Premier League: Southampton are 9 points short of Brighton & Hove Albion, but are fully set to go full throttle. Game on!
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Southampton form and stats
Southampton's struggle is real here at St. Mary's Stadium with only 6 points collected from 7 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-3. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Southampton to get some points in this home game.
Southampton's previous fixture was a Carabao Cup game also played at their home, ending 2-1 versus Lincoln City. The home team hope to to continue in that form. Elyounoussi (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Elyounoussi served one assist, hit four key passes and had 40 successful passes (of 48 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Liverpool (1-3).The Southampton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Southampton have conceded 12 from these games.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Charlton Athletic in their previous outing. The Carabao Cup battle ended 0-0. Dunk, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.02. Dunk hit two key passes and won 8 of 13 duels.
Previously, the Carabao Cup victory away at Arsenal.
Brighton has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. As for defending, Brighton & Hove Albion rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Southampton, five draws and one win for Brighton & Hove Albion. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Trossard 7 goals |  A. Mac Allister 5 goals |  P. Groß 5 goals |
Southampton missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Southampton | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 67% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 57% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 57% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 29% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| 6 | 5.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 13.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 24% | 24% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 32% |
| 13.2 | 12.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
- All of Brighton & Hove Albion's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Southampton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Southampton have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Premier League
- Southampton have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Southampton have the fewest points (6) at home in Premier League
- Southampton have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
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