England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Southampton and Middlesbrough, taking place on Friday, 29 March 2024, at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton.
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Southampton, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 4-2 home win over Sunderland in their last league game, Southampton will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They came away from that fixture with 61% of the possession and clocked up 21 attempts on goal with 10 on target. By comparison, Sunderland managed 13 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
Whilst manager Russell Martin will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 12 goals conceded in the same period. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games; however, overall they've scored in 34 of their 36 games this season.
They have had a good run of form at St. Mary's Stadium recently, having won 4 out of their last 6 home games.
On an individual basis, Adam Armstrong will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 18 goals in Southampton's 36 league games this season.
Middlesbrough, Recent FormMiddlesbrough manager Michael Carrick will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 0-0 draw in his team's last league outing against Blackburn Rovers. Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Blackburn Rovers had 12 shots on goal with 3 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 5 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, and they have had a recent run of 3 clean sheets 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.
Away from home in the league, Emmanuel Latte Lath has given the Middlesbrough travelling fans plenty to get excited about, with 3 goals from their last 6 games on the road.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Middlesbrough that came out on top with a 2-1 win.
Southampton have managed to keep a clean sheet against The Boro in each of their previous 2 meetings at St. Mary's Stadium. Southampton will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against The Boro, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 8 meetings between the two.
Playing at home, Southampton have won the last 2 and are unbeaten in the last 3 times they have faced Middlesboro in the league.
Southampton manager Russell Martin has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ryan Fraser (Knee), Juan Larios (Hamstring), Ross Stewart (Muscle) and Kyle Walker-Peters (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With both Darragh Lenihan (Achilles tendon) and Tommy Smith (Achilles tendon) being out for the rest of the season and Alex Bangura (Leg), Josh Coburn (Groin), Dael Fry (Groin) and Hayden Hackney (Knee) all unavailable in the shorter term, Middlesboro manager Michael Carrick will be hoping none of his other players pick up a knock going into this clash.
Southampton Playing at home | Middlesbrough Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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