Southampton v Swansea

Southampton vs Swansea City Preview

Southampton will be looking to avoid a potential banana-skin in the 3rd round of the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon when the beleaguered Premier League outfit play host to Championship visitors Swansea City at their St Marys Stadium with the south coast club desperate to end a miserable 11-game winless run in all competitions.

Championship mid-table visitors, Swansea City, picked up a point in last weekend's 1-1 draw at home against West Brom but the Welsh club have also found wins hard to come by in recent times overall, so this upcoming cup-tie could be a closely fought affair.

Southampton have now failed to win any of their previous 11 games overall in all competitions which not only contributed to the sacking of former boss, Russell Martin, but having also lost all three of new manager Ivan Juric's games in charge as well, The Saints look doomed to relegation back down to the Championship.

Results on home soil at St Marys Stadium have also been poor as the south coast club have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 14 games whilst also being handed nine defeats in the process.

Last weekend's 5-0 thrashing at home to Brentford has edged new manager Ivan Juric closer to the exit door but the goals market looks an inviting prospect as seven out of Saints' last 10 home games have produced three goals or more.

Swansea City have produced a mixed bag of results in recent times in the English second tier as The Swans have picked up four wins, three draws but have also slipped to three defeats within their last 10 games in all competitions.

Wins on the road at Derby County and Plymouth Argyle, both by 2-1 margins, were backed up by wins gained on home soil at their swansea.com Stadium with victories against QPR 3-0 and Luton Town 2-1, but the three defeats have almost written off their recent successes.

Defeats at the hands of Sunderland 3-2, Hull City 2-1 and Portsmouth 4-0 respectively underline how difficult Swansea City have found it in terms of gaining greater consistency in recent months.

However, the goals market looks an extremely promising option for this upcoming FA Cup clash at St Marys Stadium especially as eight out of Swansea City's last 10 matches in all competitions have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored as well.

Southampton v Swansea City Verdict

Previous meetings between Southampton and Swansea City have predominantly been played in the Championship in recent times but nevertheless, The Saints have won each of the last five encounters on the trot, four of which have also produced three goals or more.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Southampton win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.62

Correct Score: Southampton 2-1 @ 8.50