Championship 26/27 · 24 Oct 2026

West Ham United 2–3 Southampton

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Southampton won a close one on the chances: 1.6 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Keven Schlotterbeck, 67.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Lewis Dobbin +23.8, Kuryu Matsuki +21.5, Keven Schlotterbeck +17.3.

Well below it: Mohamadou Kanté −11.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Oct 2026	W 1–0	at Swansea City Championship
14 Oct 2026	W 6–0	at Lincoln City Championship
9 Oct 2026	D 1–1	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
19 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at Millwall Championship
15 Sep 2026	L 2–3	v Fulham EFL Cup

17 Oct 2026	D 0–0	v Bolton Wanderers Championship
14 Oct 2026	W 1–0	at Norwich City Championship
11 Oct 2026	W 1–0	v Portsmouth Championship
19 Sep 2026	L 1–2	at Wrexham Championship
12 Sep 2026	W 4–1	v Bristol City Championship

25 Aug 2026	Southampton 1–4 West Ham United EFL Cup

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tomáš Souček Midfielder	27	1	0	0.13	71.6	–
Max Kilman Defender	90	0	0	0.01	65.1	+11.2
Pablo Felipe Forward	27	0	0	0.01	55.7	–
Oliver Scarles Defender	45	0	0	–	53.7	+12.2
Divine Mukasa Midfielder	63	0	1	0.14	51.4	+5.9
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender	90	0	0	0.25	50.8	−7.8
Arne Engels Midfielder	90	0	0	0.09	50.7	+3.4
Manor Solomon Forward	63	0	0	0.02	50.4	−2.1
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder	90	0	0	0.39	48.8	−3.9
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender	74	1	0	0.06	47.4	+4.3
Morato Defender	45	0	0	–	43.8	+1.2
Edvin Austbø Midfielder	16	0	0	–	42.8	–
Valentín Castellanos Forward	90	0	1	0.24	41.1	−4.7
Joël Piroe Forward	16	0	0	–	40.4	–
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	40.3	−7.9
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder	74	0	0	0.17	32.0	−11.3

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Keven Schlotterbeck Defender	90	0	0.01	67.9	+17.3
Lewis Dobbin Forward	89	1	0.94	64.4	+23.8
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder	73	1	0.24	61.9	+21.5
James Bree Defender	90	1	0.04	59.7	+16.0
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper	90	0	–	59.1	+1.6
Jack Stephens Defender	90	0	–	58.3	+7.9
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder	90	0	0.03	58.3	+9.1
Welington Defender	17	0	–	48.5	–
Caspar Jander Midfielder	90	0	–	46.5	+3.9
Finn Azaz Midfielder	90	0	0.16	45.8	+4.5
Leo Scienza Midfielder	64	0	0.21	42.7	−1.0
Ryan Manning Midfielder	90	0	–	41.9	−1.9
Samuel Edozie Midfielder	26	0	–	38.5	–
Divin Mubama Forward	8	0	–	31.8	–