Southampton vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Carabao Cup match on October 29th, 2024

Southampton and Stoke City are scheduled to play against each other on October 29th, 2024, Tuesday, in a Carabao Cup match to be held in England, check the Southampton vs Stoke City betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We've reached the competition stage (Round of 16) where you start to see which teams are coming to compete for the trophy and the surprise teams that weren't expected to get so far in the Cup. Anyway, the dream of reaching the final of this competition is beginning to take shape.

Unlike other competitions, the Carabao Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game will be played in the St. Mary's Stadium stadium, in the city of Southampton, with a capacity for 32384 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events, and odds.

Introduction to the Southampton vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025

In this match, a team from the Premier League goes on to play, which guarantees an initial advantage in the game but no assured victory. The home factor will also impact, and the visiting team might have some difficulties. Nevertheless, a good football match is expected.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Southampton performance to this stage is 6 goals scored and still 4 against.

On the other hand, Stoke City come this far with 8 goals scored and 1 conceded.

The last encounter between these teams was a Championship game on 27-04-2024, in the 2023/2024 season, that ended with Stoke City winning 0-1.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Southampton have not yet won the Carabao Cup while Stoke City has won the competition 1 time.

This match will be officiated by L. Smith and duly assisted by P. Hodskinson and M. Smith from the sideline.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that with more consistent results over the last five meetings, accumulating 1 win, the Stoke City team contrasts with Southampton, which has no wins.

Southampton

At the moment, in the Premier League, the Southampton group has 0 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draw, thus obtaining a total of 1 points after 8 rounds, ranking them in 19th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Southampton team goes with a total of 6 goals scored and 18 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, the team of Southampton faced and beat Everton, after penalties, with a 1-1 draw after the 90 minutes played, in a game counting for the 3rd Round putting them in the game against Stoke City.

Southampton come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Leicester City, valid for the Premier League, ended with a 2-3. The team coached by R. Martin lined up in the last match with a 4-5-1 formation.

Let's evaluate the critical aspect that concerns every team's ultimate goal, which is to score goals. It's apparent that Southampton, in its two primary domestic tournaments (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has scored a total of 12 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

On the flip side, the Southampton team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 22 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from Southampton in the Carabao Cup

As far as individual highlights go, Cameron Archer has been the standout player on the offensive side. This player of the Southampton team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, becoming a fundamental part of his team's results. His teammate Taylor Harwood-Bellis is the second-best scorer for the team in the Cup, just behind him, who comes with 1 goal scored.

Stoke City

At the moment, in the Championship, the Stoke City team has 3 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws, thus obtaining a total of 12 points after 11 rounds, ranking them in 18th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Stoke City team goes with a total of 13 goals scored and 15 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, Stoke City faced and beat Fleetwood Town, after penalties, with a 1-1 draw after the 90 minutes played, in a game counting for the 3rd Round putting them in the game against Southampton.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Stoke City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Bristol City team with a final score of 2-2.

Let's analyze the crucial point that concerns the primary objective of every team, which is to score goals. We can see that Stoke City, in both its major domestic competitions (Championship and Carabao Cup), has scored a total of 21 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

On the other hand, the Stoke City team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 16 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from Stoke City in the Carabao Cup

In what concerns individual highlights, Million Manhoef has dominated the offensive side. This player of the Stoke City team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, showing himself to be an essential player in deciding his team's results. As the second-best contributor in goals for the team in the Cup, is his teammate Emre Tezgel, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Carabao Cup, it is evident that the Southampton team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Southampton to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.47 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Score market betting suggestions

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Southampton team scores a total of 3 goals on average and accumulates a total of 2 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Stoke City, they score an average of 2.67 goals per match and conceed a total of 0.33 goals. As both teams have an average of over 2.5 goals in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, our choice for this match in the goal market is Over 2.5. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 2.5 market are quoted at 1.65.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Corners market betting suggestions

There is an average of 4.5 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Southampton can obtain, on average, a total of 6 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Stoke City is present, this team obtains an average of 3 corners. The combined average of corner kicks per match for both teams is under 9.5 corners this season, making us believe that this selection has the potential to be a profitable bet due to the expected low number of corners.