Southampton

Southampton

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England 26/27 Championship · Matchday 24

West Ham

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Wrexham2–1Southampton
2026-09-13	26/27	Southampton4–1Bristol City
2026-09-12	26/27	Southampton4–1Bristol City
2026-09-08	26/27	Southampton3–1Swansea
2026-09-05	26/27	Lincoln1–1Southampton
2026-09-01	26/27	Birmingham1–1Southampton
2026-08-29	26/27	Southampton5–1Millwall
2026-08-22	26/27	Southampton3–1Stoke

West Ham

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Millwall2–2West Ham
2026-09-11	26/27	West Ham6–0Wrexham
2026-09-08	26/27	Bolton2–3West Ham
2026-09-05	26/27	West Ham3–0Derby
2026-09-01	26/27	West Ham4–2Wolves
2026-08-29	26/27	Watford1–1West Ham
2026-08-22	26/27	West Ham1–2Charlton
2026-08-16	26/27	Burnley2–2West Ham

Southampton West Ham

Wins

62%

50%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

88%

Both teams scored

100%

75%

Clean sheets

0%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Southampton

Home · Championship

Home			Away		1st goal
3	Southampton	3–1	Swansea	1	9′ Home
3	Southampton		Middlesbrough	2
3 · Southampton
3	Southampton		Wolves	4
3	Southampton	3–1	Stoke	5	8′ Home
3	Southampton		West Ham	6
3	Southampton		West Brom	7
3	Southampton		QPR	8
3	Southampton		Birmingham	9
3	Southampton		Lincoln	10
3	Southampton		Bolton	11
3	Southampton		Charlton	12
3	Southampton	4–1	Bristol City	13	38′ Home
3	Southampton	4–1	Bristol City	13	—
3	Southampton		Blackburn	14
3	Southampton	5–1	Millwall	15	15′ Away
3	Southampton		Wrexham	16
3	Southampton		Portsmouth	17
3	Southampton		Norwich	18
3	Southampton		Sheffield United	19
3	Southampton		Watford	20
3	Southampton		Cardiff	21
3	Southampton		Derby	22
3	Southampton		Preston	23
3	Southampton		Burnley	24

West Ham

Away · Championship

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Swansea		West Ham	6
2	Middlesbrough		West Ham	6
3	Southampton		West Ham	6
4	Wolves		West Ham	6
5	Stoke		West Ham	6
6 · West Ham
7	West Brom		West Ham	6
8	QPR		West Ham	6
9	Birmingham		West Ham	6
10	Lincoln		West Ham	6
11	Bolton	2–3	West Ham	6	13′ Away
12	Charlton		West Ham	6
13	Bristol City		West Ham	6
14	Blackburn		West Ham	6
15	Millwall	2–2	West Ham	6	16′ Home
16	Wrexham		West Ham	6
17	Portsmouth		West Ham	6
18	Norwich		West Ham	6
19	Sheffield United		West Ham	6
20	Watford	1–1	West Ham	6	—
21	Cardiff		West Ham	6
22	Derby		West Ham	6
23	Preston		West Ham	6
24	Burnley	2–2	West Ham	6	10′ Away

Southampton Home West Ham Away

Wins

100%

25%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

100%

75%

Over 3.5

100%

75%

Both teams scored

100%

Clean sheets

0%

Scores first

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Championship · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Southampton

9 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away4 matches	Overall9 matches
Points / match	3.00	0.50	1.89
Draws	0.0%	50.0%	22.2%
Goals scored / match	3.80	1.00	2.56
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.50	1.22
Total goals / match	4.80	2.50	3.78
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	50.0%	22.2%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 4/5 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

West Ham

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.25	1.50	1.88
Draws	0.0%	75.0%	37.5%
Goals scored / match	3.50	2.00	2.75
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.75	1.38
Total goals / match	4.50	3.75	4.12
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	25.0%	12.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 3/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Southampton	Draw	West Ham	How it works
Strength (Elo)	51.4%	22.8%	25.8%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	34.1%	18.5%	40.0%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

2.32–2.53 Model expected goals

78.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

76.3% Both teams to score

2-2 Most likely score, at 6.7%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

2-26.7%

1-25.8%

2-35.7%

2-15.3%

3-25.2%

1-34.9%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Southampton	West Ham	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1627	1552	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	1	47	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1510	1515	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	53.2%	54.8%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	54.1%	56.1%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1223	1078	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	45.9%	43.8%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	76.4%	64.0%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Southampton	0.89	1.42	0.53	0.53
West Ham	1.12	1.62	0.88	0.50

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Southampton	2%	8%	22%	25%	42%
West Ham	0%	0%	12%	25%	62%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.64 Southampton at home, 11 matches

1.50 West Ham away, 4 matches

101d Days of rest for Southampton

101d Days of rest for West Ham

— Manager of Southampton

— Manager of West Ham

0 Matches for Southampton in the last 14 days

0 Matches for West Ham in the last 14 days

3 Points for Southampton behind the leaders, and 10 above the relegation zone

5 Points for West Ham behind the leaders, and 8 above the relegation zone

2.57 League goals per match

27.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Southampton, the right bar represents West Ham.

On the ball

20 matches

15.24

shots

15.33

5.0

shots on target

5.33

32.8%

accuracy

34.8%

5.68

corners

6.38

8.32

fouls

8.75

1.67

yellow cards

2.29

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Southampton	LWWWDDWWLW	2.00	2.60–1.20	1L
West Ham	DWWWWDLD	1.88	2.75–1.38	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Southampton	10	4	5	2	2
West Ham	4	2	2	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Southampton

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

West Ham

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Spygate saga continues to haunt Southampton as case drags on The Guardian 09-13

West Ham ominous and relief for Martin - Sam Parkin's EFL takeaways BBC Sport 09-12

West Ham shock new-look London City BBC Sport 09-12

London City’s superstars brought down to earth in WSL defeat at West Ham The Guardian 09-12