Southampton Vs. Swansea 2016 Premier League: Preview, Predictions, Possible Line-Ups, Betting Tips, And Live Stream
Southampton will host Swansea in the fifth game week of the Premier League this Sunday as the host attempts to continue their winning run after their big win in the Europa League.
Date, Kick-off time, and Venue
The game will take place on September 18, 2016, at St. Mary’s stadium in Southampton, Hampshire. The kick-off time for various time zones are provided below.
- U.K. time: 2:15 p.m
- USA time: 9:15 a.m.
- Pacific time: 6:15 a.m.
- Kenyan time: 4:15 p.m.
- UAE time: 5:15 p.m.
- Indian time: 6:45 p.m.
- Malaysia time: 9:15 p.m.
Southampton: Preview
After a miserable start in the Premier League, Southampton finally won their first game of this season against Sparta Prague. Charlie Austin had a great game for the Saints as the striker scored a brace in the first half.
The striker converted a controversial penalty in the fifth minute before adding another goal just around the half hour mark. Jay Rodriguez added a late third in injury time to provide Southampton a much need victory.
On their performance, manager Puel said the following.
“It was a great performance. We played a very good team of technical players. It was difficult but the penalty at the start of the game helped us on to good things.”
In their last Premier League game, Southampton was left heartbroken in the Emirates as Arsenal scored an injury winner through a controversial penalty. The defeat was very harsh on the Saints who deserved at least a point from that game.
Meanwhile, Southampton duo Sofiane Boufal and Jeremy Pied will be unavailable against Swanswa as they are currently nursing their respective knee injuries.
Swansea : Preview
Swansea arrives into this game in a confident mood following their draw against one of the title favorites, Chelsea, at the Liberty Stadium. The Swans fell behind after Diego Costa scored for Chelsea, but they responded amazingly, scoring two goals in three minutes to turn the scoreline. But, Swansea failed to hold on to their lead and they conceded a late equalizer to take a difficult point from the game.
There are no new injury concerns for Swansea in this game.
Starting Lineups
Southampton Predicted Line-Up (5-3-2): Forster; Fonte, Bertrand, Soares, van Dijk; Davis, Romeu, Clasie; Redmond, Rodriguez, Tadic.
Swansea Predicted Line-Up (3-5-1-1): Fabianski;, Taylor, Fernandez, Amat; Naughton, Kingsley, Cork, Fer, Sung-Yeung Ki; Sigurdsson; Llorente
TV Schedule and Channel
In the U.S., the game will be live on NBC Sports App. In the U.K., the match will not be live on TV. You can watch the game at the live stream link provided at the end of this article.
Southampton Vs. Swansea: Head-to-Head (H2H)
The teams have met each other a total of 38 times in the past, and Swansea lead the head-to-head record, winning 15 matches. Southampton has claimed victories in nine of these games, and on 14 occasions, the game ended without a result.
Last time, Southampton and Swansea met in February, 2016 in a Premier League match. The Saints claimed a 1-0 victory in the game thanks to a headed goal from Shane Long.
Southampton Vs. Swansea : Prediction
Southampton is playing well below its best in recent PL matches. They have been unable to keep a clean sheet in last four league games. Swansea is not very different in this aspect either as it has conceded in all of the games this season.
However, Swansea excels the Saints in goal scoring department having scored six goals in the PL, doubling the tally of Southampton. So we give edge to Swansea to win this game.
Final Predicted Score: Southampton 1-2 Swansea
Southampton Vs. Swansea : Betting Tips and Odds
(The odds were provided by Paddypower.)
- Southampton win: 7/10
- A draw: 13/5
- Swansea win: 9/2
- Over 2.5 goals: evens
- Under 2.5 goals: 8/11
Charlie Austin is backed 4/1 to be the first goalscorer, and 11/10 to be an anytime scorer. Swansea new recruit Llorente is offered 7/1 to be the first scorer of the game, and 23/10 to score any time during 90 minutes.
Southampton Vs. Swansea : Live Stream
The match can be watched live streaming online in the link here.
The link will be updated just before kick off.
[Featured Image by Stu Forster/Getty Images]
