Southampton have been ruthless in front of goal across recent Championship matches.
The Saints really did send out a statement to the division, at the start of April, when they put five past Wrexham in a barnstorming 5-1 victory at the Racehouse Ground.
The goals didn't stop there, however, as another five were successfully smashed home against Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, in another two wins, which leaves Tonda Eckert's men on the cusp of the automatic promotion places.
It's not as if the South Coast giants are relying on one out-and-out star to carry the burden of scoring all these important goals, either, with Southampton's main strength at the moment, the unity flowing throughout the high-flying camp.
Southampton's team spirit keeps shining
Just glancing at the 5-1 win at Phil Parkinson's men at the start of the month is enough to know the team spirit is shining bright on the South Coast.
Five different goal scorers would all get on the scoresheet for the away side on their jubilant trip to Wales, as Kuryu Matsuki and Flynn Downes got the ball rolling in the first half, before Cyle Larin, Ross Stewart, and Finn Azaz made sure of the emphatic three points in the goal-filled second 45 minutes.
Against Blackburn Rovers, too, it was much the same narrative, as Ryan Manning and Cameron Archer collected goals alongside Larin, helping himself to another Saints strike, after swapping Mallorca for England in January.
Eckert must just love this sense of togetherness he's seeing in every performance, as his team prepares to go the distance in the automatic promotion hunt.
Southampton's opponents this coming weekend very much depend on one star to bail them out of trouble; on the other hand, as Zan Vipotnik boasts a league-best 21 goals for the Swans, despite the Welsh side occupying a middle-of-the-road position in the division.
He has plenty of Premier League admirers, off the back of his sensational goalscoring exploits, as he aims to win the Golden Boot come the close of the season.
Eckert arguably has his own version of the potent Slovenian at his disposal right now, with the Saints marksman in question once in the running to win a Golden Boot honour, himself, in the EFL.
Southampton's very own Vipotnik
Vipotnik very much operates as an instinctive poacher for Vitor Matos' men, with only 19.5 touches averaged this season per Championship clash.
Ross Stewart is a fox-in-the-box presence, as well, with an electric six goals coming his way this campaign, from an equally slim average of 15.6 touches.
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Larin is likely to retain his starting place for the trip to Swansea, but do not discount Stewart coming off the bench to show off his goalscoring prowess, which rivals that of the Swans number nine.
Indeed, the clinical Scotsman now has a stunning 42 goals, plying his trade in both League One and the Championship for ex-employers Sunderland, and Southampton.
He was agonisingly close to the Golden Boot accolade for the Black Cats during the 2021/22 season, when he fired home a ridiculous 24 strikes, but he was pipped to the honour at the last minute by Will Keane.
Vipotnik is only three goals off matching that tally in the here and now, as he hopes he wins the battle of the two dangerous marksmen, if the two-time Scotland international features on the weekend.
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