Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 12:30 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Iker Bravo 12' 1–0
Amin Nabizada 29' 2–0
2–1 56' Cyle Larin
Hector Matthew Kyprianou 8' Y
Matthew Pollock 13' Y
Y 14' Cyle Larin
Y 18' James Bree
Amin Nabizada 43' Y
Mamadou Doumbia 72' Y
Othmane Maamma 74' Y
Y 74' Flynn Downes
Martin Payero 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
  • Assistant 2 Jonathon Block (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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

2
5
6
Watford FC 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Southampton FC H 2–1 W
02 May Coventry City FC H 0–4 L
25 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–5 L
21 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
11 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
12 May Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
09 May Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
02 May Preston North End FC A 3–1 W
28 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
25 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Southampton FC
#20 Position #13
8 Points 10
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 2
7 Scored 19
10 Conceded 10
-3 GD +9
1.00 PPG 1.25
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Southampton FC are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ 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)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Finn Azaz 3 G 4 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Vicarage Road. Watford FC are looking to make home advantage count against Southampton FC.
  • 5' Hector Matthew Kyprianou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 8' That is a card for Watford FC. Hector Matthew Kyprianou will be fuming at that decision.
  • 12' GOAL! Iker Bravo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 13' Matthew Pollock has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 13.
  • 14' Controversy at the stadium! Matthew Pollock argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 18' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. James Bree gets a card.
  • 23' Jordan Zemura gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Marc Bola and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Goal! Amin Nabizada scores his 3 goal in 365 matches.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matthew Pollock made 21 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amin Nabizada on 43.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Flynn Downes, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cyle Larin makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 57' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Lewis Dobbin is replaced by Finn Azaz on 57 minute.
  • 61' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edo Kayembe is hanging Edoardo Bove on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Martin Payero. He replaces Cyle Larin on 62 minute.
  • 67' Southampton FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Divin Mubama gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Cameron Bragg and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Mamadou Doumbia is booked for Watford FC — card on 72.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Othmane Maamma.
  • 77' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Othmane Maamma departs to be replaced by Rocco Vata.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' Martin Payero picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Ben Brereton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kuryu Matsuki on 89 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 2-1 Southampton FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Adams 5
Danny Ings 3
James Ward-Prowse 2
Sekou Mara 2
Juan Hernandez 2
Rhys Healey 1
Manolo Gabbiadini 1
Ryan Porteous 1

Head to Head

2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC 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

Watford FC Form

2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC L 2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-11 Oxford United FC 2–0 Watford FC L

Southampton FC Form

2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2026-05-12 Southampton FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-05-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC W 2026-04-28 Southampton FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC25% Draw25% Southampton FC50%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Southampton FC
75%
Watford FC or Southampton FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC16% Draw43% Southampton FC41%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.2%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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