Two of the biggest sides in the Championship do battle at St. Mary’s on Saturday as Southampton play host to Watford.
Both sides don’t have much to play for between now and the end of the campaign as Southampton are comfortably positioned in the play-off spots with automatic promotion to the Premier League out of reach, while Watford are sat in 14th after another season with multiple managers in the dugout.
Current Form
Southampton Current Form
Southampton’s recent form has been up and down as they have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five games.
Last time out they defeated Coventry 2-1 thanks to goals from Kyle Walker-Peters and Che Adams.
In games featuring Southampton, both teams have scored in nine out of their last 11 games.
Watford Current Form
Watford are the kings of the draw in the Championship season as they have ended all-square in 16 matches in 2023/24 – more than any other team in the league apart from Huddersfield.
They have drawn their last four games in a row versus Leeds, West Brom, Preston and Ipswich, with the last two finishing 0-0.
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Southampton have no fresh injury concerns from the weekend, but Russell Martin may opt to bring in Jan Bednarek and Stuart Armstrong after they started on the bench versus Coventry.
Tom Cleverley confirmed this week that Ken Sema and Jeremy Ngakia are getting close to full fitness and that they should be in contention to feature in next weekend’s game against Hull.
Scoreline Prediction
Even though Watford have loved a draw recently, Southampton will probably have too much for them at home, so expect a narrow win for the Saints.
Southampton 2-1 Watford
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FAQs
What time does the match start? The match kicks off at 15:00 on the 13th of April, 2024.
What was the score the last time Southampton played Watford? They have already played each other three times this season, once in the league and twice in the FA…
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Publish date : 2024-04-13 10:13:35
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