We said: Eastleigh 1-3 Southampton
Having already started their pre-season schedule last week, Eastleigh could be the sharper of the sides and cause their Premier League opponents some issues.
That being said, the Saints have enough quality within their ranks to rack up a couple of goals at Silverlake Stadium, where the visitors should kick-start their summer itinerary with a win.
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 73.12%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Eastleigh had a probability of 10.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.31%) and 0-3 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.35%), while for a Eastleigh win it was 2-1 (3.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-7 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.