Southampton vs Oxford United

Southampton

2 - 0

Oxford United

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Southampton 4 · Oxford United 23

Referee Stats

Ben Toner

20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.45
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	40%
Draws	35%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Southampton outshot their opponent (20-9).
Southampton controlled possession (69%).
Southampton had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

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

Oxford United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 32

Avg: 0.91 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

0.78

1.63

0.91

0.83

1.39

52%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

57%

22%

Score 1st

League-position context

Southampton rank4th

Oxford United rank23rd

Southampton points80

Oxford United points47

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.

Oxford United: #23 · 47 pts · GD -14

37 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

33-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.

Oxford United last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

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%

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Southampton score at home83%

Southampton clean sheet at home43%

Oxford United score away57%

Oxford United clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first22%

Southampton win after scoring first60%

Oxford United score first9%

Oxford United win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 67% · Oxford United 20%

Avg first goal minute: Southampton 27.6' · Oxford United 8.5'

Vs league average

Southampton score at home1.63 vs 1.40

Southampton concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

Oxford United score away0.91 vs 1.20

Oxford United concede away1.39 vs 1.40

Southampton score 16% above league average, while Oxford United score 24% below league average.

Defensive side: Southampton are 31% below league average at home, and Oxford United are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Oxford United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

645

270

Passes Accurate

601

207

Passes %

93%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Larin

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Fellows

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Charles

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Archer

31'

31' S. Mills

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Larin

1st substitution · For: R. Stewart

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Archer

2nd substitution · For: S. Edozie

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Y. Konak

1st substitution · For: Jamie Carson McDonnell

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Currie

2nd substitution · For: J. Donley

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. Fellows

3rd substitution · For: K. Matsuki

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ W. Lankshear

3rd substitution · For: M. Harris

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Peart-Harris

4th substitution · For: Jeon Jin-Woo

79'

79' B. Spencer

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ S. Mills

5th substitution · For: A. Emakhu

89'

89' M. Helik

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ F. Azaz

4th substitution · For: N. Oyekunle

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. Manning

5th substitution · For: J. Quarshie

Southampton vs Oxford United 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Southampton beat Oxford United 2-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Ben Toner. It was played at St. Mary's Stadium.

First half: Southampton took an early lead at 6' when C. Larin scored, with the assist credited to T. Fellows, making the score 1-0. Southampton extended the lead at 13' when S. Charles scored, with the assist credited to C. Archer, making the score 2-0. S. Mills received a yellow card for Oxford United at 31'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Southampton made their 1st substitution at 59', with C. Larin replacing R. Stewart. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Archer replacing S. Edozie. Oxford United made their 1st substitution at 70', with Y. Konak replacing Jamie Carson McDonnell. Oxford United made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Currie replacing J. Donley. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 77', with T. Fellows replacing K. Matsuki. Oxford United made their 3rd substitution at 77', with W. Lankshear replacing M. Harris. Oxford United made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Peart-Harris replacing Jeon Jin-Woo. B. Spencer received a yellow card for Oxford United at 79'. Oxford United made their 5th substitution at 88', with S. Mills replacing A. Emakhu. M. Helik received a yellow card for Oxford United at 89'. Southampton made their 4th substitution at 90', with F. Azaz replacing N. Oyekunle. Southampton made their 5th substitution at 90', with R. Manning replacing J. Quarshie.

Southampton used 5 substitutions while Oxford United used 5 substitutions. Oxford United got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Southampton outshot their opponent (20-9).
Southampton controlled possession (69%).
Southampton had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Southampton vs Oxford United Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Southampton vs Oxford United 2 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Oxford United vs Southampton 2 - 1