Southampton vs Millwall predictions: Goals expected in 10/1 St Mary’s Bet Builder
R Kilvington
Southampton have won two of their four matches this season
Millwall occupy top spot in the Championship after back-to-back wins
Recommended bet: Millwall or draw double chance, over 2.5 goals and Cyle Larin to score @ 10/1 with LiveScore Bet
Southampton take on Championship leaders Millwall at St. Mary’s on Saturday afternoon as home boss Tonda Eckert seeks a second consecutive league victory.
Last weekend, the Saints prevailed against Stoke, yet a midweek thrashing by West Ham in the EFL Cup has brought the south coast side back down to earth.
Millwall lead the way after two games, beating both Bristol City and Norwich without conceding a goal.
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Team news
Caspar Jander remains absent for Southampton due to injury. He has not played a competitive match this season and featured only once in pre-season.
Eckert could bring Cyle Larin and Finn Azaz to the starting XI after both came off the bench in the 4-1 loss to West Ham in midweek.
Massimo Luongo, Mathis Servais, Femi Azeez and Mihailo Ivanovic are all absent for Millwall boss Alex Neil due to a variety of injury issues.
Neil should bring Tairyk Arconte and Josh Coburn back into the starting XI as both players were rested for the EFL Cup match against Cambridge.
The stats
Millwall have won two and drawn one of their previous three matches against Southampton in the Championship.
Southampton’s last victory against the Lions was back in November 2023. The Saints took just one point from six across the two league clashes last season.
Three or more goals have been scored in two of the last three meetings between the clubs.
There have been three or more goals scored in Southampton’s previous three matches, while one of Millwall’s four games this season has produced three or more goals.
Millwall won their opening two league games for the first time since 2014-15. The last time Millwall won their first three league games of a season was back in 1989.
Cyle Larin has scored three goals in four matches for the Saints this season, including in both Championship matches.
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Prediction
Victory over Stoke moved Southampton onto -1 points for the season following their deduction and a victory here could move them out of the drop zone depending on other results.
Millwall have begun the season in superb fashion, winning both league games and moving into the third round of the EFL Cup.
The Lions won at St. Mary’s two years ago and given their impressive start, boss Neil will not be fazed by taking on this Southampton side.
Canadian international Larin could be the key man for the home side given his excellent start to the season and there may well be plenty of goals on the south coast.
Millwall have the ability to take something from this game, so expect Neil’s men to seal at least a point.
Score prediction: Southampton 2-2 Millwall
