Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Southampton FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 6 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb

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

3
1
Southampton FC 4 games · Avg 4.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
29 Nov Millwall FC A 2–3 L
25 Nov Leicester City FC H 3–0 W
22 Nov Charlton Athletic FC A 5–1 W
08 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W
05 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Southampton FC A 1–3 L
01 Dec Watford FC H 2–1 W
26 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
22 Nov Norwich City FC H 4–1 W
08 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Millwall FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Southampton FC Birmingham City FC
#4 Position #10
80 Points 64
46 Played 46
22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
82 Scored 57
56 Conceded 56
+26 GD +1
1.74 PPG 1.39
48% Win % 37%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Southampton FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Stansfield 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Carlos Alcaraz 1
Koji Miyoshi 1
Lee Buchanan 1
David Brooks 1
Che Adams 1
Joe Aribo 1

Head to Head

2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Southampton FC Form

2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-11-29 Millwall FC 3–2 Southampton FC L 2025-11-25 Southampton FC 3–0 Leicester City FC W 2025-11-22 Charlton Athletic FC 1–5 Southampton FC W 2025-11-08 Southampton FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-11-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Southampton FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-12-06 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-11-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-11-22 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Norwich City FC W 2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-11-04 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.44 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Southampton FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC64% Draw20% Birmingham City FC16%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
36%
Southampton FC or Birmingham City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC48% Draw37% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 21% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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