Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Southampton & Tottenham Hotspur face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Southampton nor Tottenham Hotspur as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Southampton form and stats
Southampton participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round replays.Southampton's results here at St. Mary's Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Southampton are returning here after visiting Crystal Palace in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Nathan Redmond and Stuart Armstrong scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers that was lost 2-3.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Southampton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 2 Lost 2.
Southampton has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Southampton are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (28 from 12 played).
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Tottenham Hotspur's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tottenham Hotspur so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-5 (win-draw-lose).
Tottenham Hotspur are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premier League against Norwich City. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Watford.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Tottenham Hotspur in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Tottenham Hotspur, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Tottenham Hotspur are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Southampton won 3, Tottenham Hotspur won 6 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Ings 14 goals |   H. Kane 11 goals |  B. Alli 7 goals |
Southampton missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Conceded | C | 18 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 299 | 132 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 312 | ||
| 119 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 61 | 125 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 38 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 48 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Southampton | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | -11 | 31 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Everton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Burnley | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 17 |