Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Southampton and Derby and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
The Saints appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Derby in round 42 of the Championship season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.
Ranked as number 6 in the Championship standings, The Saints, have so far collected 66 points this season, while Derby collected 63 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 41 rounds.
Team form: Southampton vs Derby
Southampton Form
In their last three outings, Southampton won 2-0 against Oxford, beat Arsenal by 2-1 and hammered Wrexham 1-5. Southampton have been in potent form at St. Mary’s Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 11 goals while letting in one.
Derby Form
Their past three matches saw Derby beating Birmingham 1-0, losing 3-2 against Coventry, and beating Stoke by 2-0. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Derby won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting facts for Southampton and Derby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 11 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Southampton have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Southampton have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Derby have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Southampton vs Derby
Cyle Larin has three strikes in six Championship matches for Southampton, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Derby. The visitors are looking to Ben Brereton Diaz, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.
Betting markets: Southampton vs Derby
Full-time result
Southampton won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Derby won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. Southampton won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Southampton didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at St. Mary’s Stadium. Derby have not lost to Southampton in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Derby got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Southampton have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Of the previous 10 outings, Derby scored the opening goal five times, whereas Southampton were first on target in nine of their last 10 games. Southampton have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Derby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Derby played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process. Southampton are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 matches.
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