Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Southampton (4th, 87 pts) and Sunderland (16th, 56 pts). On recent form Southampton sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.89/1.37 for Southampton and 1.13/1.17 for Sunderland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Sunderland entered with five losses in a row. Southampton had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Sunderland, 0.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Southampton, 7 draws and 6 for Sunderland, at 2.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, capacity 32,384, hosted the game. Southampton led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.