Southampton vs Fulham predictions: Goals galore at St Mary's
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- Southampton’s relegation to the Championship is already confirmed
- Fulham are hoping for a top-half finish
- Recommended bet: Both teams to score
Three defeats in four has dented what has been a promising season for Fulham but they are still on course for a top-half finish and will be expecting to bounce back away at Championship-bound Southampton.
The Cottagers remain ninth despite last weekend’s 2-1 loss at home to London rivals Chelsea and this represents a good opportunity given a sorry Southampton have taken only two points from their last nine matches.
The Saints sit bottom of the table, having picked up only 11 points in 33 games and having suffered 24 defeats, which highlights how far out of their depth they have been in the top flight.
Preparing for the Championship is already on the agenda for Southampton but they did at least show some fight in their latest 1-1 draw at West Ham.
Team news
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Southampton's Albert Gronbaek is closing in on a return but Charlie Taylor remains sidelined for the hosts.
Fulham are without Reiss Nelson while Rodrigo Muniz and Emile Smith Rowe must be assessed having missed the recent 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea.
However, Harry Wilson recovered from a foot fracture to feature as a late substitute against the Blues and is pushing for a start.
The stats
Southampton have lost 13 home league games this season, including 10 of their last 11.
The Saints have conceded 78 goals in the top flight this season and have kept only two clean sheets this term.
None of Fulham’s last 13 league games have been drawn.
Both teams have scored in 11 of Southampton’s last 15 league matches and in eight of Fulham’s last 10 away top-flight assignments.
Fulham have lost their last three away games in the league, two of which came on the south coast at Brighton and Bournemouth.
The Saints have failed to win any of their last 11 home league matches.
Prediction
Fulham are a short price to respond with victory at bottom club Southampton, but the Cottagers have lost three of their last four league matches and are looking difficult to trust at present.
Instead, backing both teams to score may be the way to go as Southampton do pack a punch in the final third and have failed to score in only four of their last 15 matches.
The Saints look easy to expose defensively, having leaked 78 goals, so there is the potential for Fulham to make hay and notch a few.
The Cottagers have kept only one clean sheet in their last 14 games in all competitions and that offers some hope in the final third for Southampton, who have scored in four of their last six home league assignments which includes against Bournemouth and Newcastle.
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