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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 7 Apr 2026

Wrexham 1–5 Southampton

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.3 – 2.7
Goals
1 – 5

Footybot saw it as open: Wrexham 40%, the draw 27%, Southampton 33%.

Southampton won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Cyle Larin, 49.1 in 66′.

Well above their usual level: Kuryu Matsuki +8.8, Josh Windass +8.6.

Well below it: Arthur Okonkwo −19.9, Taylor Harwood-Bellis −8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Wrexham

3 Apr 2026D 2–2at West Bromwich Albion Championship
21 Mar 2026W 2–1at Sheffield United Championship
17 Mar 2026L 1–3at Watford Championship
13 Mar 2026W 2–0v Swansea City Championship
10 Mar 2026L 1–2v Hull City Championship

Southampton

21 Mar 2026W 2–0v Oxford United Championship
18 Mar 2026W 1–0v Norwich City Championship
14 Mar 2026W 2–1at Coventry City Championship
11 Mar 2026D 1–1at West Bromwich Albion Championship
28 Feb 2026W 3–1at Sheffield Wednesday Championship

Head to head

9 Aug 2025Southampton 2–1 Wrexham Championship

Wrexham

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Josh Windass Forward84100.3048.6+8.6
Dominic Hyam Defender90000.0746.3+5.2
George Dobson Midfielder7200–45.5+6.8
Ryan Longman Midfielder1700–41.9–
Nathan Broadhead Forward72000.0837.3−3.2
Issa Kaboré Midfielder73000.0337.3+3.3
Lewis O'Brien Midfielder90000.0436.7−0.4
Kieffer Moore Forward84010.7136.1−2.1
George Thomason Midfielder9000–35.3−1.2
Callum Doyle Defender9000–34.5+7.1
Max Cleworth Defender90000.0534.0+1.1
Sam Smith Forward1000–33.8–
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper9000–27.5−19.9
Oliver Rathbone Forward1800–24.6–
Davis Keillor-Dunn Forward1000–20.1–
Matty James Midfielder1800–6.1–

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Nathan Wood Defender900–77.3–
Ross Stewart Forward24100.0563.1–
Cyle Larin Forward66100.9349.1+4.9
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–46.8−7.2
Cameron Archer Forward900–46.7–
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder85100.1644.8+8.8
Flynn Downes Midfielder90100.1344.4+2.3
Finn Azaz Midfielder85111.3341.9+5.3
Shea Charles Midfielder9001–38.6−4.6
Jack Stephens Defender9000–38.1−3.3
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Defender90000.0135.5−8.2
Ryan Manning Midfielder6500–34.3−5.8
Welington Defender2501–32.3–
James Bree Defender9000–25.8−6.9
Leo Scienza Midfielder32000.0722.4–
Samuel Edozie Midfielder58000.0316.8–