Striving Southampton cross their fingers to pull off a surprise win when they play enterprising Liverpool in the next league match. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have not-so-high confidence.
- Southampton have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Premier League
Southampton are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the FA Cup. That game was also an away game, at Chelsea. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Southampton form and stats
6 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Southampton have to build on here at St. Mary's Stadium in the Premier League.
Southampton faced defeat in their previous match, away at Brentford (0-3). Midfield player Ward-Prowse got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Ward-Prowse hit three key passes and had 73 successful passes (of 78 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Crystal Palace (1-2).Southampton has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Southampton have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Liverpool collect 40 points from their 18 away matches in the Premier League. 12 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Liverpool as they haven't lost any of their last 17 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Chelsea in their previous outing. The FA Cup duel ended 0-0. Alexander-Arnold was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.44. The defender Alexander-Arnold hit four key passes and won 5 of 8 duels.
Prior to that result Liverpool won their away game at Aston Villa in the Premier League. The scoreline was 2-1.Liverpool have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 43 goals from 18 away matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Liverpool as they have only conceded 16 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other already this season, with the match result Liverpool - Southampton 4-0 registered in the official records. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Southampton, one draw and eight wins for Liverpool. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. Salah loves to play against Southampton and have scored 7 goals in these matches.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 22 goals |  S. Mané 15 goals |  D. Teixeira da Silva 15 goals |
Southampton missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Southampton | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 17 | 43 | 89 |
| 61 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 24 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 56% | 39% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 61% |
| 39% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 11% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | 17% |
| 58% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 44% | 39% |
| 22% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 83% | 50% | 58% |
| 25% | 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 6.4 | 6.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 12.9 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.8 | 16.8 | 18.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| 26% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | 37% |
| 13 | 12.8 | 20.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 7.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Liverpool have scored more than double the goals of Southampton.
- Liverpool have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the most scored goals (43) away in Premier League
- Liverpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Southampton have the most dropped points from leading position (26) 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 | Manchester City | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 94 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 72 | 89 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 89 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 65 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 66 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 65 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 56 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 34 | -4 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 44 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 35 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 43 |
| 13 | Brentford | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -8 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 34 | -21 | 43 |
| 15 | Southampton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton | 35 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 | Burnley | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -38 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -38 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 78 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 40 | -56 | 21 |
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