Championship 26/27 · 22 Aug 2026

Southampton 3–1 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Southampton favourites at 69%.

Southampton won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jun-Ho Bae, 53.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Eric Bocat +24.4, Jun-Ho Bae +18.6, Sorba Thomas +18.1.

Well below it: Daniel Peretz −15.9, Viktor Johansson −13.0, Ryan Manning −9.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

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

15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Swansea City Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 2–0	v Oldham Athletic EFL Cup
2 May 2026	L 0–2	at Bristol City Championship
25 Apr 2026	L 1–3	v Portsmouth Championship
21 Apr 2026	L 1–3	v Millwall Championship

31 Jan 2026	Stoke City 0–2 Southampton Championship
23 Aug 2025	Southampton 1–2 Stoke City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Divin Mubama Forward	12	1	0	0.24	100.0	–
Samuel Edozie Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Jack Stephens Defender	90	0	0	0.19	49.9	+7.3
Cameron Bragg Midfielder	1	0	0	–	46.0	–
Flynn Downes Midfielder	90	0	1	–	45.3	+3.3
Nathan Wood Defender	90	0	0	–	45.2	+2.3
Cyle Larin Forward	78	1	0	0.97	45.2	+2.4
Tom Fellows Midfielder	89	0	0	–	42.4	+4.7
Finn Azaz Midfielder	89	0	1	0.05	41.6	+6.2
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	38.9	−15.9
James Bree Defender	90	0	0	–	36.7	+4.4
Ryan Manning Midfielder	90	1	0	0.95	35.4	−9.4
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder	89	0	0	0.10	35.0	−2.1
Leo Scienza Midfielder	78	0	0	0.11	34.4	+5.2
Romeo Akachukwu Midfielder	1	0	0	–	34.1	–
Lewis Dobbin Forward	12	0	0	–	26.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Maksym Talovierov Defender	9	0	0	–	71.5	–
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	53.2	+18.6
Ben Gibson Defender	90	0	0	0.03	51.9	+16.1
Eric Bocat Defender	81	0	0	0.03	48.9	+24.4
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder	90	1	0	0.20	48.8	+12.5
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	45.8	+18.1
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	0	0.06	42.7	+5.8
Sam Gallagher Forward	70	0	1	0.02	42.6	+6.8
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	39.8	−13.0
George Hirst Forward	62	0	0	0.14	39.5	+2.1
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder	81	0	0	0.02	38.7	+0.5
Róbert Boženík Forward	28	0	0	–	36.7	–
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	9	0	0	–	33.2	–
Ben Johnson Defender	90	0	0	–	31.7	−4.3
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder	23	0	0	0.11	3.4	–