Southampton vs Middlesbrough

Southampton

1 - 1

Middlesbrough

🕒 Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

Championship Table

Southampton 4 · Middlesbrough 5

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

3 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Team Overview

Southampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-9-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 20

Avg: 1.63 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30

Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88

PPG

1.63

0.83

1.25

50%

O2.5

63%

54%

BTTS

67%

21%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Southampton rank4th

Middlesbrough rank5th

Southampton points82

Middlesbrough points82

Southampton: #4 · 82 pts · GD +26

2 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #5 · 82 pts · GD +25

2 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Southampton last 5 home

D D D W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals10-6

Record2-3-0

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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D D D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-7

Record0-5-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Southampton score at home83%

Southampton clean sheet at home42%

Middlesbrough score away79%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first21%

Southampton win after scoring first60%

Middlesbrough score first21%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 67% · Middlesbrough 50%

Avg first goal minute: Southampton 27.6' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Southampton score at home1.63 vs 1.39

Southampton concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.39

Southampton score 17% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: Southampton are 31% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

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Ball Possession

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Southampton vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

12 May 2026 Southampton vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1 09 May 2026 Middlesbrough vs Southampton 0 - 0 04 Jan 2026 Middlesbrough vs Southampton 4 - 0 27 Sep 2025 Southampton vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

29 Mar 2024 Southampton vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1 23 Sep 2023 Middlesbrough vs Southampton 2 - 1