Liverpool vs Southampton - Match Preview
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A look at the tie between Liverpool vs Southampton at St. Mary's.
A big game for:
Sadio Mane. The Liverpool forward, signed from Southampton last summer, was a constant thorn in the Reds' side at his previous club. Liverpool will hope he can continue such form in this tie against his old club.
Best Stat:
7. The Reds are unbeaten in the last 7 games and their last defeat came at the hands of Bournemouth 4-3.
Remember when:
Divock Origi opened his scoring with Liverpool with a hat-trick, Sturridge scored two and Jordan Ibe scored one. The only goal from Southampton was scored by Sadio Mane. This was the first time in Liverpool's history that a player had opened his account with a hat-trick since Ronny Rosenthal in a 4-0 win against Charlton Athletic in 1990. This match was won by Liverpool 6-1 and it was a League Cup tie and was played in December 2015.
Player to watch:
Virgil Van Dijk. Considered as one of the world's best defender, the centre-back will have the responsibility to hold Firmino and Mane.
Previous meetings:
Southampton 0 - Liverpool 0 Premier League November 2016.
Southampton 3 (Mane 2, Pelle) - Liverpool 2 (Coutinho, Sturridge) Premier League March 2016.
Southampton 1 (Mane) - Liverpool 6 (Sturridge 2, Origi 3, Ibe) League Cup December 2015.
Form guide:
Liverpool: DDWWW.
Southampton: DLLLW.
Match odds:
Southampton win: 13/5
Liverpool win: 5/4
Draw: 28/11.
So from my point of view, Liverpool clearly has the upper hand but they were held by Plymouth in their previous match so that would definitely give a slight mental advantage to Southampton. But who knows let's just pray and hope that the best team wins. Stay tuned for more.
A big game for:
Sadio Mane. The Liverpool forward, signed from Southampton last summer, was a constant thorn in the Reds' side at his previous club. Liverpool will hope he can continue such form in this tie against his old club.
Best Stat:
7. The Reds are unbeaten in the last 7 games and their last defeat came at the hands of Bournemouth 4-3.
Remember when:
Divock Origi opened his scoring with Liverpool with a hat-trick, Sturridge scored two and Jordan Ibe scored one. The only goal from Southampton was scored by Sadio Mane. This was the first time in Liverpool's history that a player had opened his account with a hat-trick since Ronny Rosenthal in a 4-0 win against Charlton Athletic in 1990. This match was won by Liverpool 6-1 and it was a League Cup tie and was played in December 2015.
Player to watch:
Virgil Van Dijk. Considered as one of the world's best defender, the centre-back will have the responsibility to hold Firmino and Mane.
Previous meetings:
Southampton 0 - Liverpool 0 Premier League November 2016.
Southampton 3 (Mane 2, Pelle) - Liverpool 2 (Coutinho, Sturridge) Premier League March 2016.
Southampton 1 (Mane) - Liverpool 6 (Sturridge 2, Origi 3, Ibe) League Cup December 2015.
Form guide:
Liverpool: DDWWW.
Southampton: DLLLW.
Match odds:
Southampton win: 13/5
Liverpool win: 5/4
Draw: 28/11.
So from my point of view, Liverpool clearly has the upper hand but they were held by Plymouth in their previous match so that would definitely give a slight mental advantage to Southampton. But who knows let's just pray and hope that the best team wins. Stay tuned for more.
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