Both teams will fancy their chances of claiming maximum points as they bid to finish the weekend inside the top half of the table.
However, a closely-fought contest could be on the cards at St Mary's and with little to separate them, we feel that they may have to settle for a share of the spoils on this occasion.
Read more.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Southampton win with a probability of 40.53%. A win for Everton had a probability of 32.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (7.16%). The likeliest Everton win was 0-1 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.62%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.