Match Report
Swansea City (1st, 17 pts) visited Southampton (13th, 10 pts) with 7 points between them. The last five rounds placed Southampton 7th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.38/1.25 for Southampton and 1.63/0.75 for Swansea City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Defeat had not touched Swansea City in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 12 for Southampton, 2 for Swansea City and 4 drawn, at 2.06 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. The last five meetings averaged 3 goals, well above the all-time 2.06.
St. Mary's Stadium, capacity 32,384, hosted the game. L. Smith officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.5 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Southampton led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Southampton: Finn Azaz (9'), Cyle Larin (33'), Léo Scienza (78') · Swansea City: Zan Vipotnik (52')
Key stats
Possession: Southampton 47% · Swansea City 53% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 9-3