Saturday , 14 November 2026

Southampton FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Wed 4 Dec 2019 · 19:30 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Norwich City FC — Premier League at St. Mary's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Head-to-Head

5
2
2
Southampton FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
30 Nov Watford FC H 2–1 W
23 Nov Arsenal FC A 2–2 D
09 Nov Everton FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct Leicester City FC H 0–9 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Southampton FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Arsenal FC H 2–2 D
23 Nov Everton FC A 2–0 W
08 Nov Watford FC H 0–2 L
02 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L
27 Oct Manchester United FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Southampton FC host Norwich City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Alexander Tettey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ralph Hasenhuttl will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Sam Byram is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 22' What composure from Danny Ings! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 27' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emiliano Buendia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Bertrand makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 43.
  • 46' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Ibrahim Amadou has done his job and it is now time for Marco Stiepermann to step up.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' England international Nathan Redmond has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Moussa Djenepo is booked for Southampton FC — Yellow card on 59.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Sam Byram on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Teemu Pukki — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Moussa Djenepo exits the field as Oriol Romeu enters on 72.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Danny Ings is replaced by Che Adams.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' Emiliano Buendia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Todd Cantwell at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maya Yoshida is hanging Shane Long on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' Southampton FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • With this win, Southampton FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC45% Draw26% Norwich City FC29%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Norwich City FC
55%
Southampton FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC30% Draw46% Norwich City FC24%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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