Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Bristol City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Tue 21 Oct 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Bristol City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Bristol City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-21 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2024-02-13 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2023-11-29 Southampton FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Southampton FC H 3–1 W
18 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
04 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
30 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
21 Sep Oxford United FC H 1–3 L
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–3 L
18 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
04 Oct Derby County FC A 1–1 D
30 Sep Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
27 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
20 Sep Hull City AFC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Southampton FC
#12 Position #4
62 Points 80
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
59 Scored 82
59 Conceded 56
+0 GD +26
1.35 PPG 1.74
37% Win % 48%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Bell 2
Cyle Larin 1
Ross Stewart 1
Kyle Walker-Peters 1
Rob Dickie 1
Harry Cornick 1
Adam Armstrong 1

Head to Head

2025-10-21 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2024-02-13 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2023-11-29 Southampton FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2025-10-21 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2025-10-18 Norwich City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2025-10-04 Bristol City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-09-30 Bristol City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2025-09-21 Bristol City FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L

Southampton FC Form

2025-10-21 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2025-10-18 Southampton FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-10-04 Derby County FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-09-30 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-09-20 Hull City AFC 3–1 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.69 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC45% Draw25% Southampton FC30%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Southampton FC
55%
Bristol City FC or Southampton FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC31% Draw43% Southampton FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.