Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Blackburn Rovers FC gets underway.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 5.
  • 7' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 12' Harry Pickering has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' Ryan Hedges needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Goal! Cyle Larin scores his 40 goal in 33 matches.
  • 29' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Fellows, as he is very good at scoring at St. Mary's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Goal! Ryan Manning scores his 21 goal in 357 matches.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Nathan Redmond is replaced by Yuki Ohashi on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Flynn Downes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Bragg on 71 minute.
  • 73' Ryan Hedges has so much to prove this time. He replaces Moussa Baradji on 73 minute.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Harry Pickering is replaced by Eiran Cashin.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Goal! Cameron Archer scores his 29 goal in 355 matches.
  • 87' Jay Robinson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Archer on 87 minute.
  • Full Time. Southampton FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tonda Eckert

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.94 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC63% Draw23% Blackburn Rovers FC14%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Southampton FC45% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC11%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
13%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 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.