Southampton vs. Leeds Betting Tips: Joel Piroe appeals in the Shots On Target market

Two teams in contrasting form draw swords at St Mary's in the Championship's televised offering on Saturday lunchtime, live on Sky Sports at 12.30pm.

After a bright start the stuttering Saints are desperately looking to end a rotten four-game losing run, while 6th-placed Leeds came jump up to 3rd with a win.

What a signing Joel Piroe has proved to be for Leeds, much to the irk of Southampton who were one of many other clubs seeking his signature.

The Dutchman has roared out of the blocks with four goals in his first five matches for Daniel Farke's side, including a brace against Millwall.

Three of his four goals have come on the road which bodes well for both player and club as they travel down to the south coast to face struggling Southampton.

The sorry Saints, who are on a four-game losing streak, have conceded a league-high 19 goals in just eight games since their relegation from the Premier League. They were hammered 5-0 by Sunderland and have leaked in four goals on two other occasions.

Piroe will be licking his lips.

He's 15/8 to add another goal at St Mary's but it's the 12/5 for two or more shots on target that I'm recommending for the first tip.

For starters, it's a great price - bet365 go 11/10 - secondly, it's a bet that's already landed four times this season, including last time out against Watford.

The Saints defence is in absolute disarray at the moment and I fully expect the in-form Piroe to carve out a hatful of chances on Saturday.

For the Bet Builder, I'm siding with Leeds to win, the aforementioned Joel Piroe to score, and Southampton's Ryan Manning to be carded. Combined together these three selections can be backed at 12.77/1 with Paddy Power.

Leeds have enjoyed a decent start under boss Daniel Farke, who has picked up 13 points from eight games, losing just once so far.

The Yorkshire side have won three and lost none of their last five matches, featuring a 4-3 victory at Ipswich and 3-0 triumphs over Millwall and Watford.

As for Southampton, the pressure is on their new manager Russell Martin following four straight defeats including, heavy losses to Sunderland and (5-0) and Leicester (4-1).

St Mary's is anything but a safe haven for the hosts who have alarmingly won just two of their last 20 league games in front of their own fans, which includes a whopping 13 defeats.

I've already discussed the goalscoring feats of Piroe in the section above, but just to reiterate, he has already racked by six goals in nine games for Swansea and Leeds so far this season.

As for the yellow card selection, Liam Manning is expected to return to the starting line-up after featuring as a substitute against Middlesbrough.

The left-back has been carded four times this season and could be in store for a busy afternoon against an in-form Leeds.