Burnley vs Southampton: Match Preview, Prediction & Predicted Lineup
Burnley will take on Southampton at the Turf Moor, the home ground of Burnley Football club. Europa League qualification last season did more harm than good for Burnley FC as they failed to recover in time, ahead of the season. As a result, they saw a dip in form and finished 15th in the league. The club played a total of 38 matches, won 11, lost 20, while 7 resulted in a draw.
Southampton had an efflux of players which saw them fall short of quality in each of the departments. It had a strong bearing on their league position as they finished at 16th position on the table, winning just 9 of their matches, while losing almost double of it, 17. 12 of their matches resulted in a draw and they were fighting to save themselves from relegation for a large part of the last season.
Burnley vs Southampton Pre Season Results
Burnley–
| Date | Result |
| 16 July | Burnley 8-0 Accrington Stanley |
| 16 July | Burnley 2-3 Tranmere Rovers |
| 20 July | Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Burnley |
| 20 July | Port Vale 1-3 Burnley |
| 23 July | Fleetwood Town 0-2 Burnley |
| 27 July | Wigan Athletic 2-2 Burnley |
| 30 July | Burnley 6-1 Nice |
Southampton–
| Date | Result |
| 14 July | Altach 1-1 Southampton |
| 20 July | Preston North End 1-3 Southampton |
| 23 July | Guangzhou R&F 0-4 Southampton |
| 28 July | Feyenoord 1-3 Southampton |
| 3 August | August Southampton 2-0 Koln |
Burnley vs Southampton Head to Head Record
Total matches- 8
Matches won by Burnley- 3
Matches won by Burnley (home)-2
Matches won by Burnley (Away)-1
Matches won by Southampton-2
Matches won by Southampton (home)-2
Matches won by Southampton (Away)-0
Draw- 3
Burnley vs Southampton Recent Match Results & Form
Burnley- LLLDW
Southampton- DLDDL
Burnley vs Southampton Transfer market update
Burnley–
IN:
Erik Pieters (Stoke City
Joel Senior (Curzon Ashton)
Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion)
Ryan Cooney (Bury)
Adan Phillips (Free)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Leeds United)
OUT:
Jon Walters (Retired)
Stephen Ward (Stoke)
Anders Lindegaard (Released)
Peter Crouch (Released)
Mark Howarth (Released)
Tom Heaton (Aston Villa)
Southampton–
IN:
Moussa Djenepo (Standard Liege)
Che Adams (Birmingham City)
Danny Ings (Liverpool)
Tommy Scott (Yeovil Town)
OUT:
Steven Davis (Rangers)
Matt Targett (Aston Villa)
Alfie Jones (Gillingham)
Jack Rose (Walsall)
Kingsley Latham (Havant and Waterlooville)
Alex Cull (Totton)
Harry Hamblin (Bath City)
Jordy Clasie (AZ Alkmaar)
Tyreke Johnson (Woking)
Josh Sims (New York Red Bulls)
Burnley vs Southampton Best Players
Southampton Key Players
Mario Lemina– Lemina is a solid central midfield player and adds steel to the side. He is expected to feature regularly this season and create a great impact. In the last season, he made 21 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist to his name.
Che Adams– Che Adams is the new signing for Southampton this season, who was signed for £15m to strengthen the attacking department of the team. All eyes will be on him to deliver the goods for Southampton. He scored 22 goals and setup 4 for his teammates last season, playing for Birmingham City.
Burnley Key Players
James Tarkowski– It is now finalized that the defender will be the part of the Burnley squad. There were speculations that Leicester City offered £30m for him to replace Maguire, but Burnley was somehow successful to keep hold of James Tarkowski, who has been their wall at the back.
Dwight McNeil– He has been a star performer for Burnley. The 19-year-old midfielder made 21 appearances for Burnley last season, and scored 3 goals and made 5 assists.
Burnley vs Southampton Probable Starting XI
Burnley
Rodriguez, Wood, McNeil, cork, Westwood, Guomundsson, Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton, Pope
Southampton
Ings, Adams, Lemina, Redmond, Ward Prowse, Hojbjerg, Bertrand, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Valery, Gunn
Burnley vs Southampton First 5 Games
Burnley- Southampton, Arsenal, Wolves, Liverpool, Brighton
Southampton- Burnley, Liverpool, Brighton, Manchester United and Sheffield United.
Burnley vs Southampton Match prediction
Looking at the recent form and Pre match results, Southampton look a better team and will look to kick off the league with a win under the belt. Although, Burnley is not far behind, but will have to play to their potential to match Southampton. Southampton is favorites to win the match, but Burnley are a tough nut to crack at home and the game could well be a goalless draw.
Burnley vs Southampton Probable Goalscorers
Chris Wood, who had a fantastic pre-season and Jay Rodriguez are the most likely bets for Burnley. Meanwhile, Danny Ings, and Che Adams are the biggest threats for the away side.
Burnley vs Southampton Live Score & Live Stream
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Burnley vs Southampton Match Highlights
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