score of 1-4. In 2 matches with a 0:1/4 handicap, Southampton got 1/6 of the maximum points when losing 1-2 to Everton and drawing Leeds 2-2.
With such a performance, Southampton is expected to face many difficulties in welcoming Brighton, a team that can show a very uncomfortable play under coach Roberto De Zerbi.
Although he does not own many stars in the squad, coach De Zerbi still knows how to bring Brighton forward. At this time, Brighton is stagnant in 7th place in the table with only 1 point less than the top team, Liverpool. In the last three rounds, they won 2, lost 1, including a 4-1 victory over Chelsea.