The pressure on Russell Martin will increase ahead of this weekend’s must-win showdown against Ipswich in the Premier League. The Saints have made an underwhelming return to the Premier League, losing on all four outings already this term. Defensively, there will be major questions to answer.
Southampton have allowed nine goals in their last three domestic matches, including three against Man United last Saturday. The defeat means that the Saints have lost their opening four matches this term, becoming the fourth of five newly promoted sides to succumb to that less-than-promising start to a Premier League campaign.
Kieran McKenna will likely take positives from his side’s last two outings after starting the campaign with defeats against Man City and Liverpool. The Tractor Boys have now gone two without a defeat and have picked up two points from their last two to move up to 17th in the standings. A pleasing enough performance came last weekend after defending extremely well in a 0-0 draw against Brighton.
But, it could be worth noting before making a Southampton vs Ipswich prediction that they are yet to show the same level to their attacking game as they did in the Championship last term.
That was evident last weekend after failing to record a single shot on target in the first half of a league match since a clash with Fleetwood Town in League One in March 2020.
Bet hereSouthampton’s performances this term have been well below the standard required, meaning it could be worthwhile to side with the away win when making a Southampton vs Ipswich prediction on Saturday.
The Tractor Boys have held their own at the top level already this term, and their strong attacking talent could be primed to shine against the side that they beat twice in the second tier last season.
Omari Hutchinson has already shown flashes of what he is capable of this term, but Saturday could be his first big opportunity to showcase his importance to Ipswich.
The attacking midfielder netted in a 1-0 away win against Southampton last season and scored ten in 44 Championship outings. Our expert football prediction suggests that he could make the difference once again on Saturday.
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