Southampton travel to face West Ham for round 12 of the Championship. Southampton enter this match as the clear outsiders with a 21% chance of winning.
Current Form - West Ham
West Ham are second in the league with 22 points. Last time out, they won 1-0 away at Swansea. In their last five matches, they have a record of three wins and two draws, and they are currently on a nine-match unbeaten run.
Current Form - Southampton
Southampton are eighth in the league with 17 points. In their last league match, the team drew 0-0 at home against Bolton. In their last five matches, they have a record of three wins, one draw, and one loss, and they are currently on a three-match unbeaten run.
Head-to-Head Record
West Ham hold a record of two wins, two draws, and one loss across their last five meetings with Southampton. Their most recent encounter finished as a 1-1 draw two seasons ago, with West Ham playing at home. These matches have produced an average of 2.2 goals per meeting.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Jarrod Bowen has six goals and five assists at an average rating of 7.9 in 11 matches for West Ham, placing him third in the scoring charts. Konstantinos Mavropanos has played 10 of 11 matches for West Ham with a contribution of five goals. Mohamadou Kante has scored two goals in his last five matches at a 7.0 average match rating for West Ham.
Finn Azaz has three goals and five assists at an average rating of 7.4 in 11 matches for Southampton. James Bree has one goal and one assist in 11 matches for Southampton. Southampton will be without Flynn Downes, who is sidelined with an ankle injury.
Key Numbers
↔️ Shot accuracy: West Ham 38% vs Southampton 29%
West Ham
➕ Headed goals: 0.55 per match (best in the league, league average 0.21)
➕ Touches in opposition box: 30.5 per match (3rd best, league average 23.5)
➕ Big chances conceded: 1.4 per match (best in the league, league average 2.4)
Southampton
➕ Big chances: 3.3 per match (4th best, league average 2.4)
➖ Errors leading to shot: 1.00 per match (worst in the league, league average 0.44)
Match Notes
Cameron Bragg was sent off for Southampton three matches ago. Kyle Walker-Peters joined West Ham from Southampton, where he recorded four goals in 182 appearances over six seasons. James Ward-Prowse now plays for Southampton after a spell at West Ham, where he made 58 appearances and scored eight goals across four seasons.
Betting Insights
Bookmakers give a 63% chance that both teams will score in this match. The over/under market sets the 2.5 goal line with a 64% probability of the total exceeding that mark.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.3
These figures come from the pre-match odds two days before kickoff.
This content was generated using AI.
