Sunday , 16 August 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Swansea City AFC
1 – 2
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 17,776 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marko Stamenic 20' 1–0
1–1 57' Shea Charles
1–2 90' Cameron Archer
Y 18' Finn Azaz
Goncalo Franco 23' Y
Y 25' Flynn Downes
Melker Widell 25' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

1
4
Swansea City AFC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC 2025-10-18 Southampton FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC 2025-01-12 Southampton FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-01-20 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Southampton FC 2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Southampton FC H 1–2 L
11 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
03 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–3 D
21 Mar Coventry City FC H 0–3 L
13 Mar Wrexham AFC A 0–2 L
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
14 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
11 Apr Derby County FC H 2–1 W
07 Apr Wrexham AFC A 5–1 W
04 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–1 W
21 Mar Oxford United FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Southampton FC
#11 Position #17
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

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Southampton FC are 17th (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' In just a few seconds Swansea.com Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Swansea City AFC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Finn Azaz on 18 minutes.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Marko Stamenic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 23' Swansea City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 25' The referee shows Southampton FC player a card on 25.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Southampton FC have won 417 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Ross Stewart is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Shea Charles is ready to make an impact after coming on for Flynn Downes at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 56' Lawrence Vigouroux, a Chile , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Shea Charles makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 60' Melker Widell makes way for Malick Yalcouye at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' Zan Vipotnik makes way for Adam Idah at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 73' Jay Fulton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marko Stamenic on 73 minute.
  • 78' Ji-sung Eom is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Cameron Archer on, James Bree off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Assisted by Caspar Jander with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cameron Archer makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 90' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Leo Scienza exits the field as Samuel Edozie enters on 90.
  • 1-2 the final result. Swansea City AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Matos

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tonda Eckert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryan Fraser 2
Tyler Dibling 2
Che Adams 2
William Smallbone 1
Marko Stamenic 1
Cameron Archer 1
Shea Charles 1
Kamal Deen Sulemana 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC 2025-10-18 Southampton FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC 2025-01-12 Southampton FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-01-20 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Southampton FC 2023-12-26 Southampton FC 5–0 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2026-04-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2026-04-06 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2026-03-13 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L

Southampton FC Form

2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2026-04-07 Wrexham AFC 1–5 Southampton FC W 2026-04-04 Southampton FC 2–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-03-21 Southampton FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.41 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 73% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC15% Draw29% Southampton FC56%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
43%
Draw or Southampton FC
85%
Swansea City AFC or Southampton FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC7% Draw55% Southampton FC38%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
22%
0 – 0
18.8%
0 – 2
15.2%
1 – 1
10%
0 – 3
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 4
2.4%
2 – 1
1.8%
2 – 2
1.4%
2 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 8% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 29% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 19% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✗

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