Saturday , 14 November 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

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Southampton FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith
8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

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

3
2
Southampton FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 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
#7 Position #3
24 Points 29
15 Played 15
8 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 4
29 Scored 24
15 Conceded 18
+14 GD +6
1.60 PPG 1.93
53% Win % 60%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 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
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ 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
Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • Another three points for Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stuart Armstrong 1
Tyrese Campbell 1
Ethan Galbraith 1
Ryan Manning 1
Cyle Larin 1
Divin Mubama 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
2 / 4
1.42 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC or Stoke City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC38% Draw29% Stoke City FC33%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Stoke City FC
62%
Southampton FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC29% Draw48% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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