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Watford vs Southampton Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–02 – 1

Iker Bravo 12′Amin Nabizada 29′

Cyle Larin 56′

Possession
34%66%
Shots · on target in brackets
16 (4)17 (3)
Corners
48

ChampionshipMatchday 1Vicarage RoadRef M. Donohue

Match strip & events

WAT 2–1 SOU · 6–3 yellow

1′HT90′Southampton on top 74 of 90 min · WAT 26% · SOU 74% pressure · peaks WAT 29′, SOU 56′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Ben Brereton Díazfor Kuryu Matsuki
  3. Martín PayeroYellow card
  4. Rocco Vatafor Othmane Maamma
  5. Othmane MaammaYellow card
  6. Flynn DownesYellow card
  7. Mamadou DoumbiaYellow card
  8. Divin Mubamafor Cyle Larin
  9. Samuel Edoziefor Cameron Bragg
  10. Michael Adu-Pokufor Amin Nabizada
  11. Martín Payerofor Iker Bravo
  12. Edo Kayembefor Edoardo Bove
  13. Finn Azazfor Lewis Dobbin
  14. Cyle Larin2–1Goal · right foot · assist Cameron Bragg
  15. Half-time 2–0
  16. Amin NabizadaYellow card
  17. Amin Nabizada2–0Goal · right foot
  18. +Jordan Zemurafor Marc Bola · injury
  19. James BreeYellow card
  20. Cyle LarinYellow card
  21. Mattie PollockYellow card
  22. Iker Bravo1–0Goal · right foot
  23. Hector KyprianouYellow card

Head-to-head

21 meetings on record since 2011

2-8-11Watford W-D-L · goals 20:37

2 WAT8 draws11 SOU
With Watford at home
0-6-4 (11:18)
Goals per meeting
2.71
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams scored
57%
Won by the host
33%
Last 5 (Watford)
0W 2D 3L · 3 goals/game
  1. Southampton1–0WatfordChampionship
  2. Watford2–2SouthamptonChampionship
  3. Southampton3–2WatfordChampionship
  4. Southampton3–0WatfordFA Cup
  5. Watford1–1SouthamptonFA Cup
Show all 21 meetings
  1. Watford1–1SouthamptonChampionship
  2. Southampton1–2WatfordPremier League
  3. Watford0–1SouthamptonPremier League
  4. Watford1–3SouthamptonPremier League
  5. Southampton2–1WatfordPremier League
  6. Watford1–1SouthamptonPremier League
  7. Southampton1–1WatfordPremier League
  8. Southampton1–0WatfordFA Cup
  9. Watford2–2SouthamptonPremier League
  10. Southampton0–2WatfordPremier League
  11. Watford3–4SouthamptonPremier League
  12. Southampton1–1WatfordPremier League
  13. Southampton2–0WatfordPremier League
  14. Watford0–0SouthamptonPremier League
  15. Watford0–3SouthamptonChampionship
  16. Southampton4–0WatfordChampionship
  1. SouthamptonnextWatfordChampionship

Matchday 1

Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2Blackburn Rovers
  2. Bolton Wanderers2–1Preston North End
  3. Stoke City1–2Swansea City
  4. Portsmouth1–3Queens Park Rangers
  5. Norwich City1–2West Bromwich Albion
  6. Middlesbrough2–1Lincoln City
  7. Charlton Athletic2–1Derby County
  8. Bristol City0–2Millwall
  9. Sheffield United0–0Birmingham City
  10. Burnley2–2West Ham United
Championship fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 1stwin in 6 meetings

    Watford's first win over Southampton in 6 meetings on record.Previous win: 2022-03-13 (1-2); since then 3D 3L; all competitions.

  • 82%on top

    Southampton had the upper hand in 74 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

Lineups

Starting XIs
Watfordstarting XISouthampton
  1. 1Daniel Peretz
  1. 3Ryan Manning
  2. 5Jack Stephens
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-Bellis
  4. 14James BreeYC
  1. 4Flynn DownesYC
  2. 26Cameron BraggA ↓70′
  1. 11Lewis Dobbin↓57′
  2. 7Léo Scienza
  3. 27Kuryu Matsuki↓89′
  1. 9Cyle LarinG YC ↓70′
  1. 11Rocco VataFW · ↑77′
  2. 22Martín PayeroMF · YC ↑61′
  3. 33Jordan ZemuraDF · ↑24′
  4. 39Edo KayembeMF · ↑61′
  5. 48Michael Adu-PokuFW · ↑61′
  6. 9Luca KjerrumgaardFW
  7. 26Daniel BachmannGK
  8. 53James ClarridgeDF
  9. 56Albert EamesDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Alessio Dionisi (1.32 PPG) · Tonda Eckert (2.00 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 10Finn AzazMF · ↑57′
  2. 22Ben Brereton DíazFW · ↑89′
  3. 23Samuel EdozieMF · ↑70′
  4. 28Divin MubamaFW · ↑70′
  5. 15Nathan WoodDF
  6. 18Tom FellowsMF
  7. 19Cameron ArcherFW
  8. 25George LongGK
  9. 34WelingtonDF

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Watfordall competitionsSouthampton
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.8Goals per game (both sides)3
  3. 80%Over 1.587%
  4. 60%Over 2.573%
  5. 33%Over 3.533%
  6. 47%Both teams scored67%
  7. 20%Clean sheets33%
  8. 40%Failed to score7%
  9. Watford at home v Southampton away
  10. 9Played9
  11. 3Won7
  12. 2Drawn1
  13. 4Lost1
  14. 9-11Goals (for-against)19-7
  15. 1.22Points per game2.44
  16. 44%Over 2.567%
  17. 33%Clean sheets33%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 6-111st-half goals (for-against)13-7
  20. 8-172nd-half goals (for-against)19-6
  21. 57%Goals after half-time59%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 3-5-7Half-time W-D-L6-7-2

How we calculate this

Referee

M. Donohue
Cards / match
4.24this match 9 (+4.76)
Yellows / match
4.06this match 9
Reds / match
0.18
Penalties / match
0.1816% of matches
Fouls / match
23.6this match 21

1.88Home 1.88 vs Away 2.18 yellows/match · +0.30 away · 5–13 red · 2 coach cards2.18

45%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 21%34%

home winsaway wins
With Watford
2-0-1 in 3 · 2.33 yellows/game
With Southampton
1-2-1 in 4 · 2.25 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 119 career matches.

Match info

Competition
Championship
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 1 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford
Capacity
22,200 · grass
Weather
26 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 54%
Referee
M. Donohue
WAT coach
Alessio Dionisi (1.32 PPG)
SOU coach
Tonda Eckert (2.00 PPG)

Match summary

Watford beat Southampton 2-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Southampton had won 5 matches in a row before this one. Across 21 previous meetings on record, Watford won 2 and Southampton won 11, with 8 draws (2.71 goals per game).

Watford won with 34% of the possession. Goals came from Iker Bravo (12') and Amin Nabizada (29') for Watford and Cyle Larin (56') for Southampton.

Watford — live results and scheduleSouthampton — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

37 figures
Watfordfull timeSouthampton
  1. 34%Possession66%
  2. 16Shots17
  3. 4Shots on target3
  4. 1Big chances3
  5. 4Corners8
  6. 266Passes514
  7. 12Fouls9
  8. 6Yellow cards3
All 37 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 3Accurate crosses5
  3. 63Attacks138
  4. 1Big chances missed2
  5. 14Crosses31
  6. 22Dangerous attacks56
  7. 14Dribble attempts18
  8. 0Offsides3
  9. 25%Shot accuracy18%
  10. 7Shots blocked6
  11. 11Shots inside box11
  12. 5Shots off target8
  13. 5Shots outside box6
  14. 5Successful dribbles7
  15. Passing
  16. 23Accurate long passes30
  17. 207Accurate passes451
  18. 12Key passes14
  19. 46%Long pass accuracy60%
  20. 50Long passes50
  21. 78%Pass accuracy88%
  22. Defence
  23. 73Ball safe61
  24. 48Duels won45
  25. 9Goal kicks12
  26. 17Headers won10
  27. 8Interceptions3
  28. 2Saves2
  29. 17Tackles20
  30. Discipline
  31. 9Free kicks12
  32. Other
  33. 5Substitutions4
  34. 10Throw-ins27

Table

Championship 2026/2027 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Birmingham City158-5-228:14+1429
5West Bromwich Albion158-4-323:15+828
6Swansea City158-2-522:18+426
7Southampton158-4-329:15+1424
8Queens Park Rangers156-6-324:18+624
9West Ham United156-5-437:23+1423
18Bolton Wanderers155-2-820:29-917
19Charlton Athletic154-5-613:23-1017
20Watford154-3-813:23-1015
21Lincoln City154-3-815:26-1115
22Burnley151-7-722:31-910
24Preston North End152-2-1113:30-178

Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Watford8d restequal rest · old → new8d restSouthampton
  1. 0-2L11 Apr
  2. 0-2L18 Apr
  3. 0-3L21 Apr
  4. 1-5L25 Apr
  5. 0-4L2 May
  6. 1-2L11 Jul
  7. 2-2D14 Jul
  8. 3-0W25 Jul
  9. 0-1L29 Jul
  10. 1-0W8 Aug

2-1-7goals 8:210.70pts/game

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

  1. 2-2D21 Apr
  2. 1-2L25 Apr
  3. 2-2D28 Apr
  4. 3-1W2 May
  5. 0-0D9 May
  6. 2-1W12 May
  7. 3-1W18 Jul
  8. 1-0W24 Jul
  9. 2-1W1 Aug
  10. 2-0W8 Aug

6-3-1goals 18:102.10pts/game

  1. HCrawley Town1–0
  2. HFiorentina0–1
  3. HHansa Rostock3–0
  4. ABarnet2–2
  5. HBoreham Wood1–2

latest 5

  1. AColchester United2–0
  2. APreußen Münster2–1
  3. AEintracht Braunschweig1–0
  4. AEastleigh3–1
  5. HMiddlesbrough2–1
Show older matches
  1. HCoventry City0–4
  2. AMiddlesbrough1–5
  3. AWest Bromwich Albion0–3
  4. HSheffield United0–2
  5. AOxford United0–2

older

  1. AMiddlesbrough0–0
  2. APreston North End3–1
  3. HIpswich Town2–2
  4. AManchester City1–2
  5. HBristol City2–2

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