Our prediction for this Championship match:
Southampton
Match Time & Date:
16/12/2023
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Blackburn Rovers
All eyes will be on St. Mary’s Stadium when Southampton and Blackburn Rovers go head to head in the Championship round 22 on Saturday afternoon. The Saints are on a four-game winning run at home ground and they are seen as favourites to beat the Riversiders as well. Talented forward Samuel Edozie is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City, while all Ross Stewart, Kamaldeen Sulemana, and Juan Larios remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Riversiders, on the other hand, defeated Bristol City 2-1 on Tuesday evening, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Southampton, who have turned their St. Mary’s Stadium into a real fortress. As for the away team, all Tyrhys Dolan, Joe Rankin-Costello, Dominic Hyam, Aynsley Pears, Ryan Hedges, and Sam Gallaghar continue to miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Team (Southampton):
Southampton are an English football club that have been playing their home games at St Mary's Stadium since 2001. The Saints were based at The Dell in the past and the capacity of Southampton’s new stadium is 32,505. Southampton wear red and white striped shirts and the colour of the team’s away kit is navy and green.
The Saints have yet to win the Premier League trophy, but they did well to clinch the FA Cup title back in 1976, while participating in the final of the prestigious competition in 1900, 1902 and 2003. Southampton outplayed Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final and that is probably the club’s greatest victory ever.
The club are well known for their football academy and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale is one of the players who began their football carrier at the St. Mary’s Stadium outfit. Southampton’s fiercest rivals are Portsmouth and the two teams square off against each other in the South Coast Derby.
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