Liverpool will be looking to claim a second win of the season when they travel to Southampton. Opta rates their chances.
Southampton have lost their last four Premier League matches against Liverpool, conceding 11 goals and scoring just once in this run. Liverpool are [1.5] to win.
Liverpool have only lost one of their last 11 Premier League meetings with Southampton (W7 D3), going down 2-3 in March 2016. The draw is [4.8].
Southampton have won their opening home Premier League game of the season in just one of their 20 previous seasons (W1 D10 L9), winning 3-2 against Blackburn Rovers in 2004-05. The draw half-time/Liverpool full-time double result is [4.8].
Liverpool could equal their best ever Premier League winning run of 11 consecutive victories if they beat Southampton, with their previous run coming between February and April 2014 under Brendan Rodgers. They are [2.3] to win half-time/full-time.
Liverpool ended the 2018-19 season with a run of four consecutive away Premier League wins – they haven’t won five in a row on the road since a run of six between February and April 2014. The Reds are [2.62] to win to nil.
Southampton have both scored and conceded in 13 of their last 14 Premier League home games, with the exception being a 2-0 win against Fulham in February. A Liverpool win and both teams to score is [3.1].
This is the third meeting between Ralph Hasenhüttl and Jürgen Klopp in all competitions – Klopp has won the previous two, with Borussia Dortmund against VfR Aalen in the DFB-Pokal in October 2012 and a 3-1 win for Liverpool against Southampton last season. Liverpool are [13.0] to win by a 3-1 scoreline again.
Under Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool have faced Southampton 11 times in all competitions (W5 D3 L3) – against no side has the German lost more often with the Reds than against Saints (also three defeats against Leicester and Swansea). Southampton are [7.4] to claim victory.
In 12 Premier League games against opponents from the south coast (Brighton, Bournemouth and Southampton), Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has found the net in 11 of those, scoring 14 goals and assisting another three. Salah is [2.2] to score.
Source: Betfair Premier League
