About Match
The table reads 8th (Southampton, 10 pts) against 24th (Burnley, 3 pts), 7 points apart. Southampton rank 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Southampton run at 2.57 scored and 1.14 conceded, Burnley at 1.14 and 2.29. Three points here take Southampton to 13 and up to 4th, assuming other results stand.
Southampton have not lost in 5 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Burnley are winless in 15. Southampton have banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Burnley, 2.
Across 18 recorded meetings, Southampton have 6 wins to Burnley's 7, with 5 draws, at 2.39 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, capacity 32,384, hosts the game.