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Matchday

EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Southampton 1–4 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.6
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 4

Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 47%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jack Stephens, 74.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jack Stephens +30.6, Lewis Orford +23.2, Nathan Wood +15.0.

Well below it: Daniel Peretz −27.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Southampton

22 Aug 2026W 3–1v Stoke City Championship
16 Aug 2026L 1–2at Watford Championship
8 Aug 2026W 2–0at Colchester United EFL Cup
12 May 2026D 1–1v Middlesbrough Championship
9 May 2026D 0–0at Middlesbrough Championship

West Ham United

22 Aug 2026L 1–2v Charlton Athletic Championship
16 Aug 2026D 2–2at Burnley Championship
8 Aug 2026W 3–1v Portsmouth EFL Cup
24 May 2026W 3–0v Leeds United Premier League
17 May 2026L 1–3at Newcastle United Premier League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack Stephens Defender9000–74.1+30.6
Samuel Edozie Midfielder3000–63.7–
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder3000–61.2–
Nathan Wood Defender9000–58.9+15.0
Cameron Bragg Midfielder6000–58.0+11.6
Romeo Akachukwu Midfielder6600–55.0–
Flynn Downes Midfielder3000–52.9–
Tom Fellows Midfielder6000–51.7+13.4
Welington Defender9000–48.0+12.5
Cyle Larin Forward1100–44.6–
Divin Mubama Forward9000–42.7+0.4
James Bree Defender9000–41.1+7.6
Leo Scienza Midfielder6010–39.8+9.8
Lewis Dobbin Forward7900–39.3+0.7
Finn Azaz Midfielder2400–37.0–
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–25.8−27.9

West Ham United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lewis Orford Midfielder9002–68.4+23.2
Manor Solomon Forward3100–58.5–
Kaelan Casey Defender800–57.7–
Valentín Castellanos Forward3110–55.7–
Joël Veltman Defender9001–55.2+5.3
Finlay Herrick Goalkeeper9000–50.2–
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder3110–50.1–
Max Kilman Defender9000–48.7+1.3
Keiber Lamadrid Midfielder5900–45.5–
Joël Piroe Forward5900–43.7−0.2
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder5900–42.9+1.9
Divine Mukasa Midfielder8700–42.2+5.6
Arne Engels Midfielder3100–40.2–
Airidas Golambeckis Defender9000–38.0–
Joshua Ajala Forward5920–35.2–
Ezra Mayers Defender9000–31.8–