Match Report
11 points and 4 places separated them: Southampton 4th with 80, Derby County 8th with 69. Derby County ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Southampton 1.78 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Derby County 1.46 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.3.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Southampton, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 3 for Southampton, 1 for Derby County and 5 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting.
St. Mary's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,384. On the scoreboard, Derby County led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Southampton: Leo Scienza (62'), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (69') · Derby County: Carlton Morris (38')
Key stats
Possession: Southampton 62% · Derby County 38% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-2




