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Southampton FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Southampton FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Saint Mary's HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Aribo 17' 1–0
Samuel Edozie 48' 2–0
Ryan Fraser 74' 3–0
Ryan Fraser 87' 4–0
Che Adams 90+4' 5–0
Y 24' Liam Cullen
Jan Bednarek 34' Y
Joe Aribo 38' Y
Y 55' Josh Tymon
Y 56' Jay Fulton
Y 83' Joe Allen

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Saint Mary's.

Match Details

  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

4
1
Southampton FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Swansea City AFC H 5–0 W
23 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
16 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–0 W
13 Dec Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Watford FC A 1–1 D
02 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Southampton FC A 0–5 L
22 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
16 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
12 Dec Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
02 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Southampton FC Swansea City AFC
#17 Position #11
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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Southampton FC are 17th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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 Swansea City AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Joe Aribo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Liam Cullen.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for Southampton FC. Jan Bednarek will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Joe Aribo gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' Southampton FC are deployed in a 4-3-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 46' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 46 minute. Liam Cullen leaves to be changed by Oliver Cooper.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samuel Edozie makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Tymon.
  • 56' Jay Fulton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Flynn Downes as he leaves the pitch. William Smallbone steps in for Southampton FC.
  • 59' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Jerry Yates by Charlie Patino on 59 minute.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Josh Tymon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at Saint Mary's. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Samuel Edozie is replaced by Ryan Fraser on 70 minute.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Jamal Lowe as he leaves the pitch. Yannick Bolasie steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Fraser makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 79' Mykola Kukharevych, a Ukraine , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' Mykola Kukharevych gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Jamie Paterson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Allen.
  • 87' Assisted by Sekou Mara with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryan Fraser makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • With this win, Southampton FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alan Sheehan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryan Fraser 2
Tyler Dibling 2
Che Adams 2
Flynn Downes 1
William Smallbone 1
Marko Stamenic 1
Cameron Archer 1
Shea Charles 1

Head to Head

2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC

Southampton FC Form

2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-12-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Southampton FC W 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-12 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Southampton FC to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC73% Draw19% Swansea City AFC8%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
27%
Southampton FC or Swansea City AFC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC55% Draw42% Swansea City AFC3%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
19.6%
1 – 0
19%
3 – 0
13.3%
0 – 0
10.8%
4 – 0
7%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
5 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
2.4%
0 – 1
2.1%
6 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 24% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 26% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 3% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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