Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
5
Swansea City AFC 6 games · Avg 3.2 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
#1 Position #13
17 Points 10
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 2
13 Scored 19
6 Conceded 10
+7 GD +9
2.13 PPG 1.25
63% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Southampton FC are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Southampton FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
5/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G
Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Finn Azaz 3 G 4 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Swansea City AFC have kicked off against Southampton FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Goncalo Franco suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' With 2 assists to his name this season, Flynn Downes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
  • 18' Finn Azaz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Marko Stamenic gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 23' Swansea City AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Flynn Downes.
  • 30' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
  • 35' Swansea City AFC currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Taylor Harwood-Bellis, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Melker Widell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Flynn Downes by Shea Charles on 46 minute.
  • 51' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Southampton FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cyle Larin scoring 1 goals.
  • 57' Shea Charles doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Melker Widell exits the field as Malick Yalcouye enters on 60.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Zan Vipotnik as he leaves the pitch. Adam Idah steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Jay Fulton. He replaces Marko Stamenic on 73 minute.
  • 78' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Southampton FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' Southampton FC ring the changes. James Bree has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Archer to step up.
  • 90' GOAL! Cameron Archer scores on 90. Assisted by Caspar Jander
  • 90' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Edozie is hanging Leo Scienza on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-2.

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
Samuel Edozie 1
Finn Azaz 1
Jamie Paterson 1
Leo Scienza 1
Flynn Downes 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
3 / 4
1.22 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC24% Draw24% Southampton FC52%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
48%
Draw or Southampton FC
76%
Swansea City AFC or Southampton FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC19% Draw42% Southampton FC39%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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