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Southampton FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Wed 4 Dec 2019 · 19:30 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Norwich City FCPremier League at St. Mary's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
Southampton FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Norwich City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
30 Nov Watford FC H 2–1 W
23 Nov Arsenal FC A 2–2 D
09 Nov Everton FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct Leicester City FC H 0–9 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Southampton FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Arsenal FC H 2–2 D
23 Nov Everton FC A 2–0 W
08 Nov Watford FC H 0–2 L
02 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L
27 Oct Manchester United FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Southampton FC get us underway at St. Mary's Stadium.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 348 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 10' Teemu Pukki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 110 goals in his last 368 appearances.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Goal! Danny Ings scores his 67 goal in 348 matches.
  • 27' Max Aarons has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' The England Ryan Bertrand breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 2-0!
  • 46' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Ibrahim Amadou is replaced by Marco Stiepermann.
  • 51' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for Southampton FC. Moussa Djenepo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Sam Byram on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' Teemu Pukki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at St. Mary's Stadium. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' Oriol Romeu gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Moussa Djenepo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The whistle greets Danny Ings as he departs to be replaced by Che Adams.
  • 82' James Ward-Prowse is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
  • 83' Norwich City FC make a change. Todd Cantwell trudges off to be replaced by Emiliano Buendia on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Maya Yoshida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shane Long on 85 minute.
  • 90' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC45% Draw26% Norwich City FC29%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Norwich City FC
55%
Southampton FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC30% Draw46% Norwich City FC24%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% 80%
-1 20% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
28%
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
23%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.