Stoke City – Southampton PREDICTION & PREVIEW (14.12.2016)

Goodnight. We have a Premier weekday and I leave a HA 0 from Stoke City (win with draw not count) that receives the Southampton.

Low:

– Stoke City: You can not count on Butland, Ireland, Bardsley, Shawcross or Geoff Cameron. Jonathan Walters suffered a blow to the thigh and is doubt of last minute while Afellay has returned to train and is available.

– Southampton: Florin Gardps, McCarthy, Matthew Targett, Pied and Austin miss out on injury.

We talk about the 2 teams:

– The Stoke City come from losing in the Emirates against Arsenal despite starting with a winning goal. In the end, logic prevailed. Right now they are 11º with 19 points almost in nobody’s land (to 8 points of European positions and 7 above the descent). As locals total 3 wins 1 draw and 3 losses, the 3 victories achieved in the last 4 home games.

Now that Afellay is coming back from his ligament injury in the month of April, the Potters recover to one of their inner pearls that has given them so much speed. He could play on both the left and right, Arnautovic is not performing as a center forward, he should work as a left fielder while Joe Allen as a playmaker is the team’s best scorer with 4 goals, much better than the one he contributed In their previous 4 years together at Anfield. Back in defense is missing one of the usual as is Shawcross.

– Southampton are coming off a 1-0 home win against Karanka Boro but losing Charlie Austin to a 3-month minimum after being injured in the Europa League. Most important loss of a player who treasured 6 goals of the 4 that carries marked the Saints in Premier. As visitors they have 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats and have only scored 6 goals away from their stadium having lost the last 2 away games against teams that are quite bad this year as Mike Phelan’s Hull City and Crystal Palace (3 -0) of Alan Pardew, 2 coaches very questioned in the last days. It is possible that the team ends up paying the consequences of their European season. His forwards (not counting Charlie Austin) only add 2 goals.

Between a Stoke City that is showing much better than in the beginning of season, the return of Afellay and the injury of Austin besides the under performance in Premier of the Southampton at home with 1 victory and 6 goals in 7 parties this pick is very reliable Where we covered the tie.

Stake 2.5 and good luck to whoever follows me.