Southampton vs Bournemouth Predictions - Bournemouth to win South Coast derby

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 13 Feb 2025

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Ralph Staniforth 13 Feb 2025

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Southampton lost their last 6 Premier League home games.
Bournemouth unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 matches.
Bournemouth are European qualification contenders.

Bournemouth have won their last 2 games against Southampton (Getty)

Southampton vs Bournemouth Predictions

The Saints are struggling this season and with six home defeats on the bounce, I don't see their fortunes changing. Bournemouth have won their last two away fixtures and should make it three on Saturday.
Southampton vs Bournemouth Predictions
Head to Head
Southampton Form
Southampton News
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth News

Southampton have lost their last 6 Premier League home games.
Southampton have lost their last 2 matches against Bournemouth.
Bournemouth have won 2 consecutive away matches.

Head to Head

Southampton have a 16-10 advantage against Bournemouth in 35 meetings with nine draws. The Cherries beat the Saints 3-1 earlier in the 2024/25 Premier League season.

Southampton Form

Southampton are bottom of the Premier League and have just nine points after 24 games. The south coast club have lost 19 league fixtures this season, with nine defeats at St Mary’s.

The Saints failed to win in 13 consecutive league games and took just two points during this spell. They eventually ended this run with a 2-1 win at Ipswich, where Paul Onuachu scored an 87th-minute winner.

Ivan Juric’s outfit couldn’t build momentum and suffered a 1-0 FA Cup home loss against second-tier side Burnley. Southampton had 10-6 shots and conceded the winner with just 13 minutes remaining.

Southampton News

Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis and midfielder Ryan Fraser are injury doubts.

Striker Ross Stewart and defender Jack Stephens are injured and won’t make the squad.

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth are in European qualification contention in the Premier League. They are three points off the top four after going unbeaten in 11 of their last 12, including seven wins.

The south coast team have secured big recent Premier League wins and beat Newcastle 4-1 away. Bournemouth followed that triumph with a 5-0 win against Nottingham Forest before a 2-0 loss to Liverpool.

The Cherries won for a fifth time in seven games on Saturday after a 2-0 FA Cup win at Everton. Antoine Semenyo and Daniel Jebbison scored in the first half as Bournemouth dominated with eight shots on target.

Bournemouth News

Forwards Evanilson and Enes Ünal and midfielder Alex Scott are sidelined due to injury.

Defenders Marcos Senesi, Adam Smith, Julián Araujo and James Hill are also injured and unlikely to feature.

Verdict

Southampton v Bournemouth

Southampton have struggled for any sort of solid form this season, especially at home. In-form Bournemouth rarely lose and can control this south coast Premier League clash and win comfortably.