Southampton play Watford in the opening round of weekend Premier League fixtures and our predictions point towards a home victory for the Saints.
Fixture: Southampton vs Watford
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off time: 3pm Saturday 13th August 2016
Both these teams have new managers in charge for the 2016/17 season so it will be interesting to see how their first few matches go, home advantage could be enough for a Southampton side who have once again lost their best players in the transfer window.
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Southampton
The Saints are now under the guidance of new manager Claude Puel and he has a tough job to follow Ronald Koeman who has moved to Everton. Puel was reportedly the Southampton number one target and they’ve had a strong pre-season, winning four and drawing the other of their five friendlies.
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Watford
Another Premier League team with a new manager are Watford. Walter Mazzarri is the new man in charge following the success of Quique Sanchez Flores and he’s the eighth Watford manager in the last four years. Pre-season hasn’t been great for Watford, winning just two of their six matches and losing 2-0 to QPR. They have kept hold of Deeney and Ighalo and that could be vital to avoiding relegation this season.
Southampton vs Watford Predictions
For my first football betting tip on this match I am not messing about, the odds for a Southampton win seem generous at 5/6 with Paddy Power. The draw is 11/4 with bet365 and in the latest Southampton vs Watford betting odds for this weekend, Watford are 21/5 with Bet Victor to win. Despite being a shade of odds on my first Southampton vs Watford prediction is Southampton to win, they’ll probably make it into one of our weekend football accumulator tips too!
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First Goalscorer Prediction
Moving onto the goalscorer markets next and the man I want to be on here is Shane Long. He scored the only goal in Southampton’s recent 1-0 win over Athletic Club and has being in the Southampton starting line-up for the last couple of friendlies ahead of Charlie Austin and Jay Rodriguez. Pelle has moved to China so Long is set to be the main man for the Saints this season and he’s my first goalscorer tip for Southampton v Watford this weekend.
Shane Long to score first – 5/1 with bet365: BET HERE.
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Correct Score Prediction
For a correct score bet I expect a low scoring game here and a tight Southampton win. Watford shouldn’t be struggling for goals with Deeney and Ighalo in their starting line-up but Southampton have kept hold of Fonte and Vin Dijk and have only conceded two goals in five friendly matches. For my final Southampton vs Watford betting tip, I am going for a correct score prediction of Southampton to win 1-0 at odds of 6/1 with Bet Victor.
Southampton to win 1-0 – 6/1 with Bet Victor: BET HERE.
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Southampton vs Watford Betting Tips
Southampton to win – 5/6 with Paddy Power.
Shane Long to score first – 5/1 with bet365.
Southampton to win 1-0 – 6/1 with Bet Victor.
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