Southampton go in search of their first Championship win since the opening day of the season when they head to Hull City on Saturday (15:00 BST).
Saints have drawn three and lost one of their four fixtures since beating Wrexham in dramatic fashion, but are still one point and five places better off than the Tigers before their meeting at the MKM.
City salvaged a point at Swansea last time out but the 2-2 draw meant they had conceded 11 goals in their past four games, which earned them four points.
Hull City won their last league meeting with Southampton in February 2024 but haven’t won back-to-back matches against the Saints since the 1950-51 second tier campaign (4-1 home, 3-2 away).
Southampton have won four of their last five away league visits to Hull City (L1), winning 2-1 in their most recent trip in 2023-24.
Only Wrexham’s Championship matches (164) have seen more shots than Hull’s games (150 – 69 for, 81 against).
The Tigers have conceded two or more goals in each of their last four league games, having not done so in any 16 games beforehand.
Southampton have won just two of their last 33 league matches (D8 L23), drawing each of their last two. The Saints last drew three in a row in August/September 2021 (four consecutively).
Hull City striker Oli McBurnie could make his 250th appearance in the top four tiers of English football. He has, however, never scored in five previous outings vs Southampton, only facing Bristol City (7) more times without scoring among current Championship clubs.