Loyal fans at Staplewood Training Ground haven’t celebrated many victories this season, with Southampton withering away in the 20th position. The visiting Brentford will hope to protect their higher league place in this one.
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Southampton nor Brentford 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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Southampton, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier League, have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Staplewood Training Ground.
Southampton are confident in defense, having played 193 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Southampton drew their last game, 0-0 away at Manchester United (placed 3rd). Goalkeeper Bazunu got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.41 out of ten. Bazunu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Southampton won a home game hosting Leicester City (1-0).The match schedule is unforgiving for Southampton as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Tottenham Hotspur are visiting.
Southampton aren't scoring a lot here at Staplewood Training Ground in the league, with only {11 goals} from 12 games. Southampton have conceded 19 from these games.
Brentford form and stats
Brentford have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-6-4 (12 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Brentford as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Everton. That defeat ended this club's string of league matches in a row without losing; twelve games in total! The attacker Mbeumo got a match rating of 7.5 in that game. Mbeumo hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).
Before that, Brentford secured a home win against Fulham with the score 3-2.After this away game Brentford return home for a Premier League game against Leicester City. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Brentford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brentford have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Believe it or not, the last time Brentford kept a "clean sheet" was also versus this opponent, five league matches ago (Brentford - Southampton 3-0). Southampton-Brentford H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Southampton two wins, Brentford four wins, three draws. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  I. Toney 15 goals |   J. Ward-Prowse 6 goals |  B. Mbeumo 5 goals |
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| Southampton | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 40 |
| 41 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 33 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 88% |
| 58% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 84% |
| 50% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 23% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 40% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 50% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 56% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 32% |
| 38% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 5.4 | 4.1 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 12.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 22% | 22% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | 38% |
| 12.5 | 12.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 16.2 | 15 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
- Southampton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier League
- Southampton have the fewest points (9) at home in Premier League
- Southampton have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Premier League
- Southampton have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 66 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 44 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 39 |
| 8 | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -26 | 24 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Southampton | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 22 |
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