Aston Villa vs Southampton Predictions

• Southampton are unbeaten in seven games and have won their last three.
• Villa are winless in their last four home games (D2, L2).
• Saints haven’t managed a clean sheet away from home in nine games, but have scored 10 in total across their last five league trips.
• Che Adams has three goals in his last four games.

Saints looking to continue good run at Villa

Southampton booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over West Ham and will be looking to continue their fine form at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.

Saints are now unbeaten in their last seven games, winning each of their last three, while Villa ended a three-match winless run with a 2-0 success at Brighton last weekend.

Both sides have no fresh injury or suspension concerns and go into this game close to full strength.

In-form Saints look excellent value

Villa may have won 2-0 at Brighton last weekend, but that result perhaps flattered them and this surging Southampton side should provide a far bigger test.

Saints are unbeaten in their last seven games despite coming up against the two Manchester clubs (both draws) and Spurs (win) during that run. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men have been strong on their travels and have just one defeat in their last six, claiming impressive wins at West Ham and Tottenham.

Villa lost 1-0 to a poor Watford side in their last home game and are winless in four at Villa Park (D2, L4). Steven Gerrard’s side have lost five of their last nine at home, winning just twice, and at a big price a win for the visitors stands out as the main bet here.

Both sides capable of scoring

Saints may be unbeaten in seven on their travels but they haven’t been keeping clean sheets and they have gone nine games without a shut-out away from St Mary’s. Watford, somewhat incredibly, are the only team to deny Villa a goal at home after 12 games in the league so we should see goals at both ends and a 2-1 win for the visitors has a chance in the correct score market – as Southampton are averaging 2.0 goals-per-game over their last five trips.

Southampton had the luxury of leaving in-form forward Che Adams on the bench against West Ham but he should come back into the first XI on Saturday. The Scot has three goals in his last four appearances and can add to his account at Villa.

Aston Villa predicted lineup: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Ramsey, Ings, Watkins, Coutinho

Southampton predicted lineup: Forster, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, S. Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Broja, Adams