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

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Championship · 2026-27

Watford FC

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LIVE · 16'

Southampton FC

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 12:30 UTC Vicarage Road

Iker Bravo 12' 1–0

Hector Matthew Kyprianou 8' Y

Matthew Pollock 14' Y

Y 14' Cyle Larin

Overview

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Watford FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
Assistant 2 Jonathon Block (England)

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

Watford FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Southampton 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

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
06 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
21 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Watford FC		Southampton FC
#19	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

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Southampton FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Watford FC and Southampton FC get this one started.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hector Matthew Kyprianou on 8.
12' GOAL! Iker Bravo fires home to make it 1-0!
14' The referee calls foul for Matthew Pollock. He receives a card.

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

Player	Goals
Che Adams	5
Danny Ings	3
James Ward-Prowse	2
Sekou Mara	2
Juan Hernandez	2
Andre Gray	1
Ismael Kone	1
Shane Long	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

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 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Southampton FC Form

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 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

0.37 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

Watford FC17% Draw35% Southampton FC48%

Both Teams to Score

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.41

Over / Under Goals

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	42%	58%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Southampton FC

83%

Watford FC or Southampton FC

65%

Half-Time Result

Watford FC7% Draw63% Southampton FC30%

Correct Score

0 – 0

26.8%

0 – 1

24%

0 – 2

12.4%

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 3

1.9%

2 – 1

1.7%

2 – 0

1.4%

0 – 4

1.1%

2 – 2

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	9%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	30%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	14%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

36%

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

69%

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