Crystal Palace Southampton betting prediction

The team plays its first match in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of getting a positive away result. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home loss against Nottingham Forest by (0‑1). In the last 10 away matches Southampton has won 3 and lost 7. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 2 of those 3 matches and have held on to the lead in 1. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Southampton go into this match on the back of a 0-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The away side usually operate in a 3-5-2 tactical design, using two players up front: Ché Adams and Sekou Mara. It will not be surprising if Southampton adopt a more defensive posture, given their lower quality squad. Absent from this game are Alex McCarthy, Theo Walcott, Tino Livramento, Juan Larios and Armel Bella-Kotchap, all with fitness problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Gavin Bazunu, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Lyanco, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud, Che Adams, James Ward-Prowse, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Joe Aribo, Adam Armstrong, Samuel Edozie.
Coach: R. Hasenhüttl.