Southampton Betting Odds

After their promotion to the Premier League for the 2024/25 season, Southampton betting odds will commonly be against the team for the following season. The club are expected to fight bravely against relegation but are deemed the most likely out of the three promoted sides to remain in the division next season.

The early betting odds suggest that all three promoted sides will struggle but play-off winners Southampton are the most likely to survive. The Saints had an abysmal September which was realistically the reason they didn't end up promoted automatically; however, their play-off performances were impressive as Adam Armstrong scored three goals in two games to push the Saints into the Premier League once again.

Armstrong will likely need to have another good campaign in 2024/25, the former Newcastle United youngster scored 21 goals in the league last season and 24 in all competitions after scoring just five goals in 67 games for the Saints prior. Southampton will likely struggle to score goals in the Premier League and that is something that at the time of writing hasn't been addressed by Russell Martin's side.

Back Southampton to be relegated from the Premier League

As mentioned, scoring goals is going to be difficult for Southampton this season, Che Adams is their most prolific striker and he scores on average 6 goals a season. When you have these problems, it's no surprise that the Southampton odds see them towards the bottom of the Premier League table.

The priority for the Saints seems to be strengthening their defence with the signings of Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Charlie Taylor, Ronnie Edwards and Nathan Wood all strong signings but arguably not the level of signing they need to survive.

The alarming aspect for Southampton is they'll need a stronger defence to survive in the Premier League but they conceded 63 goals in the Championship last season, losing 5-0 on the road to both Leicester City and Sunderland. They also had just 1 clean sheet in six games against relegated opposition last season, a 0-2 victory over Rotherham United.

We'd expect goals for the opposition in Southampton matches and when Southampton lose, it could be heavy.

Back Southampton to stay in the Premier League

Three of Southampton's first four home games are against beatable opposition, they start off the campaign with a trip to Tyneside where they'll play Newcastle but follow that up with home games against Nottingham Forest, Ipswich Town and Leicester City, there are games in-between but the fixtures suggest Southampton could have a stronger start to the season than finish.

Southampton will need to be in a good position before the season reaches May as their final three games include games against Manchester City and Arsenal. Southampton were impressive on the road last season, with only Ipswich losing less games on the road. However, they weren't exactly secure defensively, relegated sides Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town narrowly conceded more goals on the road last season.

Where do Southampton need to improve to survive this season?

Southampton have a good mix of experience and youth. However, relying on youth has led to them being relegated, goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has come under significant criticism over the last two seasons and many believe that the goalkeeping situation at the club needs to be improved. The permanent signings of Flynn Downes and Taylor Harwood-Bellis have filled gaps as they were two of the Saints best players last season and they were particularly impressive against Leeds United and Crysencio Summerville in the play-off final.

The creativity of Stuart Armstrong will need to be replaced after he left the club on a free transfer and it could be argued that Southampton never replaced the likes of James Ward-Prowse and Nathan Tella.