Southampton will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Liverpool.
- Southampton has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premier League
- Liverpool has the most scored goals (37) in Premier League
Southampton and Liverpool should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Southampton form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Southampton, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premier League, have to build on here at St. Mary's Stadium in the Premier League.
Southampton are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 342 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by T. Walcott). The Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 254 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus West Ham United in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. 0-0 away at Fulham before that.
The Southampton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Liverpool form and stats
2-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Liverpool, who have the most scored goals (37) in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Liverpool as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Liverpool are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Newcastle United (placed 15th). A draw for Liverpool before that, at their own venue hosting West Bromwich Albion (1-1).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Liverpool manager J. Klopp as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Aston Villa.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Liverpool are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Liverpool struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Southampton victories, two draws and six Liverpool wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 13 goals |   D. Ings 6 goals |  S. Mané 6 goals |
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| Southampton | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 37 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 44% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 12.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.9 | 14.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 35% | 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 39% |
- Liverpool has the most scored goals (37) in Premier League
- Liverpool has the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Premier League
- Liverpool has the the best goal difference (+17) in Premier League
- Southampton has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premier League
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Everton | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -24 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 2 |
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