Southampton go host West Ham United for Carabao Cup second round match for St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday night. Both clubs na Championship sides, and dis match dey important for their season.
Southampton don start life for second tier well. Tonda Eckert side beat Stoke City 3-1 for their last match, and dem also beat Colchester United 2-0 for first round of dis cup. Dem get seven goals for last five matches, only lose one time.
West Ham dey find their footing. Dem lose 1-2 to Charlton Athletic for Championship, though dem beat Portsmouth 3-1 for Carabao Cup opener. Nuno Espirito Santo talk say squad need attacking reinforcements, and reports say dem dey negotiate sale of defender El Hadji Malick Diouf to Brentford for £40m.
The two sides don meet before for Premier League, with West Ham win one, Southampton win one, and two draws for last five meetings. For March 2022, Southampton beat West Ham 3-1 for FA Cup at St Mary’s.
For betting market, Southampton Asian Handicap 0.0 dey available at -139 odds. Dis bet mean say if game end level, money go return. Correct score prediction be 2-1 for Southampton at +600. Cyle Larin, wey don score for six consecutive games, dey at +225 for Anytime Goalscorer.
Corner talk: Southampton don average 6.00 corners for last 10 matches, while West Ham away average 3.00 for last two. Bookies dey offer -115 for Southampton to get most corners. Bet builder wey combine Southampton handicap 0.0, three goals or more, and Southampton most corners dey available.
Transfer news still dey hot. Aston Villa make £18m bid for Taylor Harwood-Bellis, but Southampton reject am. West Ham sign Arne Engels for Championship record £22m, but Nuno still want more players.
