England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Southampton and Blackburn Rovers, taking place on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton.
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Southampton, Recent FormSouthampton manager Russell Martin will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Coventry City. They achieved 72% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Coventry City's tally of 11 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
Martin will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, overall they've scored in 19 of their 21 games this season.
Their impressive run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 13 games in a row.
On an individual basis, Adam Armstrong will be looking to get on the scoresheet again at St. Mary's Stadium having scored 6 goals in Southampton's last 6 home games in the league.
Blackburn Rovers, Recent FormBlackburn Rovers will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-1 home win against Bristol City. Their share of possession in that meeting was 53%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Bristol City had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 11 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Having clocked up 4 wins from their last 6 away matches, they've shown a good streak of form away from home of late.
Sammie Szmodics will be hoping to create problems for Southampton in this one, having scored 5 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Blackburn Rovers.
After a good 3-0 win for Blackburn Rovers in this pair's last league encounter, Southampton will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Southampton have scored in each of their last 11 games at home in the league against The Riversiders.
In the league, Southampton has a good track record when they host Blackburn, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Southampton manager Russell Martin has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Juan Larios (Unknown), Ross Stewart (Muscle) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Jon Dahl Tomasson has a number of injury concerns in his Blackburn squad to contend with: Tyrhys Dolan (Knee), Sam Gallagher (Tendon), Ryan Hedges (Hamstring), Dominic Hyam (Ankle), Aynsley Pears (Foot) and Joe Rankin-Costello (Hamstring)
Southampton Playing at home | Blackburn Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 16' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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