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Southampton W vs Birmingham W Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 1

6th

2ndAsato Miyagawa 76′

VS

Player of the matchV. SarriBIR · 90′ · 15 duels won · 8 dribbles · 6 shots (4 on target)

7.5
Possession
42%58%
Shots · on target in brackets
12 (2)15 (6)
Corners
56
Table · 24 v 32 pts
6th2nd

WSL 2Matchday 18St. Mary's StadiumRef J. Horwood

Events

SOU 0–1 BIR · 1–3 yellow
  1. Full time 0–1
  2. Rachel Brownfor Ellie Hack
  3. Louise Quinnfor Lily Crosthwaite
  4. Maria Edwardsfor Megan Collett
  5. Asato Miyagawa0–1Goal
  6. Lotta Lindströmfor W. Leidhammar
  7. Shannon Cookefor Hannah Silcock
  8. Milly Mottfor Tara Bourne
  9. Asato Miyagawafor Shanade Hopcroft
  10. Louis Batchebafor Oceane Hurtre
  11. Jess SimpsonYellow card
  12. Half-time 0–0
  13. Shanade HopcroftYellow card
  14. Neve HerronYellow card
  15. R. McKennaYellow card

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. V. SarriBIR6 (4)
  2. Mary BashfordSOU4
  3. Ellie BrazilSOU2 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Oceane HurtreBIR1

Passes

  1. Neve HerronBIR41/46
  2. Chelsea CornetBIR39/58
  3. Hannah SilcockBIR36/43

Key passes

  1. Ellie BrazilSOU2
  2. Chelsea CornetBIR2
  3. Oceane HurtreBIR2

Duels won

  1. V. SarriBIR15/27
  2. Lily CrosthwaiteBIR15/32
  3. Mary BashfordSOU10/25

Dribbles

  1. V. SarriBIR8/8
  2. Aimee PalmerSOU3/4
  3. Lily CrosthwaiteBIR3/4

Tackles

  1. Mary BashfordSOU4
  2. Neve HerronBIR1
  3. Aimee PalmerSOU1

Clearances

  1. Mary BashfordSOU8
  2. Amy GoddardSOU4
  3. Jess SimpsonSOU4

Saves

  1. Frances StensonSOU6
  2. Adrianna FranchBIR2

Head-to-head

5 meetings on record since 2023

2-0-3Southampton W W-D-L · goals 6:9

2 SOU0 draws3 BIR
With Southampton W at home
0-0-2 (1:5)
Goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
80%
Both teams scored
80%
Won by the host
20%
Last 5 (Southampton W)
2W 0D 3L · 3 goals/game
  1. Birmingham W1–2Southampton WWSL 2
  2. Birmingham W2–1Southampton WWSL 2
  3. Southampton W0–2Birmingham WWSL 2
  4. Birmingham W1–2Southampton WWSL 2
  5. Southampton W1–3Birmingham WWSL 2

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

36%Model · draw 22%42%

Projected goals
1.64 – 1.79total 3.43 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 9.5%1–2 8.5%2–1 7.8%
OutcomeModelHappened
Southampton W win36%No
Draw22%No
Birmingham W win42%Yes
Over 1.5 goals86%No
Over 2.5 goals67%No
Over 3.5 goals45%No
Both teams to score67%No
Southampton W clean sheet17%No
Birmingham W clean sheet19%Yes

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 0–1 after the break (0–1 full time).

  • 12–15shots

    Southampton W recorded 12 shots (2 on target) against 15 (6 on target) for Birmingham W.

Team stats

26 figures
Southampton Wfull timeBirmingham W
  1. 42%Possession58%
  2. 12Shots15
  3. 2Shots on target6
  4. 0Big chances created1
  5. 5Corners6
  6. 307Passes402
  7. 16Fouls11
  8. 1Yellow cards3
All 26 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 65Attacks70
  3. 0Big chances missed1
  4. 34Dangerous attacks34
  5. 1Hit woodwork0
  6. 0Offsides4
  7. 17%Shot accuracy40%
  8. 4Shots blocked3
  9. 6Shots off target6
  10. Passing
  11. 13Long passes19
  12. 69%Pass accuracy75%
  13. Defence
  14. 13Goal kicks4
  15. 10Interceptions9
  16. 5Saves2
  17. 23Tackles13
  18. Discipline
  19. 11Free kicks16
  20. Other
  21. 152Possession lost139
  22. 4Substitutions5
  23. 24Throw-ins29

Top ratings

XI avg 6.64 v 6.86
  1. VSV. SarriBIR7.5
  2. FSFrances StensonSOU7.4
  3. NHNeve HerronBIR7.3
  4. MBMary BashfordSOU7.0
  5. APAimee PalmerSOU7.0

Table after full time

WSL 2 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Charlton Athletic W1812-5-126:12+14411st
2Birmingham City W1610-2-440:18+22322nd
3Crystal Palace W179-4-432:22+10313rd
4Bristol City W178-3-637:26+11275th ▲1
5Newcastle United W167-6-327:20+7274th ▼1
6Southampton W177-3-732:21+11246th
7Nottingham Forest W176-2-921:30-9207th
8Sunderland W165-4-722:27-5198th
9Durham W173-5-921:30-9149th
10Sheffield Utd W153-5-712:23-111410th
11Ipswich Town W163-5-816:35-191411th
12Portsmouth W184-2-1221:43-221412th
Southampton W
6th24 → 24 pts
Birmingham W
2nd29 → 32 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Southampton W28d restSOU +6d rest22d restBirmingham W
  1. 1-2L23 Nov
  2. 0-1L8 Dec
  3. 10-0W14 Dec
  4. 2-0W21 Dec
  5. 4-0W10 Jan
  6. 1-2L18 Jan
  7. 0-1L25 Jan
  8. 3-1W1 Feb
  9. 1-2L8 Feb
  10. 2-0W15 Feb

5-0-5goals 24:91.50pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-3D21 Nov
  2. 0-3L7 Dec
  3. 6-0W14 Dec
  4. 3-0W21 Dec
  5. 6-2W18 Jan
  6. 4-0W24 Jan
  7. 5-1W1 Feb
  8. 1-1D8 Feb
  9. 1-3L16 Feb
  10. 8-0W21 Feb

6-2-2goals 37:132.00pts/game

  1. ABristol City W2–0
  2. HNewcastle United W1–2
  3. HCrystal Palace W3–1
  4. ASunderland W0–1
  5. HBristol City W1–2

latest 5

  1. HChatham Town W8–0
  2. HCrystal Palace W1–3
  3. ADurham W1–1
  4. HNottingham Forest W5–1
  5. APortsmouth W4–0
Show older matches
  1. HPortsmouth W4–0
  2. ASheffield Utd W2–0
  3. HRoyston Town W10–0
  4. ANewcastle United W0–1
  5. HCharlton W1–2

older

  1. AHull City LFC W6–2
  2. HDurham W3–0
  3. HSporting Khalsa W6–0
  4. ACrystal Palace W0–3
  5. AAston Villa W3–3

Referee

J. Horwood
Cards / match
2.04this match 4 (+1.96)
Yellows / match
2.04this match 4
Reds / match
0.00
Penalties / match
0.1313% of matches
Fouls / match
19.8this match 27

1.00Home 1.00 vs Away 1.04 yellows/match1.04

57%Results in 23 recent matches · draw 17%26%

home winsaway wins
With Southampton W
2-0-1 in 3 · 1.33 yellows/game
With Birmingham W
3-0-1 in 4 · 1.25 yellows/game

Analysed latest 23 of 29 career matches.

Match info

Competition
WSL 2
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 18 of 22
Kick-off
Venue
St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Capacity
32,384 · grass
Weather
10 °C · light rain · humidity 87%
Referee
J. Horwood
SOU coach
Marieanne Spacey-Cale
BIR coach
Amy Merricks

Match summary

Birmingham W beat Southampton W 1-0 in the WSL 2, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Southampton W sat 6th on 24 points, while Birmingham W were 2nd on 29 points. Across 5 previous meetings on record, Southampton W won 2 and Birmingham W won 3, with 0 draws (3 goals per game).

Asato Miyagawa (76') scored for Birmingham W.

Southampton W — live results and scheduleBirmingham W — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Southampton W4-1-4-16.64 avg rating 6.864-3-3Birmingham W
  1. 227.4Frances Stenson
  1. 236.1Megan Collett↓79′
  2. 156.7Ellie Hack↓90′
  3. 56.9Amy Goddard
  4. 196.5Jess SimpsonYC
  1. 76.8Ellie Brazil
  2. 147.0Mary Bashford
  3. 66.7Tara Bourne↓65′
  4. 667.0Aimee Palmer
  5. 105.4Michaela McAlonie
  1. 206.5Atlanta
  1. 246.7Adrianna Franch
  1. 156.6R. Holloway
  2. 307.3Neve HerronYC
  3. 47.0Hannah Silcock↓75′
  4. 186.6R. McKennaYC
  1. 196.8Chelsea Cornet
  1. 226.8Oceane Hurtre↓62′
  2. 277.5V. Sarri
  3. 146.6Shanade HopcroftYC ↓62′
  4. 167.0Lily Crosthwaite↓88′
  1. 86.6W. Leidhammar↓75′
  1. 2Rachel BrownDF · ↑90′
  2. 3Milly MottDF · ↑65′6.1
  3. 12Maria EdwardsFW · ↑79′6.5
  4. 27Isabel WattsDF
  5. 30Ella PettitGK
  6. 35Estia RobertsFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Marieanne Spacey-Cale · Amy MerricksG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 6Shannon CookeDF · ↑75′6.9
  2. 17Lucy Jane QuinnMF
  3. 20Lotta LindströmMF · ↑75′6.8
  4. 26Asato MiyagawaMF · G ↑62′7.0
  5. 29Louis BatchebaMF · ↑62′6.5
  6. 1Lucy ThomasGK
  7. 2Martha HarrisDF
  8. 3Michaela KovacsDF
  9. 7Lee Geum-MinMF

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Southampton Wall competitionsBirmingham W
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.4Goals per game (both sides)4.53
  3. 87%Over 1.593%
  4. 67%Over 2.587%
  5. 33%Over 3.560%
  6. 47%Both teams scored40%
  7. 27%Clean sheets40%
  8. 27%Failed to score20%
  9. Southampton W at home v Birmingham W away
  10. 8Played8
  11. 3Won4
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 4Lost2
  14. 23-11Goals (for-against)21-12
  15. 1.25Points per game1.75
  16. 88%Over 2.588%
  17. 25%Clean sheets38%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 15-71st-half goals (for-against)16-8
  20. 13-162nd-half goals (for-against)33-11
  21. 46%Goals after half-time67%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time93%
  23. 6-5-4Half-time W-D-L8-3-4

How we calculate this

Matchday 18

WSL 2 · the other 5 games
  1. Newcastle United W4–1Sheffield Utd W
  2. Ipswich Town W2–1Durham W
  3. Charlton W1–0Sunderland W
  4. Portsmouth W2–2Bristol City W
  5. Crystal Palace W1–0Nottingham Forest W
WSL 2 fixtures and results →

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