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Stoke City vs Southampton

Stoke City
0 - 2
Southampton
🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖ī¸ Farai Hallam 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 17 ¡ Southampton 4
Referee Stats
Farai Hallam
22 matches ¡ 0.95 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.95
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 14%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-7-7

Goals For / Against

44 / 37
Avg: 1.83 / 1.54

Points

37
Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.54
1.48
GF
1.83
1.22
GA
1.54
57%
O2.5
74%
61%
BTTS
91%
17%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Stoke City rank17th
Southampton rank4th
Stoke City points55
Southampton points80
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.
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.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
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 last 5 away

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals13-5
Record4-1-0
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% ¡ Over 1.5 74% ¡ Over 3.5 30% ¡ 1H BTTS 4%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS91%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ¡ Over 1.5 100% ¡ Over 3.5 43% ¡ 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%
Stoke City clean sheet at home26%
Southampton score away96%
Southampton clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first17%
Stoke City win after scoring first75%
Southampton score first22%
Southampton win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 25% ¡ Southampton 100%
Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 24.8' ¡ Southampton 28.8'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.48 vs 1.40
Stoke City concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Southampton score away1.83 vs 1.20
Southampton concede away1.54 vs 1.40
Stoke City score 6% above league average, while Southampton score 52% above league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 1% above league average at home, and Southampton are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.75
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1

Southampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
10
11
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
8
18
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
487
445
Passes Accurate
402
351
Passes %
83%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
10' âšŊ
âšŊ
10' âšŊ Goal ¡ 0-1
F. Azaz
Normal Goal ¡ Assist: T. Fellows
30'
30' F. Azaz
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Nzonzi
1st substitution ¡ For: B. Pearson
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Talovierov
2nd substitution ¡ For: B. Wilmot
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Rigo
3rd substitution ¡ For: T. Seko
52' âšŊ
âšŊ
52' âšŊ Goal ¡ 0-2
F. Downes
Normal Goal ¡ Assist: R. Stewart
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ R. Stewart
1st substitution ¡ For: N. Oyekunle
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ LÊo Scienza
2nd substitution ¡ For: K. Matsuki
71'
71' J. Stephens
72'
72' Daniel Peretz
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ C. Jander
3rd substitution ¡ For: S. Charles
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ Bae Jun-Ho
4th substitution ¡ For: F. Fawunmi
83'
83' F. Fawunmi
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ T. Fellows
4th substitution ¡ For: R. Manning
90+2'
90+2' Mohammed Olabosun Lawal

Stoke City vs Southampton 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Southampton beat Stoke City 2-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Farai Hallam. It was played at bet365 Stadium.

First half: Southampton took an early lead at 10' when F. Azaz scored, with the assist credited to T. Fellows, making the score 0-1. F. Azaz received a yellow card for Southampton at 30'.

Second half: Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Nzonzi replacing B. Pearson. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Talovierov replacing B. Wilmot. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 46', with T. Rigo replacing T. Seko. Southampton extended the lead at 52' when F. Downes scored, with the assist credited to R. Stewart, making the score 0-2. Southampton made their 1st substitution at 65', with R. Stewart replacing N. Oyekunle. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 65', with LÊo Scienza replacing K. Matsuki. J. Stephens received a yellow card for Southampton at 71'. Daniel Peretz received a yellow card for Southampton at 72'. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 74', with C. Jander replacing S. Charles. Stoke City made their 4th substitution at 78', with Bae Jun-Ho replacing F. Fawunmi. F. Fawunmi received a yellow card for Stoke City at 83'. Southampton made their 4th substitution at 90', with T. Fellows replacing R. Manning. Mohammed Olabosun Lawal received a yellow card for Stoke City at 90+2'.

Stoke City used 4 substitutions while Southampton used 4 substitutions. Stoke City got 2 yellow cards, while Southampton got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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

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