Southampton v Aston Villa free betting tips: Best bets and Premier League preview

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Southampton v Aston Villa

20:00 GMT Saturday kick-off on Sky Sports Main Event
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Southampton and Aston Villa have both graced the Champions League places and delighted neutrals with fine football while bloodying the noses of some of the Premier League big boys this season.

Each have produced memorable wins over reigning champions Liverpool, the high press of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Saints and the flowing football of Dean Smith’s Villa earning pundit praise aplenty.

So you could forgive each for being perplexed exactly how they find themselves 10th and 11th in the table, locked level on 29 points, ahead of Saturday night’s meeting at St Mary’s.

It’s down to a dip in results for both sides over the past few weeks – that win over Liverpool being Saints’ only victory in their past seven league games, although they have won twice in the FA Cup.

Southampton v Aston Villa best bets

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Odds correct at 1830 GMT (28/01/21)

Opta facts

Southampton have won their last four Premier League matches against Aston Villa, their best top-flight winning run against the Villans since August 1989, when they also won four consecutively; they’ve never won five in a row against Villa in the top tier.
Aston Villa are winless in their last eight Premier League matches against Southampton (D3 L5) since a 3-2 win in December 2013.
Southampton have lost their last two Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 15 in the competition (W8 D5). They last lost three in a row in November 2019.
After winning five of their first seven away league games this season (D1 L1) and keeping five clean sheets in the process, Aston Villa have lost each of their last three on the road, conceding at least twice each time.
Since Ralph Hasenhüttl’s first game in charge in December 2018, Southampton have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League (47).
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time, last doing so in league competition in August 2018 with Brentford in the Championship.

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