England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Southampton and Nottingham Forest, taking place on Wednesday, 04 January 2023, at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton.
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Southampton, Recent FormWith Fulham sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Southampton won't feel totally dejected with their 2-1 away defeat by them last time out. They came away from that fixture with 37% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Fulham managed 8 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
Despite scoring 5 goals in their last 6 matches, they have failed to pick up many points, mainly because their back line have shipped 14 goals in that same period. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. Nathan Jones will be concerned about his leaky defence after they have failed to keep a clean sheet at home for 10 games in a row.
Southampton will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form, having lost 5 league games in a row no wins in 6 games.
Nottingham Forest, Recent FormA 1-1 draw against Chelsea will be viewed as a positive outcome for Nottingham Forest and a valuable point into the bargain. Their share of possession in that meeting was 28%, while racking up 12 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target. Chelsea had 7 shots on goal with 2 on target.
When it comes to attacking power Steve Cooper will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 5 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 11 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. If they are to pick up more points on the road, they will need to end their run of 6 games without a goal. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 10 games.
On an individual basis, Lyle Taylor will be looking to cause Southampton some problems having scored 2 goals in Nottingham Forest's last 6 away games in the league.
A defeat for Nottingham Forest in their last match against Southampton was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 3 goals.
From their past 9 away matches in the league against Southampton, The Reds have managed to find the net with at least 1 goal and will be aiming to keep that streak going. The Saints have struggled to keep Forest at bay when these two teams have met at St. Mary's Stadium, during the last 3 times they have hosted Forest in the league, they have conceded a total of 6 goals.
Forest has lost the last 2 times they've faced Southampton in the league.
Southampton manager Nathan Jones has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Juan Larios (Muscle), Tino Livramento (Cruciate ligament) and Alex McCarthy (Ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Steve Cooper has a number of injury concerns in his Forest squad to contend with: Giulian Biancone (Cruciate ligament), Morgan Gibbs-White (Knock), Cheikhou Kouyaté (Hamstring), Jesse Lingard (Thigh), Moussa Niakhaté (Hamstring) and Omar Richards (Leg)
Southampton Playing at home | Nottingham Forest Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 0.1 |
| 1.9 | Goals conceded | 2.8 |
| 57' | Time first goal scored | 81' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1.3 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 6-0 |
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