Southampton vs Sheffield United: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 26.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium (32505 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Southampton in 12th and Sheffield United in 8th place.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Southampton are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Sheffield is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Southampton form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Southampton have only managed 5 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses from their games here at St. Mary's Stadium.

A strong away win for Southampton against AFC Bournemouth the last match, as Danny Ings and Che Adams were on target. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Brighton & Hove Albion.

Southampton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 18 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 34 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield United form and stats

Playing away, Sheffield United have won 4 games, drawn 9 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.

Sheffield are looking to quickly end their 193 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Everton with 0-1 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Leicester City wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The attacking power of Sheffield United when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 21 goals have been conceded by Sheffield in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sheffield United - Southampton 0-1 entered in the official records. Southampton-Sheffield United H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Southampton three wins, Sheffield United four wins, one draw. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SouthamptonD. Ings
D. Ings
21 goals
Sheffield UnitedL. Mousset
L. Mousset
6 goals
Sheffield UnitedO. McBurnie
O. McBurnie
6 goals

Southampton missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Southampton Sheffield United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
14 5 1 Won W 1 4 14
7 3 0 Drew D 3 9 12
16 10 4 Lost L 1 5 11
48 18 3 Scored S 5 14 38
59 34 7 Conceded C 6 21 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
86% 78% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 65%
57% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 22% 27%
27% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 8%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
59% 61% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 38%
24% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 35%
16% 22% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 39% 32%
 
5.4 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 5.7
6 5.9 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.9 5.6
1.5 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
4 4 2 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
482 221 44 Total Shots T S 46 142 345
172 68 13 Shots on Target S O 13 44 113
28% 26% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 32% 34%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Sheffield United has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Sheffield United has the most matches under the total-line (26)
  • Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then 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 37 31 3 3 82 32 19 18 1 0 52 16 18 13 2 3 30 16 50 96
2 Manchester City 37 25 3 9 97 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 62 78
3 Manchester United 37 17 12 8 64 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 63
4 Chelsea 37 19 6 12 67 54 18 10 3 5 28 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 13 63
5 Leicester City 37 18 8 11 67 39 18 11 4 3 35 15 19 7 4 8 32 24 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 15 14 8 51 38 19 8 7 4 27 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 13 59
7 Tottenham Hotspur 37 16 10 11 60 46 19 12 3 4 36 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 14 58
8 Sheffield United 37 14 12 11 38 36 19 10 3 6 24 15 18 4 9 5 14 21 2 54
9 Burnley 37 15 9 13 42 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 19 7 5 7 19 27 -6 54
10 Arsenal 37 13 14 10 53 46 18 9 6 3 33 22 19 4 8 7 20 24 7 53
11 Everton 37 13 10 14 43 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 19 5 3 11 20 35 -10 49
12 Southampton 37 14 7 16 48 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 19 9 4 6 30 25 -11 49
13 Newcastle United 37 11 11 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 19 5 3 11 18 37 -18 44
14 Crystal Palace 37 11 9 17 30 49 18 6 4 8 14 19 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 42
15 West Ham United 37 10 8 19 48 61 18 6 3 9 29 32 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 38
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 8 14 15 37 53 19 5 7 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 38
17 Aston Villa 37 9 7 21 40 66 19 7 3 9 22 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -26 34
18 Watford 37 8 10 19 34 61 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 2 4 12 12 34 -27 34
19 AFC Bournemouth 37 8 7 22 37 64 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 3 1 14 15 34 -27 31
20 Norwich City 37 5 6 26 26 70 19 4 3 12 19 37 18 1 3 14 7 33 -44 21

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  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 37 31 3 3 82 32 19 18 1 0 52 16 18 13 2 3 30 16 50 96
2 Manchester City 37 25 3 9 97 35 18 14 2 2 52 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 62 78
3 Manchester United 37 17 12 8 64 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 18 7 5 6 24 19 28 63
4 Chelsea 37 19 6 12 67 54 18 10 3 5 28 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 13 63
5 Leicester City 37 18 8 11 67 39 18 11 4 3 35 15 19 7 4 8 32 24 28 62
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 15 14 8 51 38 19 8 7 4 27 19 18 7 7 4 24 19 13 59
7 Tottenham Hotspur 37 16 10 11 60 46 19 12 3 4 36 17 18 4 7 7 24 29 14 58
8 Sheffield United 37 14 12 11 38 36 19 10 3 6 24 15 18 4 9 5 14 21 2 54
9 Burnley 37 15 9 13 42 48 18 8 4 6 23 21 19 7 5 7 19 27 -6 54
10 Arsenal 37 13 14 10 53 46 18 9 6 3 33 22 19 4 8 7 20 24 7 53
11 Everton 37 13 10 14 43 53 18 8 7 3 23 18 19 5 3 11 20 35 -10 49
12 Southampton 37 14 7 16 48 59 18 5 3 10 18 34 19 9 4 6 30 25 -11 49
13 Newcastle United 37 11 11 15 37 55 18 6 8 4 19 18 19 5 3 11 18 37 -18 44
14 Crystal Palace 37 11 9 17 30 49 18 6 4 8 14 19 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 42
15 West Ham United 37 10 8 19 48 61 18 6 3 9 29 32 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 38
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 8 14 15 37 53 19 5 7 7 20 27 18 3 7 8 17 26 -16 38
17 Aston Villa 37 9 7 21 40 66 19 7 3 9 22 30 18 2 4 12 18 36 -26 34
18 Watford 37 8 10 19 34 61 19 6 6 7 22 27 18 2 4 12 12 34 -27 34
19 AFC Bournemouth 37 8 7 22 37 64 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 3 1 14 15 34 -27 31
20 Norwich City 37 5 6 26 26 70 19 4 3 12 19 37 18 1 3 14 7 33 -44 21

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