Pick of the stats: Lincoln City v Southampton

[BBC] Lincoln City will look for their first home win of the season when they host Southampton on Saturday (12:30 BST). The Imps have registered a loss and a draw on home soil so far this season. Meanwhile, Saints are seeking their first away win this Championship campaign after also claiming just one point away from St Mary's. This will be the first league meeting between Lincoln City and Southampton since March 1961, won 3-0 by the Saints in the second tier. In all competitions, Southampton have lost just one of their last 16 meetings with Lincoln City (W10 D5), going down 3-2 in December 1960. In 2026, no side has kept more clean sheets in England's top four tiers than Lincoln City (13), who have kept a shutout in their last two Championship games. Southampton have both scored (19 goals) and conceded (11) in each of their last eight league games, last having a longer such run in November 2009 (10 in a row in League One). No player has scored more Championship goals this season than Southampton's Cyle Larin (4), who has also scored seven goals in his last seven league appearances for Saints. [BBC]