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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 21 Apr 2026

Southampton 2–2 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.0 – 0.7
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made Southampton favourites at 65%.

Southampton deserved more from the draw, creating 2.0 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Peretz, 57.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Tomi Horvat +11.4, Jason Knight +9.6.

Well below it: James Bree −21.5, Shea Charles −19.6, Kuryu Matsuki −16.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Southampton

18 Apr 2026W 2–1at Swansea City Championship
14 Apr 2026W 3–0v Blackburn Rovers Championship
11 Apr 2026W 2–1v Derby County Championship
7 Apr 2026W 5–1at Wrexham Championship
21 Mar 2026W 2–0v Oxford United Championship

Bristol City

18 Apr 2026L 2–4v Norwich City Championship
11 Apr 2026D 0–0at Queens Park Rangers Championship
6 Apr 2026W 1–0v Sheffield United Championship
3 Apr 2026W 2–1at Charlton Athletic Championship
21 Mar 2026L 0–1v West Bromwich Albion Championship

Head to head

21 Oct 2025Bristol City 3–1 Southampton Championship

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ross Stewart Forward19100.6780.6–
Caspar Jander Midfielder1900–76.7–
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–57.1+2.2
Tom Fellows Midfielder3301–45.5–
Flynn Downes Midfielder8700–42.3+0.3
Cyle Larin Forward90100.7041.1−2.7
Cameron Archer Forward57000.0437.6−4.6
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Defender9000–33.2−11.6
Ryan Manning Midfielder9001–30.3−11.0
Nathan Wood Defender9000–29.6−15.5
Finn Azaz Midfielder71000.0428.2−9.4
Shea Charles Midfielder90000.4226.0−19.6
Cameron Bragg Midfielder12000.0521.0–
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder5700–20.9−16.3
James Bree Defender7100–14.0−21.5
Leo Scienza Midfielder33000.040.0–

Bristol City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rob Dickie Defender900–91.6–
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper9000–48.6−6.8
Sam Bell Forward72100.1148.4–
Tomi Horvat Midfielder81010.2044.5+11.4
Jason Knight Midfielder9000–43.9+9.6
Delano Burgzorg Forward90000.4143.4+3.0
Neto Borges Defender9000–41.4+6.0
Sam Morsy Midfielder90000.0240.5+2.0
Noah Eile Defender9000–36.8−2.9
Ross McCrorie Midfielder9000–35.1+2.1
Cameron Pring Defender9000–34.3+6.0
Scott Twine Forward9000–32.7−7.7
Mark Sykes Midfielder1800–18.0–