Southampton vs Birmingham

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Southampton 4 · Birmingham 10
Referee Stats
24 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 4%
Home wins 38%
Draws 38%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-22).
  • Birmingham controlled possession (60%).
  • Southampton had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Southampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-9-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 20
Avg: 1.63 / 0.83

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
0.87
1.63
GF
0.78
0.83
GA
1.48
52%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
48%
22%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Southampton rank4th
Birmingham rank10th
Southampton points80
Birmingham points64
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.
Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1
20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Southampton last 5 home

D D W W W
Points11/15
Weighted index60
Goals11-5
Record3-2-0
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.

Birmingham last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals3-6
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Southampton score at home83%
Southampton clean sheet at home43%
Birmingham score away61%
Birmingham clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first22%
Southampton win after scoring first60%
Birmingham score first13%
Birmingham win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 67% · Birmingham 57%
Avg first goal minute: Southampton 27.6' · Birmingham 40.0'

Vs league average

Southampton score at home1.63 vs 1.40
Southampton concede at home0.83 vs 1.20
Birmingham score away0.78 vs 1.20
Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.40
Southampton score 16% above league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Southampton are 31% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals4.25
BTTS100%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Southampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0

Birmingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
4
Total Shots
18
22
Shots off Goal
9
10
Blocked Shots
1
8
Shots Inside Box
9
14
Shots Outside Box
9
8
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
7
8
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
291
407
Passes Accurate
231
348
Passes %
79%
86%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Southampton vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season