SATURDAY STATS: Southampton v Swans

26th September

Saturday means it's time for some statistics as we look ahead to this afternoon's Barclays Premier League fixture against Southampton.
The Swans travel to St. Mary's Stadium aiming for a return to winning ways following their midweek defeat to Hull City and a hard-fought draw at home to Everton last weekend.
And ahead of today's clash, we take a look at the match from a statistical perspective.

Southampton
2: Southampton have won just two of their last 12 Premier League matches (W2 D4 L6).
131: The Saints have fired in a league-high 131 crosses from open play this season.
25: The South-coast side have also attempted 25 shots from headers in the Premier League this season - 10 more than any other side.
14: 14 of Saints striker Graziano Pelle's 16 Premier League goals for Southampton have come at St. Mary's Stadium (88%).



Swans
35: Only Manchester City (44) and Arsenal (41) have registered more shots on target than Swansea's 35 from six Premier League outings.
41: That tally has come from a total of 85 shots overall, giving the Swans a shot accuracy of 41.2% - the highest in the top-flight.
11: Bafe Gomis' 11 shots on target this season is the highest amount of any player in the top flight.
3: The Swans have conceded only three goals in their last five Premier League games - the same number that Southampton conceded in their last Premier League match (2-3 v Manchester United).

2015-16 Players with the most... Shots
Southampton: Graziano Pelle - 28 
Swans: Bafe Gomis - 19 



Head-to-head
1: The last three Premier League encounters between these sides have seen the away team win 1-0.
7: There have only been seven goals scored in the six Premier League clashes between the two sides. Tight.
65: Today's match will be the 65th league meeting between the two sides, with the Saints holding the advantage with 30 wins to Swansea's 19.