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Betting tips for Southampton vs Tottenham 21.01.2018

The Saints receive at St. Mary's the Tottenham of Mauricio Pochettino in one of the most interesting matches of the 24 th round of the Premier League. Southampton occupies the 17th position in the table, with 21 points (4 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses) in 23 games, showing problems to defend that were not common in the last two seasons, and suffering to score (23 goals in favor for 34 fitted).

Mauricio Pellegrino came to the team after a great season at Deportivo Alavés and the Argentine coach is getting his team back to being as solid in defense as it was in the last season of Ronald Koeman. After the stage of Claude Puel last season, the team seems to be more comfortable with a defensive mentality, surrounding the huge Fraser Forster with a defense that has seen as he left for Liverpool his best man, the Dutchman Virgil Van Dijk. Two of his best players, the Portuguese international Cedric Soares and the left-back of England, Ryan Bertrand, are also not at their best.

The Saints thrashed Everton in Day 13, adding 5 draws and 5 losses since then, seeing how dangerously close to the relegation zone. In the last day, they gave a tie in Vicarage Road, allowing Watford to go back 0-2 against them.



premier-leagueEl Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino faces this game after going over Everton a week ago (4-0). The Spurs come in good time and with his great star, Harry Kane, playing the best football of his career, after finishing 2017 as the top scorer of world football.

The London team, in this year of transition in which plays in Wembley until the new stadium is finished, is 5th in the table, adding 44 points in 23 games, so it can not fail if you aspire to fight for the positions that give access to the Champions League next year.

Precisely in the maximum competition of European football, the English team has been a pleasant surprise, finishing as leader of the group in which they were Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. In the round of 16, Juventus will be measured twice.

 

Southampton vs Tottenham  Prediction: X/2 5.80

Southampton vs Tottenham betting tip: Over 3.5 Goals @ 1.80

Southampton vs Tottenham final score recommendations: 1-3 10.00