Southampton aims to regain momentum as they welcome playoff-contending Hull City on Saturday at 15:00 GMT.
Following a challenging streak of six winless Championship matches around Christmas, where they managed only three points, Southampton currently sits 15th in the table—nine points above the relegation zone and eight points shy of the playoff spots. A victory could lift them to 13th place.
Hull City occupies the seventh position, just outside the playoffs on goal difference, after their five-match unbeaten run was snapped by a 1-0 loss to Stoke in their last Championship outing on January 1.
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In their last five league encounters, Southampton has lost three times against Hull (W1, D1), having previously enjoyed a six-match winning streak against them.
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Hull City is seeking their first league double over Southampton since the 1950/51 season.
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This season, Southampton boasts the highest average possession in the Championship at 57.6%. They also lead in build-up attacks (70), open play sequences with 10 or more passes (340), average passes per sequence (3.9), and average sequence time (10.5 seconds) in 2025/26.
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Hull City has earned 16 points from their last eight away Championship games (W5, D1, L2). Since October, only Coventry (18 points) has accumulated more away points than Hull. Moreover, they maintain the highest points per game record in that period, averaging 2 per game.
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Adam Armstrong, Southampton’s standout performer, leads the Championship in scoring this season with 11 goals. He also holds the most shots (81) and shots on target (34), although he hasn’t found the net in his past six matches. He did score Southampton’s sole goal in a previous 3-1 defeat to Hull earlier this season.
[BBC]