ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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St. Mary's Stadium
Referee: Farai Hallam, England
Southampton
Match Timeline
Middlesbrough
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
24'
Alfie Jones
Middlesbrough
🟨
50'
Tommy Conway
Middlesbrough
🟨
51'
David Strelec
Middlesbrough
🟨
54'
Adam Armstrong
Southampton
61'
A. Armstrong
Southampton
🔄
62'
M. Whittaker ↔ S. Nypan
Middlesbrough
🔄
63'
C. Brittain ↔ A. Browne
Middlesbrough
🔄
64'
F. Azaz ↔ L. Scienza
Southampton
🔄
71'
T. Fellows ↔ R. Fraser
Southampton
🔄
72'
A. Morris ↔ D. Burgzorg
Middlesbrough
🔄
72'
D. Strelec ↔ M. K. Sene
Middlesbrough
🔄
72'
T. Conway ↔ S. Hansen
Middlesbrough
77'
M. K. Sene · Assist: L. Ayling
Middlesbrough
🔄
86'
R. Manning ↔ E. Jelert
Southampton
🔄
86'
R. Stewart ↔ J. Robinson
Southampton
🟨
87'
Hayden Hackney
Middlesbrough
🟨
90+3'
Sverre Nypan
Middlesbrough
🟨
90'
Matt Targett
Middlesbrough

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Southampton Win 0%
Draw 0%
Middlesbrough Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Southampton0.97
Middlesbrough1.7
Recent Form (Last 5)
Southampton Southampton
WWDLW
7 GF / 9 GA
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
WLDWL
11 GF / 4 GA
Key Stats
1.17
Average Goals Scored
1.83
1.5
Average Goals Conceded
0.67
5
BTTS Yes
3
4
Over 2.5
4
4.5
Shots on Goal
4.17

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Southampton Southampton 6 matches
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 6 matches
Southampton Statistic Middlesbrough
1 Wins 5
3 Draws 1
2 Losses 0
7 Goals For 11
9 Goals Against 4
1.17 Avg Goals Scored 1.83
1.5 Avg Goals Conceded 0.67
5 BTTS Yes 3
5 Over 1.5 4
4 Over 2.5 4
2 Over 3.5 1
1 Clean Sheets 3
1 Failed To Score 0
4.5 Shots On Goal 4.17
15.17 Total Shots 11.17
6.17 Corners 5.17
61% Ball Possession 49.8%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 10 head-to-head meetings, Southampton won 4 times, Middlesbrough won 3 times, while 3 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 12:12 from Southampton's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 2.4 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Southampton 4-2-3-1 / Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Southampton wins 4, draws 3, Middlesbrough wins 3
Stats
Southampton Southampton
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Shots on Goal
2
Shots on Goal
1
Shots off Goal
6
Shots off Goal
3
Blocked Shots
6
Blocked Shots
3
6 Corner Kicks 3
11 Fouls 17
1 Offsides 2
55% Ball Possession 45%
14 Total Shots 7
2 Shots on Goal 1
6 Shots off Goal 3
6 Blocked Shots 3
6 Shots insidebox 5
8 Shots outsidebox 2
0 Goalkeeper Saves 1
509 Total passes 411
445 Passes accurate 352
0.85 expected_goals 0.29
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 6 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Southampton
Formation
Middlesbrough
A. McCarthy
A. McCarthy
R. Edwards
R. Edwards
N. Wood
N. Wood
J. Quarshie
J. Quarshie
R. Manning
R. Manning
C. Jander
C. Jander
S. Charles
S. Charles
T. Fellows
T. Fellows
F. Azaz
F. Azaz
A. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
R. Stewart
R. Stewart
S. Brynn
S. Brynn
L. Ayling
🎯
L. Ayling
G. Edmundson
G. Edmundson
A. Jones
A. Jones
C. Brittain
C. Brittain
A. Morris
A. Morris
H. Hackney
H. Hackney
M. Targett
M. Targett
M. Whittaker
M. Whittaker
T. Conway
T. Conway
D. Strelec
D. Strelec
Southampton 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
A. McCarthy
G
12
R. Edwards
D
15
N. Wood
D
17
J. Quarshie
D
3
R. Manning
↓ 86'
D
20
C. Jander
M
24
S. Charles
M
18
T. Fellows
↓ 71'
M
10
F. Azaz
↓ 64'
M
9
A. Armstrong
⚽ 61' 🟨 54'
M
11
R. Stewart
↓ 86'
F
Substitutes
31
G. Bazunu
G
4
F. Downes
M
5
J. Stephens
D
6
T. Harwood-Bellis
D
13
L. Scienza
↑ 64'
M
19
C. Archer
F
26
R. Fraser
↑ 71'
M
38
E. Jelert
↑ 86'
D
46
J. Robinson
↑ 86'
F
Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
31
S. Brynn
G
12
L. Ayling
🎯 77'
D
25
G. Edmundson
D
5
A. Jones
🟨 24'
D
2
C. Brittain
↓ 63'
M
18
A. Morris
↓ 72'
M
7
H. Hackney
🟨 87'
M
3
M. Targett
🟨 90'
M
11
M. Whittaker
↓ 62'
F
9
T. Conway
↓ 72' 🟨 50'
F
13
D. Strelec
↓ 72' 🟨 51'
F
Substitutes
33
J. McLaughlin
G
10
D. Burgzorg
↑ 72'
F
16
A. Browne
↑ 63'
M
19
S. Nypan
↑ 62' 🟨 90+3'
M
20
M. K. Sene
⚽ 77' ↑ 72'
F
22
S. Silvera
F
27
S. Hansen
↑ 72'
F
40
G. McCormick
D
42
A. Kante
M
Last matches: Southampton
16.08.26
Cha
Southampton
Watford
1
2
L
01.08.26
Fri
Southampton
Preußen Münster
2
1
W
24.07.26
Fri
Southampton
Eintracht Braunschweig
1
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Southampton
Eastleigh
3
1
W
12.05.26
Cha
Southampton
Middlesbrough
2
1
W
09.05.26
Cha
Southampton
Middlesbrough
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Southampton
Preston
3
1
W
28.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Ipswich
2
2
D
25.04.26
FA
Southampton
Manchester City
1
2
L
21.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Bristol City
2
2
D
18.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Swansea
2
1
W
14.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Blackburn
3
0
W
11.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Derby
2
1
W
07.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Wrexham
5
1
W
04.04.26
FA
Southampton
Arsenal
2
1
W
21.03.26
Cha
Southampton
Oxford United
2
0
W
18.03.26
Cha
Southampton
Norwich
1
0
W
14.03.26
Cha
Southampton
Coventry
2
1
W
11.03.26
Cha
Southampton
West Brom
1
1
D
08.03.26
FA
Southampton
Fulham
1
0
W
Last matches: Middlesbrough
15.08.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Lincoln
2
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Espanyol
3
3
D
25.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Huddersfield
1
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Celtic
1
1
D
23.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
0
1
L
12.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
1
2
L
09.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Wrexham
2
2
D
25.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Watford
5
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
W
19.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Ipswich
2
2
D
11.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
0
1
L
06.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Swansea
2
2
D
03.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Millwall
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Blackburn
0
0
D
14.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Charlton
0
1
L
08.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
QPR
4
0
W
02.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
3
1
W
24.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Leicester
1
1
D
H2H: Southampton vs Middlesbrough
12.05.26
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
2
1
W
09.05.26
H2H
Middlesbrough
Southampton
0
0
D
04.01.26
H2H
Middlesbrough
Southampton
4
0
L
27.09.25
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
29.03.24
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
23.09.23
H2H
Middlesbrough
Southampton
2
1
L
13.05.17
H2H
Middlesbrough
Southampton
1
2
W
11.12.16
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
0
W
21.04.12
H2H
Middlesbrough
Southampton
2
1
L
29.10.11
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
3
0
W
Last matches: Southampton
12.05.26
Cha
Southampton
Middlesbrough
2
1
W
28.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Ipswich
2
2
D
21.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Bristol City
2
2
D
14.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Blackburn
3
0
W
11.04.26
Cha
Southampton
Derby
2
1
W
04.04.26
FA
Southampton
Arsenal
2
1
W
21.03.26
Cha
Southampton
Oxford United
2
0
W
18.03.26
Cha
Southampton
Norwich
1
0
W
24.02.26
Cha
Southampton
QPR
5
0
W
21.02.26
Cha
Southampton
Charlton
1
1
D
14.02.26
FA
Southampton
Leicester
2
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Southampton
Watford
1
0
W
21.01.26
Cha
Southampton
Sheffield Utd
1
0
W
17.01.26
Cha
Southampton
Hull City
1
2
L
01.01.26
Cha
Southampton
Millwall
0
0
D
20.12.25
Cha
Southampton
Coventry
1
1
D
09.12.25
Cha
Southampton
West Brom
3
2
W
06.12.25
Cha
Southampton
Birmingham
3
1
W
25.11.25
Cha
Southampton
Leicester
3
0
W
08.11.25
Cha
Southampton
Sheffield Wednesday
3
1
W
H2H at home: Southampton
12.05.26
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
2
1
W
27.09.25
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
29.03.24
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
11.12.16
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
0
W
29.10.11
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
3
0
W
Last matches: Middlesbrough
18.07.26
Fri
Middlesbrough
Celtic
1
1
D
23.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
0
1
L
12.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Southampton
1
2
L
02.05.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Wrexham
2
2
D
19.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Ipswich
2
2
D
06.04.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Swansea
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Blackburn
0
0
D
08.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
QPR
4
0
W
02.03.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
3
1
W
16.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Coventry
1
3
L
09.02.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
21.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Stoke City
2
1
W
16.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
West Brom
3
2
W
10.01.26
FA
Middlesbrough
Fulham
1
3
L
01.01.26
Cha
Middlesbrough
Derby
0
1
L
20.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
0
2
L
09.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Charlton
2
1
W
05.12.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Hull City
4
1
W
22.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
1
1
D
04.11.25
Cha
Middlesbrough
Leicester
1
1
D
H2H away: Middlesbrough
12.05.26
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
2
1
L
27.09.25
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
29.03.24
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
1
D
11.12.16
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
1
0
L
29.10.11
H2H
Southampton
Middlesbrough
3
0
L

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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