Sunday , 16 August 2026

Southampton FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Southampton FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
Southampton FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2024-04-27 Southampton FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2023-10-03 Stoke City FC 0–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
17 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
09 Aug Wrexham AFC H 2–1 W
25 May Arsenal FC H 1–2 L
18 May Everton FC A 0–2 L
10 May Manchester City FC H 0–0 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Southampton FC A 2–1 W
16 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–0 W
09 Aug Derby County FC H 3–1 W
03 May Derby County FC A 0–0 D
25 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
21 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–6 L

Season Stats

Southampton FC Stoke City FC
#17 Position #26
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Southampton FC are 17th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stuart Armstrong 1
Tyrese Campbell 1

Head to Head

2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2024-04-27 Southampton FC 0–1 Stoke City FC 2023-10-03 Stoke City FC 0–1 Southampton FC

Southampton FC Form

2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-08-17 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-08-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Wrexham AFC W 2025-05-25 Southampton FC 1–2 Arsenal FC L 2025-05-18 Everton FC 2–0 Southampton FC L 2025-05-10 Southampton FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-08-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Stoke City FC W 2025-08-09 Stoke City FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-25 Stoke City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-04-21 Leeds United FC 6–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.51 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC25% Draw41% Stoke City FC34%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Stoke City FC
75%
Southampton FC or Stoke City FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC13% Draw69% Stoke City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.3%
0 – 1
18.7%
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
1.4%
2 – 2
1.1%
1 – 3
0.9%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 17% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 23% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✗

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