About Match
The table reads 9th (Wolverhampton Wanderers, 8 pts) against 19th (Southampton, 4 pts), 4 points apart. Southampton have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.6 scored and 2 conceded per game, Southampton 2.2 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.43. A win here leaves Wolverhampton Wanderers on 11 points and up to 1st, other results permitting.
16 meetings are on record — 10 won by Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 by Southampton, 2 drawn, at 2.69 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
The match takes place at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton (capacity 32,050).