Southampton FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 7 Feb 2026 · 12:31 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Southampton FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Southampton FC 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Elliot Bell (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	11	23
2	West Ham United FC	11	22
3	Middlesbrough FC	11	22
4	Birmingham City FC	11	20
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	11	20
6	Stoke City FC	11	19
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	11	18
8	Southampton FC	11	17
9	Queens Park Rangers FC	11	17
10	Blackburn Rovers FC	11	15
11	Sheffield United FC	11	15
12	Millwall FC	11	15
13	Portsmouth FC	11	15
14	Wrexham AFC	11	14
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	11	14
16	Bristol City FC	11	14
17	Charlton Athletic FC	11	14
18	Lincoln City FC	11	12
19	Cardiff City FC	11	11
20	Watford FC	11	11
21	Norwich City FC	11	9
22	Burnley FC	11	8
23	Derby County FC	11	6
24	Preston North End FC	11	4

Head-to-Head

Southampton FC 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-07 Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC 2025-08-30 Watford FC 2–2 Southampton FC 2024-04-13 Southampton FC 3–2 Watford FC 2024-02-06 Southampton FC 3–0 Watford FC 2024-01-28 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
25 Jan	Portsmouth FC	A	1–1	D
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

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	0–0	D
31 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	0–2	L
24 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
17 Jan	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Southampton FC		Watford FC
#8	Position	#20
17	Points	11
11	Played	11
6 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 6
21	Scored	10
10	Conceded	19
+11	GD	-9
1.55	PPG	1.00
55%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Southampton FC are 8th (17 pts). Watford FC are 20th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

5/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/4

31-45

–/5

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/–

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Finn Azaz	3 G	5 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Watford FC get us underway at .
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	5
Danny Ings	3
Sekou Mara	2
Juan Hernandez	2
James Ward-Prowse	2
Stuart Armstrong	1
Jan Bednarek	1
Iker Bravo	1

Head to Head

Southampton FC Form

2026-02-07 Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2026-01-31 Stoke City FC 0–2 Southampton FC W 2026-01-25 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 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

Watford FC Form

2026-02-07 Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-02-03 Hull City AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2026-01-31 Watford FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-01-17 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.6 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC68% Draw21% Watford FC11%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Watford FC

32%

Southampton FC or Watford FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC48% Draw44% Watford FC8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.6%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.6%

3 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

5.8%

4 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

2 – 2

2.6%

1 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	25%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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