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 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Elliot Bell (England)

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

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

Southampton FC 12 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
#4	Position	#16
80	Points	57
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	14 / 15 / 17
82	Scored	53
56	Conceded	65
+26	GD	-12
1.74	PPG	1.24
48%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Southampton FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
With this win, Southampton FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	5
Danny Ings	3
James Ward-Prowse	2
Sekou Mara	2
Juan Hernandez	2
Mohamed Elyounoussi	1
Jose Holebas	1
Rhys Healey	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

4 / 4

1.78 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC60% Draw24% Watford FC16%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Watford FC

40%

Southampton FC or Watford FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC41% Draw46% Watford FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

11.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

3 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

4 – 0

2.9%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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