Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion Predictions, Picks, EPL Odds 8/24/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 8/23/2019

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Amex Stadium

Amex Stadium is the site where Glenn Murray and Brighton & Hove Albion (1-1-0, 5th in the English Premier League) will play Southampton (0-0-2, 19th in the English Premier League) on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers are Angus Gunn for Southampton and Mathew Ryan for Brighton & Hove Albion. Albion are at at +150 while Southampton are at +162. The total has been set at 2.5.

Southampton steps onto the field holding a record of 0 victories, 0 draws, and 2 defeats ranking them 19th in the English Premier League. During the season thus far, they have scored a total of 1 goals which ranks them 16th in the EPL. That said, if they are going to get the win in this match, they are going to look at taking care of the ball and controlling possession. Their goal differential is -4, ranking them 18th in the EPL. Southampton will look to make sure they are sharing the ball as they currently have a total of 0 assists which ranks them 19th in the EPL. in respect to shots on target, they currently have a total of 6 which ranks them 14th in the EPL. As a group, Southampton currently has a total of 22 fouls which has them averaging 11 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 0 points for the season and they are averaging a crowd of 31,712.

Danny Ings is a top player to watch for the Saints. The forward from England has appeared in 189 contests in his professional soccer career and has played 13,347 mins. During that time, the 27-year-old has a total of 56 goals and has had an assist on 17 goals. He's earned a career average of 70.6 minutes per game. Ings has been a starter in 189 contests in his professional soccer career and has racked up 142 fouls over the course of that period. In terms of shots on target, Ings has a total of 187 in his professional soccer career which has him ranking 43rd when compared to all players still active and 25th among forwards. James Ward-Prowse is another scorer to watch out for on the squad from Southampton. The 24-year-old from England has racked up 17 goals in his career which has him ranking 144th among all players still active in soccer. He has played a total of 10,852 mins in his career which has him ranking 73rd among active midfielders and has an average of 55.7 minutes per appearance which has him ranking 262nd in soccer. In his pro soccer career, he has produced 76 shot on target which has him ranking 59th among active midfielders.

In goal for the Saints is Angus Gunn from England. He is 23 years old and has racked up 5,400 mins in goal over the course of his career. Gunn has given up an average of 1.38 goals per 90 mins which has him placed 18th among active goalies in EPL. During his career, he has allowed 83 goals. He's earned a career save % of .683 which has him placed 19th among active goalies. For the Saints to go home with a win, Gunn will want to be solid in net.

Brighton & Hove Albion comes into this match holding a record of 1 win, 1 draw, and 0 losses which is good for 5th in the English Premier League. So far this year, they have earned a total of 3 goals which is 9th in the league. This means that if they are going to get away with the victory in this matchup, they will want to make sure they are scoring goals and making the other team work. Their goal differential is +3, which is good for 4th in the league. Brighton & Hove Albion will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there because they currently have a total of 2 assists which is 8th in the league. With reference to shots on target, they currently have a total of 7 which is 10th in the league. As a unit, Brighton & Hove Albion has earned a total of 22 fouls which has them averaging 11 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 4 points for the season and they have an average attendance of 30,459.

Glenn Murray is a great player to watch for the Seagulls. The forward from England has appeared in 479 games in the time he's played soccer and has played 32,872 mins. In that time, the 35-year-old has scored 188 goals and has had an assist on 39 goals. He's earned a career average of 68.6 minutes per game. Murray has been a starter in 479 games in the time he's played soccer and has totaled 880 fouls in the process. In terms of shots on target, Murray has 465 in the time he's played soccer which places him at 3rd among active players and 3rd among forwards. Pascal Groß is another scorer to keep an eye on for the squad from Brighton & Hove Albion. The 28-year-old from Germany has scored 30 goals over the course of his pro soccer career which has him ranking 91st out of active players in soccer. He has totaled 19,726 minutes over the course of his pro soccer career which has him ranking 35th among active midfielders and holds an average of 78.0 minutes per appearance which has him ranking 103rd in soccer. Over the course of his pro soccer career, he has 124 shots on target which has him ranking 33rd among active midfielders.

The man looking after the goal for the Seagulls is Mathew Ryan from Australia. He is 27 years old and has totaled 22,230 mins protecting the goal over the course of his career. Ryan has given up an average of 1.12 goals per 90 mins which has him placed 8th among active goalies. Over the course of his career, he's given up 277 goals. His career save % is .722 which has him placed 8th among active goalies. For the Seagulls to leave with a win, Ryan will want to play a good game.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Southampton (+162)

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