Southampton opened this competitive year in a great way and they were in really great shape, but they have suffered two defeats in the last two matches and this match is very important to them if they want to get back on the winning track. Out of 12 games played since the beginning of the year, they achieved as many as 7 victories, which is more than an excellent result for the team that was close to the relegation zone. Under coach Hasenhuttl, Southampton suffered some disastrous defeats, such as that of Leicester at their 0-9 stadium. But unlike most of the management of other clubs, Southampton decided to show confidence in their coach and did not hand him an immediate dismissal. And it really comes back to them in the right way, Southampton is playing very attractive football this season, extremely offensive and it is a real pleasure to watch their matches. They are not afraid to attack any team from the league, which is best seen from the draw against Manchester City. They are in the middle of the table, without a real danger of being in the relegation zone and by winning this game, they could completely reject that possibility and calmly bring the season to an end.

Watford, who comes to visit them, is in a really difficult situation. They are currently in the penultimate position on the table with 3 points less than Everton, which is in a place that guarantees survival in the league. But it should be noted that Everton has 3 games less than Watford and it is clear what the task is for the players of this club. With 4 points from the last 5 games, they put themselves in an even more difficult situation. An additional problem in this match for them will be the absence of several very important players. Joao Pedro will not be in the team because of Covid, standard central defender Kiko is absent due to injury, as well as the best player of this team, great striker Ismail Sarr. With such important players that they lack and the form in which they are, it is clear that they will have great difficulties to achieve a positive result on this visit. Another encouraging fact for Southampton is that in the last 7 matches against Watford, they do not know about the defeat, with 4 wins and 3 draws. I am sure that even after this match, the balance of mutual matches will be improved in favor of Southampton.

Prediction : Southampton to win and over 1.5 goals

南安普顿以非常棒的方式开启了这个充满竞争的一年，他们的状态非常好，但他们在最近两场比赛中遭遇了两场失利，如果他们想重回胜利的轨道，这场比赛对他们来说非常重要。从年初以来的12场比赛中，他们取得了多达7场的胜利，这对于濒临降级区的球队来说已经是一个不小的成绩。在主教练哈森赫特尔的带领下，南安普顿遭遇了一些灾难性的失利，比如莱斯特城在他们的主场 0-9 的失利。但与其他俱乐部的大多数管理层不同，南安普顿决定对他们的教练表现出信心，并没有立即解雇他。这真的以正确的方式回到了他们身上，南安普顿本赛季踢出了非常有吸引力的比赛，极具进攻性，观看他们的比赛真的很精彩。他们不怕攻击联盟中的任何一支球队，这在对阵曼城的平局体现最为明显。他们在在积分榜中游，没有真正的降级危险，赢下这场比赛，他们完全可以拒绝这种可能性，稳定地结束这个赛季。

客场作战的沃特福德处境非常艰难。他们目前排在积分榜倒数第二位，比埃弗顿少3分，在联赛中处于保级的状态。但需要注意的是，埃弗顿比沃特福德少了 3 场比赛，很清楚这支俱乐部球员的任务是什么。近5场比赛得到4分，他们让自己陷入了更加困难的境地。对他们来说，这场比赛的另一个问题是缺少几名非常重要的球员。若昂·佩德罗因新冠疫情将缺席球队，中卫基科因伤缺席，还有这支球队最好的球员，伟大的前锋伊斯梅尔·萨尔。缺少了如此重要的球员以及他们现在的状态，这是很显然，他们本场面临很大困难。另一个让南安普顿感到鼓舞的事实是，在最近7场对阵沃特福德的比赛中，他们保持不败，4胜3平。

预测：南安普顿胜