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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 11 Oct 2026

Southampton 1–0 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.3 – 0.7
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Southampton favourites at 59%.

Southampton won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Peretz, 62.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jayden Meghoma +17.8, Daniel Peretz +11.9, James Bree +9.3.

Well below it: James Ward-Prowse −13.8, Flynn Downes −9.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Southampton

19 Sep 2026L 1–2at Wrexham Championship
12 Sep 2026W 4–1v Bristol City Championship
8 Sep 2026W 3–1v Swansea City Championship
5 Sep 2026D 1–1at Lincoln City Championship
1 Sep 2026D 1–1at Birmingham City Championship

Portsmouth

19 Sep 2026D 2–2v Blackburn Rovers Championship
12 Sep 2026D 0–0at Charlton Athletic Championship
5 Sep 2026W 2–0v Cardiff City Championship
1 Sep 2026L 0–2v Derby County Championship
29 Aug 2026L 1–2at Bristol City Championship

Head to head

25 Jan 2026Portsmouth 1–1 Southampton Championship
14 Sep 2025Southampton 0–0 Portsmouth Championship

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–62.5+11.9
Keven Schlotterbeck Defender90000.3052.7−0.3
James Bree Defender90100.2652.4+9.3
Ryan Manning Midfielder9000–45.6+1.9
Jack Stephens Defender9000–45.0−4.0
Leo Scienza Midfielder57000.4143.3−0.1
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder9000–42.5−13.8
Cyle Larin Forward72000.2940.7−6.9
Flynn Downes Midfielder9000–39.4−9.5
Finn Azaz Midfielder90010.0237.3−7.4
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder3300–33.3–
Caspar Jander Midfielder1800–26.6–
Cameron Bragg Midfielder4400–25.8–

Portsmouth

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Keshi Anderson Midfielder1300–88.8–
Odin Bailey Midfielder25000.0376.2–
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper9000–52.5+3.5
Jayden Meghoma Defender65000.1049.3+17.8
Madiodio Dia Defender9000–47.6+3.7
Ebou Adams Midfielder6500–45.4+0.4
Regan Poole Defender9000–45.2+7.6
Marlon Pack Midfielder9000–44.9+7.3
Tyrese Shade Forward90000.0243.4+6.0
Abu Kamara Midfielder90000.1542.5+5.0
Adrian Segečić Midfielder45000.0841.0−0.4
Colby Bishop Forward65000.0838.5−0.6
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Forward45000.0737.2−2.4
Marko Milovanović Forward25000.1035.9–
Terry Devlin Defender2500–35.0–
Zak Swanson Defender77000.0931.8−1.7