Watford FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

2 – 2

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Southampton FC

Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Watford FC vs Southampton FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (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

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 2023-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

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

Southampton FC

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	5
Danny Ings	3
James Ward-Prowse	2
Sekou Mara	2
Juan Hernandez	2
Mohamed Elyounoussi	1
Jose Holebas	1
Rhys Healey	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-08-30 Watford FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2025-08-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-05-03 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC L

Southampton FC Form

2025-08-30 Watford FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-08-17 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-08-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Wrexham AFC W 2025-05-25 Southampton FC 1–2 Arsenal FC L 2025-05-18 Everton FC 2–0 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.79 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Watford FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC33% Draw35% Southampton FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 1.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	49%	51%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Southampton FC

67%

Watford FC or Southampton FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC19% Draw61% Southampton FC20%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

22.5%

0 – 1

14.9%

1 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

14%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

1.7%

1 – 3

1.5%

3 – 0

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	20%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	21%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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