Southampton: The stats that sum up Saints' brilliant Premier League start

Southampton: The stats that sum up Saints’ brilliant Premier League start

By Marc Walker | Nov 11, 2020

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Southampton’s average of 2 goals per game in their opening 8 league fixtures this season is their second-highest in the top division since 1986/87.

The highest was 2014/15 and included the 8-0 win over Sunderland.

Goals galore under this man at the moment 💪😁 #SaintsFC pic.twitter.com/cTdWtTZlMF
— Saints Marching (@SaintsMarching_) November 9, 2020

Confidence in front of goal

Form our tweet above, the facts are set straight.

Saints have scored their second-most goals in the first eight games of a top-flight season in 2020/21 and have registered on the scoreline in all but one Premier League match.

Via fbref.com, we can see that Saints have performed brilliantly when it comes to finishing chances.

Their expected goals total – the number of goals they would expect to score, on average, from chances created – is at 8.7. However, given that they have scored 16 times so far, it is clear that they are finding the net in confident fashion from many different situations.