Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Southampton
Match Time & Date:
12/04/2025
16:00
Prediction: 1-3
Aston Villa
Southampton’s pride will be at stake when they take on Aston Villa in the Premier League round 32. The Saints failed to secure the Premier League survival and, as a result, Ivan Juric is no longer in charge of the team. As the rock-bottom side struggled defensively in a 3-1 loss to Tottenham at the weekend, home win should not be considered. Defender Juan Larios is a major doubt, while Flynn Downes will serve the second of his two-game ban.
Meanwhile, the Villans are on a three-game winning run in the national championship. Even though Unai Emery’s troops head into Saturday’s clash following the Champions League encounter with PSG, we are tempted to place our bets on Marcus Rashford and Co. Emery should have a full squad to choose from for the round 32 clash as both Ross Barkley and Leon Bailey have overcome their respective injuries.
Highlighted Player (Youri Tielemans):
Youri Tielemans is a product of Anderlecht football academy. The prolific midfielder was born on May 7, 1997 in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and he is regarded as one of the most talented Belgian players. Tielemans signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht at the age of 16 and in 2013 he made his first-team debut for the club.
The Belgian starlet came as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to Lokeren in the national championship. Youri Tielemans was making progress week by week and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. The 176-cm-tall footballer scored 26 goals in 139 appearances in the league for Anderlecht and in 2017 he signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.
Tielemans joined les Rouges et Blancs for a fee of around €25 million. Speaking of his international career, the Monaco midfielder made his senior debut for Belgium in a 1-1 draw with Netherlands (9.9.2016.). He came as a substitute ten minutes before the final whistle, replacing Steven Defour.
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.
