So, we should be both going up and going down! If Saints could match our away form then we would be nicely poised three points off the playoffs. For a young counter-attacking side the difference in form is understandable.
Away from home there is less pressure to win, sides attack more allowing our pacey attack more space and rarely do they park the proverbial bus in front of our goal as Plymouth did in the first half.
The other telling fact is in our lack of clinical finishing. Saints have had the second highest amount of shots at goal (254), but tellingly the highest amount off target in the entire league (122), a stat which neatly illustrates what happens when you offload three experienced strikers.
And what of the stiker left behind? Well, guess who tops the shots on goal table in the Championship? A certain David McGoldrick, who has managed a staggering 64 shots at goal for his 5 league goals, a goal every 12.8 shots.
Compare that to the 20 league goals from Stern John last season with only 11 shots more (75), a goal every 3.75 shots. Stats are notoriously misleading, but that is a clear illustration of the value Stern John brought to the team, albeit one much changed.
Interestingly, Rasiak's 6 goals came from a McGoldrick-like 62 shots, a clear indication of which striker to bring back to help solve our goal-shy attack.
His wages may be many times higher but you can't argue with the value John brought with a goal every 3.75 shots compared to one every 13. A stat the bean-counters at St Mary's should take note of to make the case for exactly what our young side is short of. A clinical striker.
Step forward Stern John.