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result after season-opening defeats to Crystal Palace and Tottenham.
The two losses weren’t necessarily indicative
of Southampton’s performances, though. According to
Understat, expected goals in the loss to Crystal Palace just
narrowly favored the Eagles, 1.40-1.26, and the expected
goals were level at 2.28 in the Saints’ 5-2 loss to Tottenham.