Southampton vs Lincoln City Prediction: the Visitors to Take Advantage of the Hosts' Weakness

In the last 16 of the EFL Cup will meet Southampton and Lincoln City from the English first division will meet. Bookmakers do not believe in the underdog's success, but the visitors can take advantage of certain Saints; problems. Will the Lincoln players surprise the hosts?

Ralph Hasenhüttl failed to cope with the pressure and could not drag the team out of the crisis that has haunted Southampton since the beginning of the current EPL campaign. The club's management decided to part with the German specialist and appointed Nathan Jones as head coach, who worked well at Luton Town and made them a contender team for EPL qualification. Southampton's last opponent was Liverpool. The side expectedly lost at Anfield - 1:3. Currently, the Saints are in last but one place in the standings.

In December, Lincoln City had two matches. First, the club suffered an away defeat from Shrewsbury with a score of 0:2. In the next meeting, the team again left the field without a goal but performed better in defense - a zero draw with Wycombe. This season Lincoln City is an average performer. At the moment, the club occupies 14th place in the standings.

• The Saints conceded in the last five matches.
• In five of Lincoln City's seven meetings, both teams had scored.
• The Saints have failed the first half four times in their last five games.

The meeting with the troubled Southampton is an excellent opportunity for the visitors to declare themselves further. Of course, Lincoln will try to take advantage of this chance. Bookmakers offer relatively high odds on the Saints' goals, but here we noted their defensive problems. We believe that both teams will have goals in the next cup game.

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