Southampton v Newcastle

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Southampton stumbled to a fifth defeat on the trot in the Premier League last weekend when the south coast outfit succumbed to a 3-2 loss away from home at Nottingham Forest which in turn extended Southampton's winless run to 12 games overall, the longest winless sequence in the English top flight this term.

Newcastle United's impressive six-match winning streak in the domestic flight was shattered last weekend when The Magpies were dealt a heavy 4-1 loss at home to high-flying Bournemouth, but the north-east visitors have a great chance to exact their revenge upon another south coast club on Saturday afternoon at St Marys Stadium.

Southampton look more and more hopeless to avoid almost certain relegation as each game passes and having lost their last five games on the trot, conceding a total of 14 goals in the process, the south coast hosts look totally bereft of confidence under new manager Ivan Juric.

Each of The Saints' last five losses have been overseen by the Croatian manager and another defeat at home to Newcastle United may just prompt the start of serious questions asked of the coach as the hosts continue to slide helplessly to the trap-door.

Saturday's hosts have also managed to collect just the single win to date in this season's disastrous top flight campaign which came in the form of a 1-0 home win against Everton but having also stumbled to no fewer than 18 losses within their 22 matches played, The Saints look to be in trouble once again.

Newcastle United tasted defeat for the first time in a while last weekend in the domestic top flight when The Magpies were humbled in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth which put paid to a previously impressive six-match winning sequence.

Although it was a somewhat painful reunion against his former club last week, Eddie Howe's side will still be upbeat about their chances of bouncing back with all three points here down on the south coast against a beleaguered looking Southampton outfit.

Within these six wins, Newcastle United had posted wins on the road at Ipswich Town, Manchester United and Tottenham respectively, so the prospects of The Magpies returning to winning ways on Saturday still look very promising.

The north-east visitors have won their last three away games on the trot while the goals market also looks inviting for this upcoming encounter as seven out of Newcastle United's last 10 outings on the road have also produced goals for both teams as well.

Southampton v Newcastle United Verdict

Goals for both teams have featured in six out of the last eight encounters and this trend looks set to continue as both teams push for the all-important three points.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & BTTS Yes @ 2.62 Correct Score: Newcastle Utd 3-1 @ 12.00