Liverpool have a third straight home match when they welcome Southampton at Anfield in the 13th round of matches in the Premier League. The Reds are currently third in the league standings with 25 points, 11 ahead of Southampton, who are placed 13th. Liverpool are coming from a 2-0 win over FC Porto in the Champions League. Earlier they had beaten Arsenal 2-0 in the league. They will be energized for this game, having rested most of their key players in the win over Porto. Liverpool have scored twice or more in their last 16 matches. They get to this game having kept three clean sheets in their last four matches and are the leading scorers in the Premier League with 35 goals. At home, Liverpool have three straight clean sheets. In their last five matches against Southampton at Anfield, Liverpool have kept clean sheets, and won four.
In the last nine meetings with Liverpool, Southampton have one win, and they go to this game on a poor run at Anfield. They are coming from a 2-1 loss to Norwich City, which lifted the Canaries off the bottom of the league standings and it will be much harder for them at Anfield. Southampton have scored 11 goals in the league this season, the same tally as Tottenham Hotspur, which place the two as the second poorest scorers. They’ve only scored more than Norwich in the league. In the league this season, Southampton have scored more than a goal in just two games and have failed to score completely in five matches. Away from home, Southampton do not command a very good run; in 19 away league matches, they’ve managed just two wins.
Southampton are outright underdogs here and it doesn’t help that their away form in the league has been really poor. They haven’t also been great at Anfield and in Liverpool’s current form, this doesn’t look so good for the Saints. Back Liverpool to keep a clean sheet.