Southampton FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Southampton FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Saint Mary's.
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
- Assistant 2 Richard West
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Mar Sunderland AFC H 4–2 W 02 Mar Birmingham City FC A 4–3 W 28 Feb Liverpool FC A 0–3 L 24 Feb Millwall FC H 1–2 L 20 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–2 L 16 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Mar Southampton FC A 2–4 L 05 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–1 L 02 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L 24 Feb Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L 17 Feb Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L 14 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Southampton FC0-152/116-303/131-452/246-603/261-754/176+7/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Southampton FCFinn Azaz 11 G 7 A Adam Armstrong 11 G 4 A Ryan Manning 8 G 6 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Saint Mary's. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Ryan Manning needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 8' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
- 9' GOAL! Stuart Armstrong scores on 9.
- 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 348 games and scored 417 goals.
- 24' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
- 29' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 31' Daniel Ballard was booked on 31.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jobe Bellingham, as he is very good at scoring at Saint Mary's with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 37' Goal! Adam Armstrong scores his 87 goal in 382 matches.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 57 minute. Mason Burstow leaves to be changed by Nazarii Rusyn.
- 58' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kamal Deen Sulemana is hanging David Brooks on the field on 58 minute.
- 62' GOAL! Romaine Mundle scores on 62. Assisted by Dan Neil
- 64' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 64.
- 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 71' GOAL! Jobe Bellingham scores on 71.
- 71' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Ballard departs to be replaced by Callum Styles.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rothwell. He replaces Stuart Armstrong on 73 minute.
- 77' Joe Rothwell puts Southampton FC on the lead.
- 80' GOAL! Joe Rothwell scores on 80.
- 84' Another change for Southampton FC made on 84 minute. Che Adams leaves to be changed by Sekou Mara.
- 88' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Romaine Mundle departs to be replaced by Pierre Ekwah.
- 90' Joe Aribo was booked on 90.
- Another three points for Southampton FC.
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Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Jack Stephens ↓ James Bree 73'
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Stuart Armstrong ↓ Joe Rothwell 73'
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10
Che Adams ↓ Sekou Mara 84'
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- 31
- 21
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William Smallbone ↓ Joe Aribo 57'
Bench
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14
James Bree ↑ 73'
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Joe Aribo ↑ 57'
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Joe Rothwell ↑ 73'
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Kamal Deen Sulemana ↑ 58'
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Sekou Mara ↑ 84'
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Coach Russell MartinSunderland AFC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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- 32
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Daniel Ballard ↓ Callum Styles 71'
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- 24
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Mason Burstow ↓ Nazarii Rusyn 57'
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- 23
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Romaine Mundle ↓ Pierre Ekwah 88'
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31
Chris Rigg ↓ Adil Aouchiche 57'
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Bench
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28
Callum Styles ↑ 71'
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Nazarii Rusyn ↑ 57'
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Adil Aouchiche ↑ 57'
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Pierre Ekwah ↑ 88'
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Coach Anthony Hayes -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joe Rothwell 2 Pierre Ekwah 2 Stuart Armstrong 1 Adam Armstrong 1 Jobe Bellingham 1 Romaine Mundle 1 Jack Clarke 1 Bradley Dack 1 Head to Head
Southampton FC Form
Sunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.79 Southampton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.7 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Southampton FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.49Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 46% 54% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Southampton FC or Draw 69%Draw or Sunderland AFC 54%Southampton FC or Sunderland AFC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Southampton FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual1 – 1 10.2%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.6%2 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 4.9%1 – 0 4.9%3 – 1 4.8%0 – 1 4.5%0 – 0 4.5%0 – 2 4.4%1 – 3 4.3%3 – 2 4.1%Asian Handicap — Southampton FC
Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 18% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 17% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.