Match Report
35 points for Southampton W (5th), 44 for Birmingham W (1st): a 9-point gap. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Southampton W ran at 2 scored and 1.18 conceded, Birmingham W at 2.09 and 1.09.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Southampton W wins, 3 for Birmingham W, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
St. Mary's Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,384. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Birmingham W: Asato Miyagawa (76')
Key stats
Possession: Southampton W 42% · Birmingham W 58% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 5-6