Opta Stats: Huddersfield v Southampton

Dan Fitch
24 August 2017

Will David Wagner still be smiling after Huddersfield's match with Southampton?

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Two unbeaten teams meet when Huddersfield clash with Southampton. Opta presents the tale of the tape.

"Saints have won more Premier League away games in 2017 (4 of 10) than they have at home (3 of 11)."

The draw half-time/Southampton full-time double result is 5.59/2.

The last time that these two teams met was in December 2010 in the third tier of English football - Southampton won 4-1 that day. You can get odds of 2.1211/10 on Southampton winning again.

Huddersfield Town have started the season with two wins - the only other newly-promoted team to win their opening three games to a Premier League season were Bolton Wanderers in 2001-02. They are 4.03/1 to claim another victory.

The Terriers haven't won their opening three league games of a season since the 1979-80 campaign, when they won the fourth tier; they last won their first three matches of a top-flight season in 1924-25, on their way to the second of three consecutive league titles. Another title win may be out of reach, but you can back them to finish in the top ten at 9.08/1.

Huddersfield have also kept a clean sheet in both of their Premier League games so far. The only previous occasion a newly-promoted side managed to do this in each of their opening three games in a Premier League season were Charlton Athletic in 1998-99. Huddersfield are 3.814/5 to not concede.

Southampton have failed to score in seven of their last 10 Premier League games, scoring just seven goals from 138 shots in these matches (5.1%). Under 2.5 goals is 1.715/7.

Saints have won more Premier League away games in 2017 (4 of 10) than they have at home (3 of 11). The draw half-time/Southampton full-time double result is 5.59/2.

23 of Huddersfield's last 27 wins in league competition have been achieved by a one-goal margin. They are 10.519/2 to win 1-0.

Since the start of 2014-15, Fraser Forster has kept 34 clean sheets in 88 Premier League appearances (39% of matches) - more than Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois (33 in 93 games) despite playing five games fewer. Under 1.5 goals is 3.1511/5.

Dusan Tadic has now played 100 Premier League games for Southampton and he has been involved in 39 goals (15 goals, 24 assists). The only Southampton players to have had a hand in more in their opening 100 PL apps for the club are Matt Le Tissier (80), Marian Pahars (50) and Rickie Lambert (43 in 75 apps). Tadic is 3.7511/4 to score.

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