Southampton's striker problems make this prolific EFL forward even more enviable

It's strange to write that Southampton have striker issues, yet they have 29 goals next to their name from only 15 Championship clashes.

Moreover, it's even more perplexing, at an initial glance, when you consider the Saints can also fall back on Cyle Larin to lead the line, who has seven second-tier goals next to his name for the season from only 11 clashes.

Unfortunately, it's when you remove Larin from the striker equation, you start to see the issues facing Tonda Eckert and Co. with both Lewis Dobbin and Divin Mubama stuck on one Championship goal apiece as the Canadian's unconvincing back-up options.

He has been injured across the last four second-tier matches, as well, with the Saints stumbling to an unconvincing 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion, and a dire 1-0 defeat to Preston North End, without the trusty Larin leading the line.

While these striker problems have started to hurt Eckert's men, this other EFL forward continues to be deep in an insane patch of goalscoring form, with his scorching form in-front of goal an enviable watch for the promotion candidates.

The EFL forward who can't stop scoring

Andri Gudjohnsen comes from a lineage of eye-catching goalscorers.

His grandad, Arnór Gudjohnsen, would score 107 career goals for the likes of Anderlecht and Bordeuax, while his father, Eidur Gudjohnsen, is instantly recognisable to fans of the English game, with 55 Premier League goals under his belt primarily for Chelsea.

The latest Gudjohnsen is making a name for himself, too, away from all this familial pressure, as he has a lethal ten Championship goals to shout about for the unfolding season, from only 14 league outings.

He has a remarkable conversion rate of 50%, having scored those ten league strikes from only 20 total shots.

To add some context, Erling Haaland has just a 26% conversion rate, in contrast, as one of the most feared marksmen in Europe.

Southampton would've loved a striker of the breakout 24-year-old's clinical edge present during those aforementioned West Brom and Preston contests.

Instead, however, they had to make do with another underwhelming cameo by Mubama, and Dobbin freezing again in the Saints limelight.

He is even up for Championship Player of the Month, off the back of his unerring streak in-front of goal, with James Bree butting heads with the Icelandic attacker in the nominations.

Saints fans will be glad to know that the aforementioned Larin is returning, who they will view as their own version of Gudjohnsen when he is performing at the peak of his powers.

Saints will hope Larin can be their own Gudjohnsen

Before he picked up a hamstring knock against Bolton Wanderers, Larin was scoring at a blistering frequency of every 104 minutes for Eckert and Co. this season.

The much-talked-about Gudjohnsen boasts a slightly stronger goalscoring frequency rate of every 94 minutes, but it will be interesting to see who is further up the second tier goalscoring charts, when all is said and done on the 46-game marathon.

Saints fans will be backing their St. Mary's hero to leapfrog Gudjohnsen, as he managed to fire home a sizzling eight goals from just nine Championship starts last campaign, as well.

There are so many potent centre-forwards up and down the Championship so far this season, with Will Lankshear the outright golden boot frontrunner at the time of writing, as he has a crazy 13 strikes from 13 matches.

Gudjohnsen will be gunning for top spot, too, with Blackburn already bracing themselves for a serious amount of interest in their Nordic ace in January and beyond.

Next month, the Brampton Bagsman will lock horns with the Riversiders' number nine, in a fascinating showdown of two striker heavyweights.

Fingers crossed he is fit to feature and no more injuries curtail his campaign, as if it's Dobbin or Mubama versus Gudjohnsen, there will only be one winner in this individual battle.

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