Aston Villa vs. Southampton FC 9/16/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/15/2022 at 1:46 PM ET

Aston Villa hosts Southampton on Friday in an English Premier League matchday 8 fixture. Aston Villa is 17th in the top-flight English league table at 1-1-4 on four points with a goal difference of -5. Aston Villa battled at home last time out to a 1-1 draw with Manchester City. Aston Villa’s following fixture was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Aston Villa has one win, one draw and three losses in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored seven goals and conceded eight. Five players including Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings have scored one goal apiece to lead Aston Villa. Watkins is the leader in assists with two, while Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey each have one.

Southampton is 12th in the top-flight English league table at 2-1-3 on seven points with a goal difference of -3. Southampton was held scoreless last time out when losing on the road to Wolverhampton 1-0. Prior to that Southampton had defeated Chelsea 2-1. Southampton's most recent match versus Brentford was postponed due to the Queen’s passing.

Southampton has three wins and two losses in its most recent five fixtures across all competitions and during that span has scored seven goals and conceded four. Southampton has been held scoreless in two of its last three matches. Che Adams is the leading goal scorer for Southampton with two, while five others have each scored one goal. Six players have one assist each.

Aston Villa easily defeated Southampton the last time the two met 4-0 this past March and even though the Villains have played poorly to start the campaign, look for Aston Villa to take all three points at home after having several days to prepare for this match due to this past weekend’s matches being postponed. Southampton has lost two of the last three in league play.  Final Score Prediction, Aston Villa wins 2-1.

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