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Championship 25/26 · 14 Apr 2026

Southampton 3–0 Blackburn Rovers

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.8 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.5 – 0.3
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made Southampton favourites at 60%.

Southampton won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Peretz, 58.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: James Bree +16.4, Taylor Gardner-Hickman +9.2, Jack Stephens +8.6.

Well below it: Taylor Harwood-Bellis −12.5, Balázs Tóth −10.2, Tom Atcheson −8.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Southampton

11 Apr 2026W 2–1v Derby County Championship
7 Apr 2026W 5–1at Wrexham Championship
21 Mar 2026W 2–0v Oxford United Championship
18 Mar 2026W 1–0v Norwich City Championship
14 Mar 2026W 2–1at Coventry City Championship

Blackburn Rovers

11 Apr 2026D 1–1at Stoke City Championship
6 Apr 2026D 0–0v West Bromwich Albion Championship
3 Apr 2026W 1–0at Birmingham City Championship
21 Mar 2026D 0–0v Middlesbrough Championship
14 Mar 2026W 2–1at Millwall Championship

Head to head

25 Oct 2025Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Southampton Championship

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–58.5+6.7
Jack Stephens Defender90000.0851.1+8.6
James Bree Defender45000.0348.5+16.4
Jay Robinson Forward300–48.5–
Cyle Larin Forward90101.4245.3+1.0
Ryan Manning Midfielder71100.0644.9+4.6
Cameron Archer Forward87110.4244.2+2.3
Cameron Bragg Midfielder7100–43.5−1.7
Flynn Downes Midfielder1900–42.6–
Shea Charles Midfielder90000.0741.7−2.1
Nathan Wood Defender4500–39.6−6.4
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Defender90000.0833.4−12.5
Tom Fellows Midfielder9000–32.2−6.3
Leo Scienza Midfielder19010.0231.3–
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder71000.3331.1−6.0
Welington Defender1900–25.3–

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sean McLoughlin Defender90000.0350.7+8.4
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder90000.0243.3+9.2
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper9000–42.2−10.2
Oladapo Afolayan Forward1700–42.1–
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder45000.0839.0+5.4
Moussa Baradji Midfielder73000.0138.0+4.1
Mathias Jørgensen Forward7300–37.1−0.5
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder9000–36.1+2.0
Yuki Ohashi Forward45000.0934.4−2.7
Harry Pickering Defender7800–33.5+8.0
Yuri Ribeiro Defender9000–28.8+3.4
Ryan Hedges Midfielder1700–28.3–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder4500–27.7−4.7
Nathan Redmond Midfielder4500–27.3–
Tom Atcheson Defender90000.0324.4−8.7
Eiran Cashin Defender1200–12.9–