Premier League: Southampton vs Brentford
At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 12, 2022, the Premier League will play a make-up match, and Southampton will play at home against Brentford. Southampton's results in recent seasons have not been ideal, and this season's performance is still poor, with 4 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats, ranking 14th in the league with 21 points, and is currently one of the teams with the most draws in the Premier League. In addition, the team is currently 10 points higher than the relegation zone, which shows that it has no relegation pressure for the time being. From the statistical point of view, Southampton scored 20 goals in 19 rounds of the league, losing 29, and the offensive and defensive performance was not ideal.
Southampton's recent performance has been average, the most recent match was 2 days ago in the FA Cup against Championship side Swansea, after 120 minutes of hard fighting, and failed to divide the winner and loser, and finally with the opportunity of penalty, the opponent was eliminated, the team got the qualification. It is worth noting that southampton's last round of league matches against Tottenham, defender Salisu 2 yellow to 1 red, this game will be suspended; there are 7 other players with injuries, this game will not be able to participate.
Brentford rushed into the Premier League last season with the promotion play-off, and the team performed well after the promotion, after 19 league rounds, it achieved 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats, ranking 12th in the league with 23 points, the best performance of the 3 promoted polo teams. From the statistical point of view, Brentford has scored 23 goals in 19 league rounds this season, conceded 26 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance is average.
Brentford's recent pick-up in form has seen the team win two straight wins, first a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the league, and the most recent game in the FA Cup against lower-level side Port Veer, where the team swept 4-1 and qualified for the tournament thanks to Mbumo's hat-trick and Fowles' goal. In terms of squad, Brentford currently has six injuries, including centre-back Charlie Goode and goalkeeper David Raya.
In the past meetings between the two teams, Southampton have faced Brentford nine times, with 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats, while southampton have lost 0-2 in the Premier League Cup this season. In terms of recent developments, Southampton's recent performances have been passable, but in the FA Cup match two days ago, the players were physically exhausted, while Brentford won 2 consecutive wins and scored 6 goals, and the attacking end was hot. Judging from the current attitudes of all parties, the performance is slightly ambiguous, but combined with the underlying strength of both sides, Southampton still has the opportunity to take all 3 points in this battle.