Ivan Juric is the new coach of Southampton. The Croatian has only worked in Italy so far and is aware that he faces a serious challenge, especially after his unsuccessful and short period at the start of the season with Roma. Southampton at least took a point from their visit to Fulham in the last round, but they remain at the bottom and scoring goals is still a problem for the team, which has only one victory so far, coming with a 1-0 home win against Everton.
If we are looking for something positive at West Ham, it is that they have had no losses in three consecutive rounds, which is happening for the first time this season. In two of them, they ended in a 1-1 draw and won 2-1 at home against Wolverhampton. However, West Ham overall continues to struggle this season and Julen Lopetegui's position at the helm remains uncertain unless there is a substantial improvement.
Forecast: under 3.5 goalsIn the end, I do not expect this match to be particularly high-scoring, and I would not commit to picking a winner.
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