Southampton hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 34 points and a 14th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Sheffield United holds 7th place with 43 pts.
Southampton form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Southampton, who have the most conceded goals (31) at home in Premier League, have only managed 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses from their games here at St. Mary's Stadium.
Southampton's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Newcastle United (placed 13th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting West Ham United (1-3).
Alex McCarthy had a busy but productive day in the Newcastle United match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
There will be little rest for Southampton after this match as they are travelling to Norwich City for a Premier League game in only three days.
The Southampton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Southampton with 31 goals conceded in these matches.
Sheffield United form and stats
4 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sheffield United playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Sheffield United had fun at their own home (St. Mary's Stadium) last time out, beating Norwich City 1-0. Billy Sharp scored. Preceding that game was the away FA Cup victory against Reading (after extra-time) with the score of 2-1.
The schedule is very tough for Sheffield now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Aston Villa is waiting in only one day.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sheffield have scored 13 goals in 13 league games away. It's not easy to score on Sheffield as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sheffield United - Southampton 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Southampton won three games, one match ended with a draw and Sheffield United has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / fourTop Goalscorers
  D. Ings 15 goals |   J. Fleck 5 goals |  L. Mousset 5 goals |
Southampton missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| Southampton | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 35 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 52 | 31 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 86% | 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 64% |
| 62% | 60% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 15% | 21% |
| 28% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 62% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 54% | 43% |
| 21% | 13% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 36% |
| 17% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| 5.5 | 5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 367 | 181 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 109 | 281 |
| 127 | 56 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 35 | 91 |
| 28% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | 33% |
- Sheffield United has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Sheffield United has the most matches under the total-line (22)
- Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Southampton has the fewest points (14) at home
- Southampton has the most conceded goals (31) at home
- Southampton has the the worst goal difference (-15) at home
- 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 | Liverpool | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 53 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -17 | 34 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 | Watford | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 25 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 21 |
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