Southampton FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Southampton FC

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Sheffield United FC

Wed 21 Jan 2026 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (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

Southampton FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-21 Southampton FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2025-09-30 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2021-03-06 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Southampton FC 2020-12-13 Southampton FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC 2020-07-26 Southampton FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
17 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
10 Jan	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	3–2	W
04 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
01 Jan	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
29 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
17 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
11 Jan	Mansfield Town FC	H	3–4	L
01 Jan	Leicester City FC	H	3–1	W
29 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	3–5	L

Season Stats

Southampton FC		Sheffield United FC
#4	Position	#13
80	Points	60
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
82	Scored	66
56	Conceded	66
+26	GD	+0
1.74	PPG	1.30
48%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Southampton FC is hosting Sheffield United FC for another epic battle.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sheffield United FC.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	4
Nathan Redmond	1
Stuart Armstrong	1
James Ward-Prowse	1
Moussa Djenepo	1
John Lundstram	1
Danny Ings	1

Head to Head

Southampton FC Form

2026-01-21 Southampton FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2026-01-17 Southampton FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-10 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–3 Southampton FC W 2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC L 2026-01-01 Southampton FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-01-21 Southampton FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-01-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-01-11 Sheffield United FC 3–4 Mansfield Town FC L 2026-01-01 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Leicester City FC W 2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-12-26 Wrexham AFC 5–3 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.96 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC60% Draw23% Sheffield United FC17%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

40%

Southampton FC or Sheffield United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC42% Draw43% Sheffield United FC15%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

4 – 0

3.1%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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