Southampton vs. Wolves: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Southampton have lost their last five games on the bounce, in addition to eight of their last nine, and while Wolves aren't in great form themselves, they have at least won two of their last five in the league.

Wolves are missing a few players, but they've won all of their last six head-to-head meetings with Southampton so we're backing them to come out on top here. Southampton 0-1 Wolves.

Wolves are hoping to pick up a big win in the Premier League this weekend as they take on Southampton.

• Date: 15/03/2025
• Kick-off time: 15:00
• Location: St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Southampton currently sit bottom of the Premier League with nine points from 28 games. The Saints have had am awful campaign and the fans, as well as the players, will be desperately willing it to end.

The concern around the club will be that they might potentially set a new record for the fewest points collected in a single campaign, beating Derby's long-standing record of just 11 points. With ten games left to play, they have plenty of time to pick up two more points, but given they've taken four points from their last 15 games, three of which were against Ipswich, they could be in trouble.

This game, on paper, is one of the best opportunities they have to pick up points before the end of the season, so there will be a decent amount of pressure on the side to win this game, despite it having no bearing on whether or not they stay up.

When the two sides met earlier in the season, Wolves ran out 2-0 winners, so Southampton will know that gaining three points from this one will be a task. Should they lose, then the prospect of a sub-11 point finish is looking ominous.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are currently 17th in the Premier League with 23 points from 28 games. Wolves' season hasn't been much better than that of Southampton, but fortunately for them, the three newly promoted sides are so poor that they'll likely be able to stay up with a record low points total. Nottingham Forest survived with 32 points last season, but there's a good chance that fewer than 30 points will be enough for survival.

Wolves will be hoping they can spend the remainder of the campaign building towards next season, as they'll want to avoid being in another (sort of) relegation battle. Their biggest hurdle to improvement next season will be keeping hold of forward Matheus Cunha, who is reportedly highly coveted by a number of big clubs.

Since manager Vítor Pereira was appointed, Wolves have improved, but it's hard to say they've shown the signs of a team that's ready to take a huge leap next season. They need to show more in the final couple of months of the season, and they need to be taking three points from a game against the side bottom of the league.

This game will not be televised live in the UK.

Southampton Team News:

The Saints are coming into this game without Jan Bednarek, James Bree and Ryan Fraser.

With Bednarek out injured, Armell Bella-Kotchap will likely take his place in the defence.

Predicted lineup: Ramsdale; Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Harwood-Bellis, Manning; Ugochukwu, Smallbone; Dibling, Fernandes, Sulemana; Onuachu.

Wolves Team News:

The visitors have a lengthy injury list, with Marshall Munetsi, Matt Doherty, Yerson Mosquera, Sasa Kalajdzic and Enso Gonzalez all likely to miss out.

Matheus Cunha is also unavailable through suspension, leaving Wolves somewhat depleted.

Predicted lineup: Sá; Bueno, Agbadou, Gomes; Semedo, J. Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen.

Southampton:

Southampton remain wildly out of form, with five losses from their last five games. Last time out, they were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool at Anfield, which followed a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Chelsea.

Before that, they were hammered 0-4 by Brighton, a result that came after a 1-3 loss to Bournemouth and a shock 0-1 defeat to Championship side Burnley in the FA Cup.

Wolves:

Wolves' form reads slightly more positive, with the Midlands-based club having won one, draw one and lost three of their last five games. Last weekend, Wolves drew 1-1 with Everton after Marshall Munetsi cancelled out the visitors' opener in the first half.

Prior to that, Wolves lost on penalties to Bournemouth in the FA Cup after a 1-1 draw where Matheus Sunha scored and was sent off, which was preceded by a 1-2 loss to Fulham, a 1-0 win over Bournemouth - thanks to a goal by Chunha - and a 2-1 loss to Liverpool.

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