Southampton battle against Chelsea for prestige and sporting success.
It's no vacation for neither Southampton nor Chelsea 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
0-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Southampton so far this season.
The Southampton supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at St. Mary's Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Manchester United (placed 7th). Bella-Kotchap was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.02 out of 10. The defender Bella-Kotchap won 9 of 12 duels.
Before that, a strong away victory at Cambridge United. A Carabao Cup game.
The manager Hasenhüttl will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wolverhampton Wanderers in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Southampton's 2 home games: 2 goals, 3 conceded.
Chelsea form and stats
Things could have gone better for Chelsea in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Chelsea won their last game, 2-1 versus Leicester City played at home. A heroic performance from Chelsea in their game against Leicester City last time out. Things got complicated when Gallagher was sent off in the 28th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 2-1 victory! Defender James was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. James hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, the Chelsea manager Tuchel faced defeat when travelling to Leeds United and losing 0-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting West Ham United in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Chelsea has managed 1 goal and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Chelsea have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (2-3-0) when facing Southampton.Top Goalscorers
  C. Adams 2 goals |   R. Sterling 2 goals |  K. Walker-Peters 1 goals |
Southampton missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Southampton | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 16 | 11 | 8.2 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 16 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 11% | 33% |
| 11.5 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Southampton | Last season | Chelsea | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 12 | 21 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Scored | S | 39 | 76 | ||
| 67 | 24 | Conceded | C | 11 | 33 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 79% | ||
| 58% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 53% | ||
| 39% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 32% | ||
| 13% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 61% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 50% | ||
| 21% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 42% | ||
| 24% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 11% | ||
| 6.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 15.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| 13.2 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | -14 | 3 |
| 17 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 73 | 93 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 68 | 92 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 43 | 74 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 71 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | -2 | 51 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -18 | 49 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 41 | -23 | 39 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -37 | 38 |
| 18 | Burnley | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 41 | -61 | 22 |
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