Southampton FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Southampton FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at St. Mary's Stadium.
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joshua Smith
- Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
- Assistant 2 Callum Gough (England)
31 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Derby County FC H 2–1 W 07 Apr Wrexham AFC A 5–1 W 04 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W 21 Mar Oxford United FC H 2–0 W 18 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Apr Southampton FC A 0–3 L 11 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–1 D 06 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D 03 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W 21 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Millwall FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Southampton FC Blackburn Rovers FC #4 Position #20 80 Points 52 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20 82 Scored 42 56 Conceded 56 +26 GD -14 1.74 PPG 1.13 48% Win % 28% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this seasonSouthampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Southampton FC0-152/116-303/131-452/246-603/261-754/176+7/1■ Scored ■ ConcededBlackburn Rovers FC0-151/–16-301/131-452/146-601/261-751/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Southampton FCFinn Azaz 11 G 7 A Adam Armstrong 11 G 4 A Ryan Manning 8 G 6 A Blackburn Rovers FCYuki Ohashi 10 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Southampton FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
- Full Time. Southampton FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC
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Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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James Bree ↓ Nathan Wood-Gordon 46'
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Ryan Manning ↓ Welington 71'
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Cameron Archer ↓ Jay Robinson 87'
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Kuryu Matsuki ↓ Leo Scienza 71'
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Cameron Bragg ↓ Flynn Downes 71'
Bench
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Flynn Downes ↑ 71'
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Nathan Wood-Gordon ↑ 46'
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Welington ↑ 71'
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Leo Scienza ↑ 71'
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Jay Robinson ↑ 87'
Coach Tonda EckertBlackburn Rovers FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Nathan Redmond ↓ Yuki Ohashi 46'
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Harry Pickering ↓ Eiran Cashin 78'
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Ryan Alebiosu ↓ Ryoya Morishita 46'
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Moussa Baradji ↓ Ryan Hedges 73'
Bench
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Ryan Hedges ↑ 73'
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Yuki Ohashi ↑ 46'
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Oladapo Afolayan ↑ 73'
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Ryoya Morishita ↑ 46'
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Eiran Cashin ↑ 78'
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Coach Michael O'Neill -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cameron Archer 1 Stuart Armstrong 1 Carlos Alcaraz 1 Sekou Mara 1 Samuel Edozie 1 Ryan Manning 1 Cyle Larin 1 Head to Head
Southampton FC Form
Blackburn Rovers FC Form
2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.94 Southampton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 Blackburn Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Southampton FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Southampton FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.65Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Southampton FC or Draw 86%Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC 37%Southampton FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Southampton FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.1%2 – 0 13%1 – 1 10.4%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 0 8.9%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 5.9%0 – 1 4.2%4 – 0 4%1 – 2 3.3%2 – 2 3.3%4 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Southampton FC
Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 20% 60% -1.5 40% — 60% -1 40% 25% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 50% ✗Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.