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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sheffield United FC

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

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Southampton FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Southampton FC 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#13	Position	#18
10	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
19	Scored	9
10	Conceded	11
+9	GD	-2
1.25	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Southampton FC are 13th (10 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Finn Azaz	3 G	4 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
The points are shared — Southampton FC 1-0 Sheffield United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

3 / 4

2.12 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC66% Draw21% Sheffield United FC13%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

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	18%	82%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

34%

Southampton FC or Sheffield United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC47% Draw41% Sheffield United FC12%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	24%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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