Southampton vs Brentford Picks and Prediction – 8/31/2024

Brentford is playing host to Southampton at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford. The game between these two teams is set to take place at 10:00 AM EST. Be ready for all the soccer action with our soccer picks.

Brentford is heading to the match here sitting in 13th place in the Premier League. The Brentford club has a 1-0-1 record on the season so far. The last match for the Brentford club in the Premier League was a 2-0 loss to the Liverpool club.

The match against Liverpool showed the Brentford club controlling the ball a surprising 37.9% of the time. However, the Brentford club managed to get only 8 shots off of which 2 were on goal. The defense for Brentford ended up facing a total of 19 shots of which 8 were on goal.

Southampton for their part is heading to the match here with a 0-0-2 record on the year. With the goal difference the Southampton club is sitting 16th place in the Premier League. The last match for Southampton ended up being a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest. 

In the losing effort the Southampton club controlled the ball 64.6% of the time. The offense only managed to get 5 shots of which 1 was on goal. The defense on the other hand had to face a total of 23 shots of which 8 of those were on goal.

Talk about a challenging game to predict, neither Brentford or Southampton have looked impressive on the young season so far. However, the Brentford club is playing at home and have looked impressive at times this year in the younger season. Look for the home pitch advantage and the lack of consistent defensive play from the Southampton club to show up in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Brentford win 2-0.