The writing is on the wall – and has been for a while now.
A 17-point hole to security means, barring a miracle, Southampton’s return to the Premier League shall be a brief one.
Their tally of 9 factors to date is the bottom after 29 video games on report. Even Saints boss Ivan Juric has conceded he is aware of what’s coming.
“We’ll go down, however [we want to go down] with extra combat, extra dignity and extra every part,” he stated after the 2-1 defeat to Wolves earlier than the March worldwide break.
“At this time was one other sport [that suggests] we’re not able to take factors. There’s at all times one thing lacking.
“The need to play effectively and to assault is there. The lads wish to win and do their finest. There are moments when we’re not ok, and that is it.”
Regardless of the distress this season has introduced, Saints followers have, admirably, packed out St Mary’s each different week. The hope at all times returns, however the temper is sort of at all times considerably decrease when it is time to go away.
It has been fairly the distinction to final season, when a 22-match unbeaten run within the Championship helped support their profitable bid for promotion to the Premier League by way of a play-off ultimate win over Leeds at Wembley. And the tough actuality is many are actually speaking about Southampton as one of many worst groups in Premier League historical past.
With that in thoughts, right here we check out the undesirable data they might break between now and the top of the season on Could 25…
Lowest cumulative factors complete
What is the present report? Derby set the report for the bottom cumulative factors complete in Premier League historical past within the 2007/08 season, after they picked up simply 11 factors.
May Southampton break it? Sure. Saints have picked up simply 9 factors to date. They want simply three extra factors from their ultimate 9 video games and, based mostly on their points-per-game price of 0.31, they’re on target to complete on 14 factors. That will, nevertheless, nonetheless be the second-lowest return on report.
Fewest factors received at house
What is the present report? Sunderland collected simply seven factors from 19 video games throughout the 2005/06 season, comprising one win, 4 attracts and 14 defeats.
May Southampton break it? Sure. Saints have simply 4 factors from their 14 video games at St Mary’s up to now, comprising one win, one draw and 12 defeats.
Fewest house wins
What is the present report? Sunderland (2005/06) and Derby (2007/08) each recorded only one Premier League house win every.
May Southampton break it? No, however they might match it. Their one and solely house win of the season up to now got here on November 2 after they beat Everton 1-0 at St Mary’s.
Most defeats
What is the present report? Factoring in solely 38-game seasons, Sunderland (2005/06), Derby (2007/08) and Sheffield United (2020/21) every misplaced 29 video games.
May Southampton break it? Sure. Saints have misplaced 24 of their video games to date this season and will effectively set a brand new report with 9 video games left to play.
Sheffield United misplaced a joint-record 29 Premier League video games in 2020/21
Most house defeats
What is the present report? Watford misplaced 15 of their 19 house video games throughout the 2021/22 marketing campaign, after they have been relegated below Roy Hodgson – the Hornets’ third everlasting supervisor that season.
May Southampton break it? Sure. Saints have misplaced 12 occasions within the league at St Mary’s this season. They’ve 5 house video games remaining and can set a brand new report ought to they lose 4 of these.
Watford have been relegated from the Premier League in 2021/22
Most consecutive house defeats
What is the present report? Watford misplaced 11 house video games throughout the aforementioned 2021/22 season.
May Southampton break it? Sure. Saints have misplaced their final 9 video games at St Mary’s – a run that began on November 24, after they misplaced 3-2 to Liverpool. They misplaced 2-1 to Wolves on house soil within the final sport earlier than the worldwide break and subsequent face Crystal Palace on April 2.
Longest winless streak
What is the present report? Derby maintain the report for the longest winless streak within the Premier League, which began on September 22 2007 and spanned 32 video games. It’s, technically, nonetheless ongoing as they haven’t returned to the highest flight since.
May Southampton break it? No, however their run of twenty-two and not using a win between March 12 2023 and November 2 2024 is the third-longest in Premier League historical past. That run additionally broke a long-standing membership report, which beforehand stood at 20 video games, set between August and December 1969.
Worst aim distinction in a season
What is the present report? Derby (2007/08) and Sheffield United (2023/24) collectively maintain this report, every ending with minus 69.
May Southampton break it? Sure. Their present aim distinction stands at minus 49.
How do Martin’s and Juric’s data examine?
Southampton sacked Russell Martin on December 15, following a 5-0 house defeat to Tottenham. Six days later, Juric was put in as his successor on an 18-month contract, recent from a spell in cost at Roma that spanned lower than two months.
Former Southampton boss Russell Martin says he would implement extra dart arts if he’d been given extra time at Southampton.
“I feel it is a actually massive problem however I am very optimistic as a result of I noticed a group that may do higher,” stated the previous Croatia worldwide when he was appointed.
Since then, Juric has taken cost of 12 Premier League video games and overseen one win and 11 defeats. He has the bottom points-per-game common of any supervisor to take cost of not less than 10 Premier League video games with 0.25.
And a quick have a look at the numbers exhibits little has modified from one supervisor to the following.
