The table Southampton are surprisingly mid-table in

Southampton's transformation under Tonda Eckert has been nothing short of astonishing.

Saints fans would have been fearing the potential of back-to-back relegations when Will Still was depressingly sat in the St. Mary's hot-seat, after he could only muster up a weak two wins from 13 Championship games in charge.

Now, under Eckert, the wins just keep coming, with 15 next to his name from 26 second-tier games at the helm.

Eckert's transformation of Southampton

With all this in mind, it's not a shock to see that the South Coast outfit is currently sitting inside the competitive playoff picture in the demanding division.

Yet, this would have felt like a far-off pipedream of a position under the Belgian, who exited with the former Premier League side sat in a grim 21st spot.

With 50 goals put away from his 26 league games in charge, the beloved German has also turned the Saints into a joy to behold when they're on the pitch, alongside being genuine promotion contenders.

However, while the Saints fly high in the actual Championship table, they sit - surprisingly - in the mid-table positions in this unique table, compiled by Sporting Life.

The table Southampton surprisingly sit mid-table in

Of course, there are a lot of statistics at the moment that shine in Southampton's favour.

Indeed, Daniel Peretz can boast the most goals prevented across March in the entire Championship, coming in at +3.09 prevented.

Moreover, Leo Scienza, who is currently out of Eckert's starting XIs through injury, has proven to be a very tricky customer for second-tier defences to contain, when he's fit, as he is statistically the most fouled player across the 24 clubs.

Not all of these statistics instantly stand out in the Saints' favour, though, with Sporting Life revealing that Southampton are sitting in a middle-of-the-road 13th position, out of all the clubs in the second tier, for most shots taken in March.

Amazingly, the table - on shots taken alone - would have Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town as the promoted top two, with 91 and 83 taken respectively. Even more staggeringly, West Bromwich Albion - who are fighting for their lives at the foot of the division - come in just behind, on a mighty 70.

It's then all the way down to the mid-table spots for Southampton, who clearly didn't have a shot-heavy month, with only 49 shots amassed.

This does read positively for the South Coast outfit, in a way, as it shows off a team who are clearly clinical when the chances come their way, having picked up three wins on the trot in the league to see out a near faultless March.

During wins over Coventry City and Norwich City, only 17 shots were needed in total to pick up three goals, with the Saints praying that they remain this effective in front of goal for the rest of the season to secure a playoff spot.

Of course, their luck in this department could run out at some stage, but Eckert has not gotten his team to this unbelievable position through sheer luck alone, as Southampton's overall class hopefully shines through when promotion is on the line.