Southampton FC's start to this Premier League campaign has been underwhelming. Falling a few times due to performances and a bit due to fate not going their way, the Saints club finds itself only with a single point after the first 5 matchdays. While Russell Martin's side had significantly come close to getting the complete 3 points against Ipswich but got denied, they would want to secure their first win in their upcoming away fixture against AFC Bournemouth.
Would Southampton FC get their first win of the PL season against Bournemouth?
Talking of their opponents, the Cherries club, even though they came on the back of disappointing losses against Liverpool and Chelsea, they have secured points in every other fixture. Having already faced two of the Big PL clubs, having 5 points from their 5 matchdays, Andoni Iraola's side finds themselves much more comfortable than the Saints, as is evident from their PL table position.
However, a crucial factor that clearly falls with Russell Martin's side is their brilliant track record against Bournemouth overall. Going by numbers, in the previous outings of the two clubs at the Vitality Stadium, the Saints have faced a single defeat while outplaying the host five times, with the stats dating as far as the 2010/11 season.
In fact, even in one of the worst campaigns ever of Southampton in 2022/23, where they got relegated to being the bottommost team, they managed to gather the complete 3 points at the Vitality Stadium. Thanks to an early goal from Che Adams, the Saints had the away win, even though they lost to the Cherries club on the roundtrip.
Overall, while AFC Bournemouth has looked much better so far than the Saints club, history is on Russell Martin's side. Having boastful previous records at the Vitality Stadium, Southampton FC would hope to replicate the same as they still search for their first win of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.