Burnley vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 23/09/2020, 06:29  by James | Modified on 23/09/2020 at 07:29 in Premier League Predictions

Turf Moor is the venue for Burnley's showdown with Southampton in the Premier League this Saturday. It will be a game that results in at least one club getting their first points of the new league season. Burnley took the lead in their opener at Leicester on Sunday before falling victim to a 4-2 comeback. It leaves them 14th after one game played. Southampton are 19th after two defeats from two. Ralph Hasenhuttl could call a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace unlucky but no such description could be given for their 5-2 defeat to Spurs. The latter half of last season saw the Saints make strides of improvement, yet that progress is in danger of being undone by this poor start. Against Spurs, they fell victim to the same goal time and again, Harry Kane playing through Heung-Min Son, who beat the defence to the ball before finishing. The South Korean forward did this four times. That defeat was at St. Mary's, a ground which is far from a fortress for the Saints. They will take solace in the fact that this fixture is away from home. Only Liverpool and Manchester City had better away records than Southampton last season. Despite this record, they didn't manage to win on their last visit to Turf Moor. Burnley have won their last two matches against Southampton and are unbeaten in a further five encounters. 

While the last two matches between these teams both featured three goals, the previous five featured fewer than three. One of the Premier League's top scorers last season, Danny Ings opened his account for the campaign with a double in the defeat to Spurs. He scored in the home league defeat to Burnley last season. Burnley lost their final home game of last season but were unbeaten in seven matches on their own turf before that loss. We see a tight encounter resulting in both sides getting off the points mark. Draw.