Southampton FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Southampton FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 14 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC St. Mary's Stadium 25,576 HT 45' · FT 45'

Cyle Larin 24' 1–0

Ryan Manning 43' 2–0

Cameron Archer 86' 3–0

Y 5' Sean McLoughlin

Y 7' Taylor Gardner-Hickman

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Callum Gough (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Southampton FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-10-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2024-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Southampton FC 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

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
#17	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Southampton FC are 17th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Southampton FC get us underway at St. Mary's Stadium.
5' The referee calls foul for Sean McLoughlin. He receives a card.
7' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 7.
12' The 36-year-old Moussa Baradji has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Southampton FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
22' A quiet spell here at St. Mary's Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' Cyle Larin doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southampton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' Ryan Manning has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuki Ohashi is hanging Nathan Redmond on the field on 46 minute.
51' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' Southampton FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
66' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' Cameron Bragg makes way for Flynn Downes at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
73' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Ryan Hedges comes on to replace Moussa Baradji.
78' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Pickering departs to be replaced by Eiran Cashin.
83' Mathias Jorgensen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 283 appearances.
86' Cameron Archer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
87' Another change for Southampton FC made on 87 minute. Cameron Archer leaves to be changed by Jay Robinson.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Southampton FC and Blackburn Rovers FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

4
Flynn Downes ↑ 71'
15
Nathan Wood-Gordon ↑ 46'
25
George Long
11
Ross Stewart
34
Welington ↑ 71'
20
Caspar Jander
23
Samuel Edozie
13
Leo Scienza ↑ 71'
46
Jay Robinson ↑ 87'

Coach Tonda Eckert

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

27
Nathan Redmond ↓ Yuki Ohashi 46'
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Eiran Cashin 78'
4
Yuri Ribeiro
15
Sean McLoughlin
29
Mathias Jorgensen ↓ Oladapo Afolayan 73'
22
Balazs Toth
5
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
2
Ryan Alebiosu ↓ Ryoya Morishita 46'
38
Tom Atcheson
31
Kristi Montgomery
24
Moussa Baradji ↓ Ryan Hedges 73'

Bench

1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↑ 73'
23
Yuki Ohashi ↑ 46'
21
Oladapo Afolayan ↑ 73'
25
Ryoya Morishita ↑ 46'
20
Eiran Cashin ↑ 78'
14
Dion De Neve
26
Connor O'Riordan
54
Joseph Valentine

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cyle Larin	1
Cameron Archer	1
Stuart Armstrong	1
Carlos Alcaraz	1
Sekou Mara	1
Samuel Edozie	1
Ryan Manning	1

Head to Head

Southampton FC Form

2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2026-04-07 Wrexham AFC 1–5 Southampton FC W 2026-04-04 Southampton FC 2–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-03-21 Southampton FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W 2026-03-18 Southampton FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W

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 accuracy

2 / 4

0.98 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.3 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC53% Draw34% Blackburn Rovers FC13%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes18% 0% No82%

Avg goals/match: 1.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	37%	63%
± 2.5	14%	86%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

47%

Southampton FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC29% Draw65% Blackburn Rovers FC6%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

30.4%

1 – 0

25.9%

2 – 0

12.5%

1 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

1.6%

1 – 2

1.2%

4 – 0

0 – 2

2 – 2

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	14%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	31%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	8%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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