Saturday , 14 November 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)
8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#7 Position #13
24 Points 21
15 Played 15
8 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
29 Scored 22
15 Conceded 23
+14 GD -1
1.60 PPG 1.40
53% Win % 40%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
7/4
61-75
1/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Kuryu Matsuki 4 G 1 A
Finn Azaz 3 G 5 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A
Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sean McLoughlin on 5.
  • 7' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 7.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' It is a cagey affair so far. Southampton FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 22' Southampton FC have won 439 goals from 359 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' Goal! Cyle Larin scores his 48 goal in 36 matches.
  • 29' With 2 assists to his name this season, Ryoya Morishita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Southampton FC.
  • 34' Mathias Jorgensen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Goal! Ryan Manning scores his 22 goal in 357 matches.
  • 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' Scotland international Kristi Montgomery has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Atcheson, as he is very good at scoring at St. Mary's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southampton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Another change for Southampton FC made on 71 minute. Cameron Bragg leaves to be changed by Flynn Downes.
  • 73' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Moussa Baradji trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Hedges on 73 minutes.
  • 78' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harry Pickering exits the field as Eiran Cashin enters on 78.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Moussa Baradji made 393 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 86' Assisted by Leo Scienza with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cameron Archer makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 87' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Cameron Archer by Jay Robinson on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

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
Samuel Edozie 1
Ryan Manning 1
Cyle Larin 1
Cameron Archer 1
Stuart Armstrong 1
Carlos Alcaraz 1
Sekou Mara 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
4 / 4
2.13 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC65% Draw21% Blackburn Rovers FC14%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
35%
Southampton FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC48% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC11%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.1%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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