Fan EmotionHope
Hope
Rating
5.3/10
Fans are undecided
League
Table
12th
Fan's table estimates average 12.2
Hope Rating Breakdown (Avg: 5.3/10)
Southampton fans are undecided this season
Trophy
15%
Believe Southampton have a realistic chance of winning a trophy
Emotion: Hope
%
Southampton fans are presently mostly feeling Hope
League Table Prediction (Avg: 12th)
Southampton's fans table estimates averaged a placing of 12.2
Transfer
%
Southampton fans want to see a Striker transfer
Recruitment
66%
Are satisfied with Southampton's recruitment so far this summer
Last Season
15th
10 23%
J Ward-Prowse
5 12%
J Ward-Prowse
N Redmond
10 0
J Bednarek
Home Vs Away Points
Predicted Formation
BazunuGK
Walker-PetersRB
BednarekCB
SalisuCB
PerraudLB
S ArmstrongRMF
Ward-ProwseCM
RomeuDM
ElyounoussiLMF
AdamsCF
A ArmstrongCF
Key Transfers
Gavin Bazunu / £12m / Manchester City
Highly-rated young goalkeeper who was player of the year on loan at Portsmouth last season. Already has 10 caps for Ireland despite being just 20. Plenty of potential and this could look very shrewd in the future. 4/5
Romeo Lavia / £11m / Manchester City
A tenacious ball-winning midfielder who has captained Belgium's Under-19 side and was desperate to leave Manchester City in search of first-team football. It's difficult to say whether he can break into Southampton's side this season. 2/5.
Armel Bella-Kotchap / £9.5m / Vfl Bochum
A pacy, powerful but raw defender who has been criticised by previous managers for a lack of focus in training and lapses in concentration. 2/5
Joe Aribo / Undisclosed / Rangers
Excellent attacking midfielder who helped Rangers reach the final of last season's Europa League. A reported fee of £6 million looks like a snip for a talent that may well improve. 4/5
Sekou Mara / Undisclosed / Bordeaux
Southampton needed more depth up front but while 19-year-old Mara is an exciting prospect, he's unlikely to make the instant impact Saints need, while his goal record of six in 26 games for Bordeaux last season doesn't inspire confidence. 2/5
Fraser Forster
Free / Tottenham
Shane Long
Free / Reading
Will Smallbone
Loan / Stoke City
Insights
Southampton must learn how to protect a lead having dropped a league-high 29 points from winning positions last year. No team has dropped more points (73) than the Saints from winning positions since Ralph Hasenhuttl took charge in December 2018.
Southampton have won just four of their last 31 away Premier League fixtures.
Southampton have registered just two shutouts in their last 24 away league matches.
James Ward-Prowse scored four goals from free-kicks last season and has netted 44 per cent of his league goals from outside the box for Southampton.
Season Verdict
Southampton never looked at serious risk of relegation last season but that may not be the case in 2022-23 unless they can address a steady decline in performance. The Saints took just five points from their final 12 games last season, dropping from ninth to 15th, and conceded 67 goals (the fourth highest in the division).
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