Southampton vs Stoke City

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🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St. Mary's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Josh Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Southampton 4 · Stoke City 17
Referee Stats
28 matches · 1.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.75
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 39%
Draws 21%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Southampton outshot their opponent (18-12).
  • Southampton controlled possession (65%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (2-4 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
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.74 / 1.22

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
0.96
1.63
GF
0.74
0.83
GA
1.22
52%
O2.5
30%
52%
BTTS
26%
22%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Southampton rank4th
Stoke City rank17th
Southampton points80
Stoke City points55
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.
Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-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.

Stoke City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals1-11
Record0-0-5
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%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS26%
BTTS + O2.517%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Southampton score at home83%
Southampton clean sheet at home43%
Stoke City score away48%
Stoke City clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Southampton score first22%
Southampton win after scoring first60%
Stoke City score first0%
Stoke City win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Southampton 67% · Stoke City 17%
Avg first goal minute: Southampton 27.6' · Stoke City —

Vs league average

Southampton score at home1.63 vs 1.40
Southampton concede at home0.83 vs 1.20
Stoke City score away0.74 vs 1.20
Stoke City concede away1.22 vs 1.40
Southampton score 16% above league average, while Stoke City score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Southampton are 31% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.75
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
4
Total Shots
18
12
Shots off Goal
10
4
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
13
7
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
6
12
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
457
257
Passes Accurate
396
189
Passes %
87%
74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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