Southampton vs Huddersfield Prediction: Southampton will emerge winners.

There was nothing to separate these two sides when they met earlier in the season. Now they face each other in a crucial time of the season and 3 points is all both sides need here. 

Southampton are in contention to keep their place in 2nd spot with Leeds only 1 point behind them. And Huddersfield are on the brink of dropping into the relegation zone, with 3 points separating them from 22nd place QPR. Hence taking maximum points is what both sides will look for while they prepare to face each other. But at the moment Southampton are the preferred side because they are in better form than Huddersfield. 

Southampton

Southampton are one of the standout teams in the Championship, and it comes as no surprise that they are in line for promotion. However, at the moment they need to put that good form to good use and get all 3 points against Huddersfield. 

Southampton are on a run of 21 league games without a defeat, with their last defeat being against Middlesbrough back in September last year. 

They won their last league game against Rotherham United away from home. Jan Bednerack scored the opening goal in the 4th minute and in the 38th minute Adam Armstrong doubled their lead. The game stayed that way and Southampton got all 3 points. And in their recent game, they defeated Watford in the FA Cup at home.

Southampton have 61 points from 29 matches played and they sit in 2nd place on the table.

Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield ended a 3-match draw streak with a resounding win over Sheffield Wednesday last weekend. Despite the win, they are still under pressure from the team at the bottom end of the table. Huddersfield are only 3 points ahead of QPR in 22nd place and they need to build a consistent winning run to ease off the pressure. 

Huddersfield won brilliantly against Sheffield Wednesday as they won by 4 goals to nil. Matthew Pearson opened the scoring spree in the 68th minute and then followed 3 more goals from Josh Koroma (brace) and Sorba Thomas. 

Next up for Huddersfield is high-flying Southampton and there's some doubt that they will be able to maintain their win against such opposition. But Huddersfield have a reason to feel optimistic about this one.

Head to Head

Southampton have beaten Huddersfield 4 times in their 10 meetings. Huddersfield won 2 matches and they played a draw in 4 matches.

The last meeting between these two ended in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield playing at home.

Analysis and Predictions

Southampton are feeling comfortable as they are the better team and they are playing at home in front of thousands of fans. 

According to analysis Southampton are unbeaten in their last 7 games against Huddersfield, while Huddersfield have not kept a clean sheet in the last 5 meetings. In 5 of their last 6 matches, less than 2.5 goals were scored and both teams scored in 4 of their last 5 matches. Southampton scored first in their last 5 meetings and won the first half in 4 of those 5 meetings. There were less than 4.5 cards in 8 of their last 10 matches and less than 10.5 corners in the last 6 matches. 

• First Half Under 5.5 Corners at 1.69 Odds
• Southampton to Win and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.82 Odds
• Southampton to Win 3-1 at 11.00 Odds