Southampton vs Huddersfield: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash

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Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Southampton's home clash with Huddersfield at St Mary's at 3.00pm on Saturday.

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Southampton vs Huddersfield (St Mary's)

Team News

Southampton

Southampton will be without full-backs Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares for Saturday's Premier League clash with Huddersfield.

England left-back Bertrand has a hamstring problem, while Portugal international Soares has sustained an ankle injury.

Saints manager Mauricio Pellegrino has no other selection issues but has suggested he will rotate his squad during a busy festive schedule, which could mean a recall for defender Virgil van Dijk, who was left on the bench against Chelsea last weekend.

Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Taylor, Hoedt, Stephens, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Gardos, Pied, McQueen, Romeu, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Davis, Boufal, Tadic, Redmond, Austin, Long, Gabbiadini.

Huddersfield

Huddersfield will be without Elias Kachunga and Jonathan Hogg for their Premier League game at Southampton.

Forward Kachunga has been ruled out for 10-12 weeks after sustaining a knee injury in last week's win at Watford, while Hogg serves a one-game ban following his dismissal at Vicarage Road.

Defender Chris Lowe will be included in the squad despite sustaining a foot injury last week, but Michael Hefele has had a setback in his recovery from an Achilles injury. Philip Billing (ankle) and Jon Gorenc Stankovic (knee) are still out.

Provisional squad: Lossl, Coleman, Malone, Cranie, Schindler, Jorgensen, Hadergjonaj, Smith, Lowe, Williams, Whitehead, Mooy, Ince, Van La Parra, Palmer, Quaner, Depoitre, Mounie.

Elias Kachunga has been ruled out for 10-12 weeks after sustaining a knee injury at Watford

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Southampton have won their last three home matches against Huddersfield in all competitions, scoring 13 goals and conceding just once. 

Huddersfield’s last top-flight visit to Southampton is also the last time they won away from home against the Saints, winning 2-1 at the Dell in September 1971.

Saints have won just one of their last nine Premier League games (D3 L5) and are winless in their last five (D2 L3).

Southampton have lost just one of their last 26 home Premier League games against newly promoted sides (W17 D8), losing 0-1 against Cardiff in April 2014.

Huddersfield’s 4-1 win at Watford last weekend ended a run of seven consecutive away Premier League games without a goal (D1 L6). Both of their away victories in the Premier League have been by a three-goal margin (3-0 vs Crystal Palace).

Southampton have won 10 and lost none of their last 11 home league games against sides since from Yorkshire losing 2-1 to Sheffield United in February 2009.

13% of Huddersfield’s Premier League goals this season have been own goals by the opposition (2/16); the highest such ratio in the division.

Charlie Austin has had a hand in six goals in seven appearances against the Terriers

Saints haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last nine Premier League games – the joint-longest current run in the competition, along with Newcastle.

Charlie Austin has had a hand in six goals in seven previous league appearances against the Terriers (four goals, two assists).

Laurent Depoitre has scored two goals and provided an assist in his last two Premier League games – this after netting just twice in his first 13 in the competition.