Watford FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Southampton FC — Championship .
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Farai Hallam (England)
27 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Aug Southampton FC H 2–2 D 23 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D 16 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W 09 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L 03 May Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D 26 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Aug Watford FC A 2–2 D 23 Aug Stoke City FC H 1–2 L 17 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D 09 Aug Wrexham AFC H 2–1 W 25 May Arsenal FC H 1–2 L 18 May Everton FC A 0–2 L Season Stats
Watford FC Southampton FC #16 Position #4 57 Points 80 46 Played 46 14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 53 Scored 82 65 Conceded 56 -12 GD +26 1.24 PPG 1.74 30% Win % 48% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season25% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this seasonWatford FC are 16th (57 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSouthampton FC0-152/116-303/131-452/246-603/261-754/176+7/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Southampton FC for another epic battle.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Che Adams 5 Danny Ings 3 James Ward-Prowse 2 Sekou Mara 2 Juan Hernandez 2 Manolo Gabbiadini 1 Ryan Porteous 1 Andre Gray 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.41 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.76 Southampton FC xGI would bet for: Watford FC or Southampton FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 60%Draw or Southampton FC 66%Watford FC or Southampton FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Southampton FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%1 – 2 8.8%2 – 1 7.1%0 – 1 6.7%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 2 Actual0 – 0 5.9%1 – 0 5.2%1 – 3 5.2%2 – 0 4.2%0 – 3 3.7%2 – 3 3.7%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Southampton FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 16% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 55% — 45% +1 55% 20% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 14% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.