In a hard-fought Championship match between Southampton and West Bromwich Albion on the 17th of May 2024, Southampton emerged victorious with a decisive 3-1 win. Statistically, many factors led to this result, highlighting significant elements of both teams' performance that were key contributors to the match outcome.

Southampton seemed to spring to life in the second half when it was able to turn the match in its favor. All their three goals were scored in the latter half with scores at 48:42, 77:05, and 85:22. Throughout the match, the home side managed to create and execute some excellent scoring opportunities against West Bromwich Albion, despite them only being able to secure three corner kicks against the visitors' eight.

It's worthy to note that despite West Bromwich Albion's higher number of corner kicks, the team was unable to successfully convert these set-piece opportunities into goals. There seems to have been a lack of accuracy in their finishing, with little end product to show for their efforts in terms of meaningful attacks.

West Bromwich Albion's discipline also contributed to their defeat. The away side was convicted for fouls on 4 occasions which came to give them as many yellow cards, possibly disrupting their rhythm, and allowing Southampton to regain and control possession. The timing of the yellow cards might also have significantly shifted the momentum of the match towards Southampton, with two cards received between their second and third goals.

The level of discipline demonstrated by the Saints was commendable, which undoubtedly had an impact on the successful outcome of the match for the home side. Zero yellow cards indicate they adopted a more measured approach to tackles, and their defense was successful in maintaining their structure without resorting to reckless play.

Overall, Southampton's precise attacking play and disciplined defending, coupled with West Bromwich Albion's inability to capitalize on set piece opportunities, and poor discipline seemed to have been the pivotal factors that affected the outcome of the game. The metric of offsides was equally distributed with both teams caught out three times, indicating a high line of defense maintained by both teams during counters, without it being taken advantage of effectively.

Three goals to one in favor of Southampton clearly summarises their effectiveness in realizing the opportunities, using them to maximum effect. It demonstrates Southampton's proficiency in decisive areas of the game which has indeed made the crucial difference in this match.

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