Opta Stats: Southampton v Liverpool

Dan Fitch
18 March 2016

Will Jurgen Klopp be smiling after Liverpool's match with Southampton?

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Only goal difference separates Southampton and Liverpool. Opta tries to prise them apart.

"The Saints haven't lost three successive Premier League games at home to Liverpool since December 1996."

They are 3.412/5 to end the rot with a draw.

Liverpool have won four of their last six Barclays Premier League matches averaging three goals per game in that run. Over 2.5 goals is 2.35/4.

Liverpool are looking to win four successive Premier League games for the first time since March last year (five in a row under Brendan Rodgers). They are 2.8815/8 to win.

Liverpool won 6-1 on their last visit to St Mary's in the Capital One Cup earlier this season, while they have also won their last two Premier League visits there. Liverpool are 5.14/1 to win half-time/full-time.

The Saints haven't lost three successive Premier League games at home to Liverpool since December 1996. They are 3.412/5 to end the rot with a draw.

Southampton have lost just one of their last six Premier League games at St Mary's (W4 D1 L1). A Southampton win is 2.747/4.

Liverpool have scored 13 goals in their last four Premier League away games. Over 3.5 goals is 4.3100/30.

If Fraser Forster keeps a clean sheet in this match, he'll be the fourth quickest goalkeeper to reach 20 clean sheets in the Premier League (currently 19 clean sheets in 40 games) after Petr Cech (26), Jose Reina (32) and Roy Carroll (37). He's 3.02/1 to keep a clean sheet.

Southampton have scored more headed goals than any other Premier League side this season (12). Both teams to score is 1.981/1.

Graziano Pelle's brace against Stoke ended a run of 12 league appearances without scoring - only once in his time at Southampton has he scored in successive Premier League games; this was back in September 2014. Pelle is 3.02/1 to score.

Christian Benteke has scored in each of his last two Premier League games against Southampton and needs one more goal to reach 50 in the competition. Benteke is 4.03/1 to find the net.

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