There are several games to follow in the English Premier League on Sunday the 14th of March including the meeting between Southampton and Brighton at St. Mary's Stadium.
The hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 33 points while the visitors are in 17th place on 26 points, so this game is crucial in terms of the relegation battle this season.
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Southampton come into the match having suffered a 5-2 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday night. Despite the score line, Southampton put in a good display, without several of their first team regulars in the starting XI.
However, it still goes down as another defeat and Southampton have lost 3 of their 4 most recent Premier League matches.
In fact, Southampton have won only one of their last 6 Premier League fixtures and that came away from home against Sheffield United last weekend.
Home form shows Southampton have failed to win any of their 4 most recent Premier League games at St. Mary's Stadium. There have been defeats against Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Wolverhampton Wanderers but The Saints did manage to pick up a point in their most recent home match against Chelsea in a 1-1 draw.
Trends show Southampton have scored at least one goal in 4 of their last 5 home Premier League games. However, they have managed to keep just a single clean sheet in those 5 matches.
Brighton and Hove Albion have plenty of work to do in order to avoid relegation this season and they need to begin winning games soon.
Their most recent fixture ended in a 2-1 defeat at home against Leicester City, despite having taken an early lead in the game. Brighton conceded the deciding goal from a corner in the 87th minute, which was a massive blow.
That result means Brighton have failed to win any of their last 6 Premier League matches.
They have lost 4 of their last 5 games in the league, with defeats coming at home against Crystal Palace and Leicester City plus away against West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City.
Trends show Brighton are on a poor run of just 4 wins in 25 Premier League matches. There have been under 2.5 goals in each of their last 7 away games in all competitions.
Team news and Southampton look set to be without Moussa Djenepo, Danny Ings, Oriol Romeu, Theo Walcott, William Smallbone, and Michael Obafemi. Both Takumi Minamino and Kyle Walker-Peters could come into the starting XI.
Brighton will be without Adam Webster, Solly March, Tariq Lamptey, and Florin Andone due to injury. They also have doubts over the fitness of Aaron Connolly.
This is a big game for both teams but Southampton must start as the favourites to take maximum points. Brighton have been in extremely poor form and suffered another kick in the teeth last weekend.
Southampton will see this match as the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways at home and could do so by keeping a clean sheet.