Southampton vs Stoke City

Southampton

3 - 1

Stoke City

🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Southampton 2 · Stoke City 12

Referee Stats

Simon Martin

2 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-14).
Southampton controlled possession (58%).
Southampton had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Southampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-0-0

Goals For / Against

15 / 4

Avg: 3.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 9

Avg: 1.25 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

3.00

PPG

1.00

3.75

1.25

1.00

2.25

100%

O2.5

75%

100%

BTTS

100%

75%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Southampton rank2nd

Stoke City rank12th

Southampton points14

Stoke City points10

Southampton: #2 · 14 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Stoke City: #12 · 10 pts · GD +0

4 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Southampton last 5 home

W W W W

Points12/12

Weighted index100

Goals15-4

Record4-0-0

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.

Stoke City last 5 away

W D L L

Points4/12

Weighted index50

Goals5-9

Record1-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 50%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Southampton score at home100%

Southampton clean sheet at home0%

Stoke City score away100%

Stoke City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first75%

Southampton win after scoring first100%

Stoke City score first75%

Stoke City win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 100% · Stoke City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Southampton 18.3' · Stoke City 24.3'

Vs league average

Southampton score at home3.75 vs 1.61

Southampton concede at home1.00 vs 1.24

Stoke City score away1.25 vs 1.24

Stoke City concede away2.25 vs 1.61

Southampton score 132% above league average, while Stoke City score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Southampton are 19% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Southampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

475

326

Passes Accurate

411

260

Passes %

87%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Larin

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Downes

19'

19' J. Bree

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Galbraith

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Gallagher

38'

38' S. Gallagher

50'

50' F. Downes

53'

53' R. Manning

62'

62' E. Galbraith

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Hirst

1st substitution · For: R. Boženík

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Gallagher

2nd substitution · For: S. Ingelsson

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Léo Scienza

1st substitution · For: L. Dobbin

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Larin

2nd substitution · For: D. Mubama

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Bocat

3rd substitution · For: M. Talovierov

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

4th substitution · For: T. Rigo

82'

82' M. Talovierov

86'

86' S. Ingelsson

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Mubama

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Azaz

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ K. Matsuki

3rd substitution · For: Cameron Bragg

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ F. Azaz

4th substitution · For: R. Akachukwu

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. Fellows

5th substitution · For: S. Edozie

90+3'

90+3' S. Ingelsson

90+3'

90+3' S. Ingelsson

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

R. Manning

Penalty

Southampton vs Stoke City 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Southampton beat Stoke City 3-1 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Simon Martin. It was played at St. Mary's Stadium.

First half: Southampton took an early lead at 8' when C. Larin scored, with the assist credited to F. Downes, making the score 1-0. J. Bree received a yellow card for Southampton at 19'. Stoke City leveled the score at 26' when E. Galbraith scored, with the assist credited to S. Gallagher, making the score 1-1. S. Gallagher received a yellow card for Stoke City at 38'.

Second half: F. Downes received a yellow card for Southampton at 50'. R. Manning received a yellow card for Southampton at 53'. E. Galbraith received a yellow card for Stoke City at 62'. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 62', with G. Hirst replacing R. Boženík. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with S. Gallagher replacing S. Ingelsson. Southampton made their 1st substitution at 78', with Léo Scienza replacing L. Dobbin. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 78', with C. Larin replacing D. Mubama. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 81', with E. Bocat replacing M. Talovierov. Stoke City made their 4th substitution at 81', with El Hadji Djibril Soumaré replacing T. Rigo. M. Talovierov received a yellow card for Stoke City at 82'. S. Ingelsson received a yellow card for Stoke City at 86'. Southampton took the lead at 89' when D. Mubama scored, with the assist credited to F. Azaz, making the score 2-1. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 90', with K. Matsuki replacing Cameron Bragg. Southampton made their 4th substitution at 90', with F. Azaz replacing R. Akachukwu. Southampton made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Fellows replacing S. Edozie. S. Ingelsson received a yellow card for Stoke City at 90+3'. S. Ingelsson received a red card for Stoke City at 90+3'. Southampton added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when R. Manning scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1.

Southampton used 5 substitutions while Stoke City used 4 substitutions. Southampton got 3 yellow cards, while Stoke City got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-14).
Southampton controlled possession (58%).
Southampton had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Southampton vs Stoke City Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

22 Aug 2026 Southampton vs Stoke City 3 - 1

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 Stoke City vs Southampton 0 - 2 23 Aug 2025 Southampton vs Stoke City 1 - 2

2023-2024 Season

27 Apr 2024 Southampton vs Stoke City 0 - 1 03 Oct 2023 Stoke City vs Southampton 0 - 1