Southampton vs Aston Villa Prediction: The away team will win convincingly.
The match between Southampton and Aston Villa in the English Premier League will take place at 9:00 PM on April 12th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Southampton vs Aston Villa
Ross Barkley returned to the bench for the defeat against PSG after recovering from a knee injury. Aston Villa's only remaining concern is Leon Bailey – who could still be available if he passes his final fitness test before the match.
Matty Cash was substituted at half-time in Paris as a precautionary measure after receiving an early yellow card, so manager Emery had almost his full strongest squad available for the trip to St Mary's.
With the second leg of the Champions League approaching, Emery is likely to rotate the squad. One player who could benefit is Donyell Malen – who scored against Forest but was not registered to play in the Champions League.
On Southampton's side, the team has virtually no serious injuries, apart from Albert Gronbaek still recovering from a tendon injury. Flynn Downes will miss this match due to suspension after accumulating 10 yellow cards. Meanwhile, Will Smallbone has returned from a hip injury and is ready for midfield.
Former Villa striker Cameron Archer started the previous game, but Paul Onuachu is likely to be preferred as the central striker ahead of Mateus Fernandes – who is aiming to become only the second Southampton player under 21 to score or assist in three consecutive Premier League games, after Kevin Davies in 1997.
Latest predicted lineups for Southampton vs Aston Villa
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes; Onuachu, Sulemana
Aston Villa:
Martinez; Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Tielemans; Malen, Asensio, Ramsey; Watkins
Latest football match prediction: Southampton vs Aston Villa
In the presence of Prince William, Aston Villa thrilled the heir to the English throne when Morgan Rogers opened the scoring against PSG at the Parc des Princes. However, the French side quickly responded with lightning-fast goals from Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Just when the match seemed destined to end 2-1, Nuno Mendes unexpectedly scored in the final minutes, making the second leg a formidable challenge for Villa.
Nevertheless, a 1-2 defeat away from home isn't a bad result for Villa, and if anyone truly understands the comeback capabilities of their former rivals, it's Unai Emery – who was bitterly eliminated by Barcelona in the "Remontada" in 2017 when he was managing PSG.
Currently, Villa is one of three teams maintaining top form in the Premier League, along with Wolves and Newcastle, with a run of three consecutive wins, including a 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest in the last round – thus consolidating their position in the top 7 and being just two points away from the top 5.
The victory against Forest was also Villa's seventh consecutive win in all competitions before their trip to Paris. However, Emery's team often struggles after European cup matches, having won only 2 of their 9 subsequent Premier League games.
On the other side, Southampton – who have just been officially relegated – are fighting to avoid becoming the worst team in Premier League history. They needed to beat Tottenham in round 31 to keep their hopes alive, but Brennan Johnson's brace and Mathys Tel's penalty extinguished those faint hopes, despite Mateus Fernandes' consolation goal.
After becoming the first team in Premier League history to be relegated with seven games to spare, Southampton terminated their contract with manager Ivan Juric and appointed Simon Rusk as interim manager, with Adam Lallana as his assistant.
Rusk's task is now fairly clear: secure at least two more points to avoid repeating Derby County's dismal record of just 11 points in the 2007–08 season. However, this is proving very difficult, given that Southampton have failed to win in their last 10 home Premier League games.
If Southampton lose another game this weekend, they will set another "unfortunate record" – becoming the first team in history to lose 13 home games in a single season in England's top flight.
Despite not playing too badly in the first leg at Villa Park, that 0-1 defeat marked Southampton's fourth consecutive loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League. In all four matches, Southampton failed to score a single goal and conceded a total of seven.
Latest Southampton vs Aston Villa score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Southampton vs Aston Villaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Southampton 1-2 Aston Villa
- WhoScore:Southampton 1-3 Aston Villa
- Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 1-3 Aston Villa
When and where can I watch Southampton vs Aston Villa live?
To watch the Southampton vs Aston Villa match live in the English Premier League at 9:00 PM on April 12th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.