Championship 26/27 · 12 Sep 2026

Southampton 4–1 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Southampton favourites at 70%.

Southampton won although Bristol City made the better chances (2.2 xG to 1.4): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Peretz, 72.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Peretz +23.5, George Tanner +15.4, Cyle Larin +12.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

8 Sep 2026	W 3–1	v Swansea City Championship
5 Sep 2026	D 1–1	at Lincoln City Championship
1 Sep 2026	D 1–1	at Birmingham City Championship
29 Aug 2026	W 5–1	v Millwall Championship
25 Aug 2026	L 1–4	v West Ham United EFL Cup

5 Sep 2026	W 2–1	at Burnley Championship
1 Sep 2026	W 3–1	at Preston North End Championship
29 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Portsmouth Championship
22 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Birmingham City Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 0–2	v Millwall Championship

21 Apr 2026	Southampton 2–2 Bristol City Championship
21 Oct 2025	Bristol City 3–1 Southampton Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	72.5	+23.5
Divin Mubama Forward	12	0	1	–	59.9	–
Cyle Larin Forward	78	2	0	0.51	59.0	+12.9
Lewis Dobbin Forward	8	0	0	–	55.3	–
Flynn Downes Midfielder	45	0	0	–	50.0	+3.6
Nathan Wood Defender	90	0	0	0.06	49.0	+3.3
Ryan Manning Midfielder	88	0	0	–	47.6	+4.2
Cameron Bragg Midfielder	45	0	0	–	47.4	+0.7
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder	90	1	0	0.15	44.6	+7.3
Leo Scienza Midfielder	69	0	0	–	43.3	+2.8
Keven Schlotterbeck Defender	90	0	0	–	43.1	−11.5
Finn Azaz Midfielder	88	1	2	0.35	42.7	+4.2
Welington Defender	8	0	0	–	42.5	–
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder	90	0	0	0.32	42.2	−13.3
James Bree Defender	90	0	0	–	41.9	+0.8
Tom Fellows Midfielder	21	0	0	–	19.6	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Lorent Tolaj Forward	83	1	0	1.00	56.7	+11.8
Sam Greenwood Midfielder	32	0	0	0.04	55.0	–
Yu Hirakawa Forward	58	0	0	0.03	52.3	+12.3
Lisav Naif Eissat Defender	90	0	0	0.01	51.3	+0.8
George Tanner Defender	77	0	0	–	49.9	+15.4
Rio Cardines Forward	78	0	1	0.03	49.9	+3.6
Rob Dickie Defender	90	0	0	0.13	46.5	−1.6
Joe Williams Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	46.2	+7.6
Scott Twine Forward	90	0	0	0.33	46.0	+5.3
Jason Knight Midfielder	90	0	0	0.09	45.0	+4.8
Elijah Adebayo Forward	13	0	0	–	42.1	–
Jed Wallace Midfielder	32	0	0	–	42.0	–
Dominic Ballard Forward	58	0	0	0.46	40.8	–
Tomi Horvat Midfielder	13	0	0	–	36.4	–
Cameron Pring Defender	12	0	0	–	35.5	–
Sam Tickle Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	33.5	−16.0