Southampton and West Bromwich Albion face off in the second leg of the playoff semi-final on Friday evening. West Brom have shown on numerous occasions this season that they are capable of impressing on the road. However, they don't always get the desired result and we feel Southampton should do enough to get a win.

Southampton:
- In the last 5 matches, they've won 1 time, lost 3 times, and drawn 1 time. They've scored an average of 0.6 goals per match and conceded 1.8 goals. 
- In this season of Championship, they've won 26 times, lost 11 times, and drawn 10 times. They've scored an average of 1.85 goals per match and conceded 1.34 goals. 
- Over 0.5 goals have been scored in the last 10 home matches of Southampton in Championship. 
- They've scored at least 1 goal in 18 of their last 19 home matches. 
- They've conceded at least 1 goal in 8 of their last 9 home matches in Championship. 
- Over 2.5 goals have been scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches of Southampton.

West Bromwich Albion:
- In the last 5 matches, they've won 1 time, lost 3 times, and drawn 1 time. They've scored an average of 0.8 goals per match and conceded 1.2 goals. 
- In this season of Championship, they've won 21 times, lost 13 times, and drawn 13 times. They've scored an average of 1.49 goals per match and conceded 1 goal. 
- Over 1.5 goals have been scored in the last 10 away matches of West Bromwich Albion in Championship. 
- They've conceded at least 1 goal in their last 7 away matches in Championship. 
- At least 1 goal has been scored in the first half in their last 7 away matches in Championship. 
- They've scored at least 1 goal in 8 of their last 9 away matches in Championship. 
- Both teams scored in 6 of the last 7 away matches of West Bromwich Albion in Championship. 
- Over 2.5 goals have been scored in 5 of the last 6 away matches of West Bromwich Albion in Championship.

Head-to-Head:
In the last head-to-head on 12/05/2024, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion drew with a score of 0-0. 
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Southampton has won 3 times, West Bromwich Albion has won 1 time, and they have drawn 1 time. Southampton has scored an average of 1.2 goals per match, while West Bromwich Albion has scored an average of 0.8 goals per match.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
SOUTHAMPTON
McCarthy; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Downes, Aribo, Manning; Adams, Armstrong
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Palmer; Furlong, Bartley, Kipre, Townsend; Yokuslu, Mowatt; Wallace, Diangana, Johnston; Thomas-Asante

BetMines predicts Southampton's victory.