The game between Southampton and Tottenham this weekend will be a crucial match in deciding which club has the best chance of qualifying for Europe. Football predictions for the weekend game won’t be easy, as the reverse fixture last year saw Spurs win the 2014 fixture by a slender 1-0 scoreline, with Christian Eriksen scoring the winning goal just before half-time.
It now appears that there are five teams capable of qualifying for next year’s Champions League from the English Premier League. With the top four, closely followed by Liverpool, in such good form, the race for the Champions League appears to be a five horse affair.
There is an outside hope for both Tottenham and Southampton that they can qualify for the Champions League, however, this scenario seems almost impossible given the way that the top four are playing. The big English clubs have won almost all their games against the clubs at the bottom and middle of the table.
This weekend sees Tottenham travel to Southampton in the early kick off game on Saturday afternoon. If either team has any hope of making it into the top four this year, then they have to win this game.
With Liverpool in the perfect position to pounce on any mistakes made by the top four, the most likely outcome of the Southampton vs Tottenham match is that the game will put one club in the perfect position to claim sixth position in the table, as well as the second Europa League place.
