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

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Championship · 2026-27

Watford FC

2 – 0

LIVE · 37'

Southampton FC

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 12:30 UTC Vicarage Road

Iker Bravo 12' 1–0

Amin Nabizada 29' 2–0

Hector Matthew Kyprianou 8' Y

Matthew Pollock 13' Y

Y 14' Cyle Larin

Y 18' James Bree

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Southampton FC has kicked off!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
8' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hector Matthew Kyprianou on 8 minutes.
12' Iker Bravo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
13' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 13.
14' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Matthew Pollock gets a card.
18' Controversy at the stadium! James Bree argues furiously but the card stands.
23' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Marc Bola by Jordan Zemura on 23 minute.
28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
29' The deadlock is broken! Amin Nabizada gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.

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
Shane Long	1
Flynn Downes	1
Ismaila Sarr	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.