Match Report
Southampton, 4th with 80 points, sat 16 points above Swansea City (11th, 64). The last five rounds placed Swansea City 5th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Per game in the league, Swansea City were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.28, Southampton 1.78 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Southampton came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Swansea City held 5 points of 15 and Southampton 15.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 2 for Swansea City, 11 for Southampton and 4 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 35% of those meetings. Historically tight: 35% of the meetings went beyond two goals. 3.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.
Swansea.com Stadium, capacity 20,827, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Swansea City led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Swansea City: Marko Stamenić (20') · Southampton: Shea Emmanuel Charles (57'), Cameron Archer (90')
Key stats
Possession: Swansea City 44% · Southampton 56% · Total shots: 10-16 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 4-12