Southampton vs. Norwich Predictions: Expect chances in an open encounter on Friday night

Live on Sky Sports, Southampton host Norwich City in the Premier League at the Saint Mary’s Stadium this Friday at 8pm.

The hosts come into this game in impressive form having beaten Spurs and Everton as well as taking a point against both Manchester United and Manchester City in recent weeks. They are unbeaten at home in their last 11 games here in all competitions and have only lost 1 game all season at the Saint Mary’s stadium. Currently sitting 10th in the league table and looking to comfortably finish in the top half so claiming another 3 points will be the aim here. The visitors Norwich City are rock bottom of the league with 17 points and time is running out for them to get out of those relegation spots. Every game from now till the end of the season will be considered as a final and so this is a hugely significant game for them where a positive result is of utmost importance. They have already beaten Southampton back at home and will be looking to cause an upset and do the double over them.

A potentially entertaining Friday night clash awaits us and as usual, I have it covered for you with 2 of my best betting angles included in the preview below:

Team News:

Lyanco, Alex Mcarthy & Nathan Tella are out for Southampton while Nathan Redmond & Romain Perraud are out for Southampton.

Adam Idah & Andrew Omabamidele are out for Norwich while Lukas Rupp, Tim Krul & Jacob Sorensen are out for Norwich.

Southampton possible starting lineup:

Forster; Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters; Ward-Prowse, Romeu; S Armstrong, Elyounoussi; Adams, Broja

Norwich possible starting lineup:

Gunn; Aarons, Kabak, Gibson, Williams; Placheta, Normann, McLean, Rashica; Pukki, Sargent

Southampton have seen both teams score in their last 10 out of 11 games in all competitions and their last 6/7 home games. This bet also landed in the reverse leg when Norwich claimed all 3 points in a 2-1 win. The visitors also scored against Liverpool in their last Premier League outing so will be confident of hitting the back of the net against the Saints in a game they really need to win in their bid to avoid relegation. With Norwich badly needing a result, we could be in for an open and entertaining game with both teams finding the back of the net.

Take this bet @ 1/1 with SBK with a 1pt stake as our main bet for this Friday night clash.

Che Adams is Southampton’s joint top scorer with 6 goals to his name and is in cracking form in front of the goal having scored 2 goals in his last 3 Premier League games against Spurs & Manchester United. He also scored in the reverse leg against Norwich. Brandon Williams is Norwich’s most booked player having picked up 6 yellow cards so far this season. He also got booked in the reverse leg against Southampton earlier this season. Rashica is averaging 1.4 shots per game in the premier league and has had at-least 1 shot in his last 11 games in a row including tough encounters against Chelsea, Liverpool & Manchester City. Combining these 3 selections gives us a cracking long-shot @ 10/1 and I am happy to stake a very small 0.25pt on that.

Best of luck if you follow these selections. Please always gamble responsibly.