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Southampton vs Sheffield United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Jan 21, 2026
St. Mary's Stadium|Southampton

Match Timeline

90'+7Yellow Card
Southampton
90'+3Yellow Card
Southampton
Southampton
Sheffield United
Southampton
Southampton
Southampton
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
Southampton
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
55'Yellow Card
Southampton
53'Yellow Card
Sheffield United
Goal!
1-0
Leo Scienza
Leo Scienza
7'·Southampton
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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Southampton
Southampton
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
54%Ball Possession46%
15Shots Total16
3Shots On Target4
6Corners7
11Fouls14
3Yellow Cards1
3Offsides0
4Saves2
411Passes351
10Shots Off Target5
74Attacks72
49Dangerous Attacks54
11Shots Inside Box10
4Shots Outside Box6
1Goals0
14Free Kicks11
2Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions5
12Tackles8
296Accurate Passes243
0Injuries1
14Total Crosses18
4Accurate Crosses4
7Interceptions9
61Duels Won42
2Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed2

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
-90'00-
34(91%)
1
2/4
-90'00-
33(86%)
1
5/7
-90'000/1
57(66%)
-
10/13
-78'000/3
27(57%)
2
4/9
-61'000/2
23(74%)
1
7/11
-78'103/5
17(88%)
1
7/11
-90'000/2
29(79%)
1
4/5
-90'000/1
48(75%)
4
9/14
-78'01-
38(76%)
2
4/14
-90'00-
42(81%)
-
3/7
-90'00-
44(43%)
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-
-12'00-
2
2
2/3
-29'000/1
7(71%)
-
1/1
-1'00-
1(100%)
-
1/1
-12'00-
8(50%)
-
1/2
-12'00-
1(100%)
-
1/1

Southampton vs Sheffield United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Southampton15L101235/155-9
Sheffield United15L202056/1511-12
Southampton — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 @ Birmingham City2025-12-29
  2. D0-0 vs Millwall2026-01-01
  3. L0-4 @ Middlesbrough2026-01-04
  4. W3-2 @ Doncaster Rovers2026-01-10
  5. L1-2 vs Hull City2026-01-17
Sheffield United — last 5 games
  1. L3-5 @ Wrexham2025-12-26
  2. W2-1 @ Stoke City2025-12-29
  3. W3-1 vs Leicester City2026-01-01
  4. L3-4 vs Mansfield Town2026-01-11
  5. L0-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-01-17
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Southampton153.4793%80%47%80%13%13%
Sheffield United153.5387%73%47%53%33%20%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
SouthamptonHome742114-7271%29%
Sheffield UnitedAway730412-141.2971%14%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Southampton1519-610-1734%60%6-7-2
Sheffield United1516-514-1847%67%8-5-2
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
8
Period covered
2005-12-27 – 2025-09-30
Southampton wins
5
Draws
1
Sheffield United wins
2
Avg goals per meeting
2.38
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
38%
Home side won
38%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
4W 1D 0L (Southampton view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.2 vs 2.38
Most recent meetings (5 of 8)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-09-30Sheffield United1-2Southampton
2021-09-21Sheffield United2-2Southampton
2021-03-06Sheffield United0-2Southampton
2020-12-13Southampton3-0Sheffield United
2020-07-26Southampton3-1Sheffield United
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 328 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Southampton162733-1LDDLL22-6
Sheffield United172632-3WLWWL7+10
Table context
Points gap
1 ptsSouthampton 33 · Sheffield United 32
Positions
#16 vs #17
Goals per game
1.44/1.48 vs 1.38/1.5scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
146+5295
246+3384
346+1583
446+2680
546+2580
646+473
···
1146-264
1246062
1346060
1446-760
1546-1258
···
2446-600

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Championship
Southampton
20 matches
14Wins8
6Draws4
0Losses8
44Goals30
2.20Goals per game1.50
17Goals conceded27
0.85Goals per game conceded1.35

Southampton vs Sheffield United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilitySouthampton 54% · X · Draw 23% · Sheffield United 23%
1 · Home Win
54%
X · Draw
23%
2 · Away Win
23%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.81 vs 1.08
Projected Total: 2.89
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
55%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
34% / 16%
Southampton / Sheffield United
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.9%)1 - 0(10.1%)2 - 1(9.9%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Jan 17
1-2
Hull City
vs Hull City
Home
Jan 10
3-2
Doncaster Rovers
@ Doncaster Rovers
Away
Jan 4
0-4
Middlesbrough
@ Middlesbrough
Away
Jan 1
0-0
Millwall
vs Millwall
Home
Dec 29, 2025
1-1
Birmingham City
@ Birmingham City
Away
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Southampton vs Sheffield United — Head to Head

Match summary

Southampton beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Southampton sat 16th on 33 points, while Sheffield United were 17th on 32 points. Before kickoff, Southampton were 16th in the table but 22nd on points from the last five league games. Across 8 previous meetings on record, Southampton won 5 and Sheffield United won 2, with 1 draw (2.38 goals per game).

Leo Scienza (7') scored for Southampton.