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🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Hillsborough 🧑‍⚖ī¸ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Sheffield Wednesday 24 ¡ Southampton 4
Referee Stats
Gavin Ward
24 matches ¡ 1.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.08
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 13%
Home wins 54%
Draws 17%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Southampton outshot their opponent (10-15).
  • Southampton controlled possession (63%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Wednesday (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 1-7-15

Goals For / Against

14 / 44
Avg: 0.61 / 1.91

Points

10
Avg: 0.43

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

12
Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-7-7

Goals For / Against

44 / 37
Avg: 1.83 / 1.54

Points

37
Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.43
PPG
1.54
0.61
GF
1.83
1.91
GA
1.54
48%
O2.5
74%
48%
BTTS
91%
13%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Sheffield Wednesday rank24th
Southampton rank4th
Sheffield Wednesday points18
Southampton points80
Sheffield Wednesday: #24 ¡ 18 pts ¡ GD -60
66 pts off the top 2. 51 pts off the play-off line. 35 pts from safety.
Southampton: #4 ¡ 80 pts ¡ GD +26
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
62-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 home

W D D L D
Points6/15
Weighted index51
Goals5-6
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Southampton last 5 away

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals13-5
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ¡ Over 1.5 83% ¡ Over 3.5 17% ¡ 1H BTTS 0%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS91%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ¡ Over 1.5 100% ¡ Over 3.5 43% ¡ 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Wednesday score at home48%
Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet at home4%
Southampton score away96%
Southampton clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Wednesday score first13%
Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first33%
Southampton score first22%
Southampton win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Wednesday 17% ¡ Southampton 100%
Avg first goal minute: Sheffield Wednesday 32.7' ¡ Southampton 28.8'

Vs league average

Sheffield Wednesday score at home0.61 vs 1.40
Sheffield Wednesday concede at home1.91 vs 1.20
Southampton score away1.83 vs 1.20
Southampton concede away1.54 vs 1.40
Sheffield Wednesday score 57% below league average, while Southampton score 52% above league average.
Defensive side: Sheffield Wednesday are 59% above league average at home, and Southampton are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.75
BTTS75%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Southampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
10
15
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
5
10
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
285
510
Passes Accurate
202
441
Passes %
71%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
17' âšŊ
âšŊ
17' âšŊ Goal ¡ 0-1
J. Bree
Normal Goal
45+1' âšŊ
âšŊ
45+1' âšŊ Goal ¡ 0-2
R. Manning
Normal Goal
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ N. Chalobah
1st substitution ¡ For: Jarvis Thornton
57' âšŊ
âšŊ
57' âšŊ Goal ¡ 1-2
J. Yates
Normal Goal ¡ Assist: J. Lowe
71' âšŊ
âšŊ
71' âšŊ Goal ¡ 1-3
T. Harwood-Bellis
Normal Goal ¡ Assist: K. Matsuki
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ J. Bree
1st substitution ¡ For: N. Wood-Gordon
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ C. Larin
2nd substitution ¡ For: C. Archer
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ J. Lowe
2nd substitution ¡ For: Joel Tshisanga Ndala
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ D. Iorfa
3rd substitution ¡ For: J. Emery
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ LÊo Scienza
3rd substitution ¡ For: S. Edozie
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ K. Matsuki
4th substitution ¡ For: T. Fellows
89'
89' Cameron Bragg
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ Cameron Bragg
5th substitution ¡ For: Oriol Romeu
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ S. Fusire
4th substitution ¡ For: W. Grainger

Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Southampton beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Gavin Ward. It was played at Hillsborough.

First half: Southampton took the lead at 17' when J. Bree scored, making the score 0-1. Southampton extended the lead at 45+1' when R. Manning scored, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Sheffield Wednesday made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Chalobah replacing Jarvis Thornton. Sheffield Wednesday reduced the deficit at 57' when J. Yates scored, with the assist credited to J. Lowe, making the score 1-2. Southampton extended the lead at 71' when T. Harwood-Bellis scored, with the assist credited to K. Matsuki, making the score 1-3. Southampton made their 1st substitution at 74', with J. Bree replacing N. Wood-Gordon. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 74', with C. Larin replacing C. Archer. Sheffield Wednesday made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Lowe replacing Joel Tshisanga Ndala. Sheffield Wednesday made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Iorfa replacing J. Emery. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 81', with LÊo Scienza replacing S. Edozie. Southampton made their 4th substitution at 81', with K. Matsuki replacing T. Fellows. Cameron Bragg received a yellow card for Southampton at 89'. Southampton made their 5th substitution at 89', with Cameron Bragg replacing Oriol Romeu. Sheffield Wednesday made their 4th substitution at 90', with S. Fusire replacing W. Grainger.

Sheffield Wednesday used 4 substitutions while Southampton used 5 substitutions. Southampton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Southampton outshot their opponent (10-15).
  • Southampton controlled possession (63%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
28 Feb 2026 Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton 1 - 3 08 Nov 2025 Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1
2023-2024 Season
13 Jan 2024 Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 0 04 Aug 2023 Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton 1 - 2