Southampton is coming into this match with no real trend to the under in their recent matches, but they have also been in awful form against better opponents. They were much better on defense in their last Premier League match though, losing 1-0 away from home to Man City. They are going up against an Everton side that has been trending heavily to the under in their recent matches. They have gone under 2.5 goals in their last 3 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 matches. Their defense has been much better in these matches as they have only allowed 1 goal in their last 3, but their attack has not been great as they have also scored just 3 goals in their last 3 matches. They have gone under 2.5 goals in their last 2 away matches as well and they have been in much better form recently playing this more defensive style. Both of these teams are currently sitting in the bottom 5 of the table and neither team has a very strong attack either, Everton scoring 10 goals in their 9 matches this season while Southampton has only scored 6 goals. Everton is not going to concede easily here as they will be more defensive being away from home, but Southampton was much better on defense in their last league match and they will have an easier time defending against this weaker Everton attack. This is going to be a low scoring and more defensive match that stays under 2.5 goals.
England Premier League: Southampton/Everton under 2.5 goals, Rot. 200166