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'

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Southampton FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Southampton FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#7	Position	#10
24	Points	22
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
29	Scored	21
15	Conceded	19
+14	GD	+2
1.60	PPG	1.47
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 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

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ 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

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

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
Moussa Djenepo	1
John Lundstram	1
Danny Ings	1
Nathan Redmond	1
Stuart Armstrong	1
James Ward-Prowse	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

1.78 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC61% Draw24% Sheffield United FC15%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

39%

Southampton FC or Sheffield United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC41% Draw46% Sheffield United FC13%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	25%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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