Championship · Matchweek 3 · Aug 23

Southampton - Stoke City

Stoke City won 2-1 away at Southampton in Championship (Matchweek 3). Goals: T. Harwood-Bellis 79'; L. Baker 54'; S. Thomas 76'.

🏟 St. Mary's Stadium 👤 Referee: J. Smith
Key events
25' 🟨 J. TchamadeuYellow card Stoke City
28' 🟨 D. MubamaYellow card Stoke City
45+3' 🟨 T. SekoYellow card Stoke City
54' L. Baker(0 - 1) Stoke City
57' 🟨 N. WoodYellow card Southampton
59' 🟨 D. MubamaYellow card Stoke City
59' 🟥 D. MubamaRed card Stoke City
71' 🟨 V. JohanssonYellow card Stoke City
76' S. Thomas(0 - 2) · Assist: V. Johansson Stoke City
79' T. Harwood-Bellis(1 - 2) · Assist: M. Fernandes Southampton
Quick stats
%65 Possession %35
1.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
2.96 Pre-match xG 1.45
18 Total shots 13
2 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 4
13 Shots inside box 8
5 Shots outside box 5
3 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
Welington ↔ R. ManningSubstitution🔁
21'
25'
🟨J. TchamadeuYellow card
28'
🟨D. MubamaYellow card
45+3'
🟨T. SekoYellow card
HT 0 - 0
A. Armstrong ↔ D. DownsSubstitution🔁
46'
54'
L. Baker(0 - 1)
N. WoodYellow card🟨
57'
59'
🟨D. MubamaYellow card
59'
🟥D. MubamaRed card
N. Wood ↔ R. StewartSubstitution🔁
68'
71'
🔁T. Seko ↔ A. PhillipsSubstitution
71'
🔁J. Bae ↔ E. BocatSubstitution
71'
🟨V. JohanssonYellow card
76'
S. Thomas(0 - 2) · Assist: V. Johansson
S. Charles ↔ M. Roerslev RasmussenSubstitution🔁
79'
J. Robinson ↔ C. ArcherSubstitution🔁
79'
T. Harwood-Bellis(1 - 2) · Assist: M. Fernandes
79'
81'
🔁M. Manhoef ↔ R. BozenikSubstitution
FT 1 - 2
Match statsSouthampton · Stoke City
Key stats
%65 Possession %35
1.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
2.96 Pre-match xG 1.45
Shots
18 Total shots 13
2 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 4
13 Shots inside box 8
5 Shots outside box 5
3 Saves 1
Attacking
113 Attacks 75
62 Dangerous attacks 41
Passing
456 Total passes 258
397 Accurate passes 190
%87 Pass accuracy %74
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
5 Fouls 12
12 Free kicks 6
18 Throw-ins 18
9 Goal kicks 15
Cards
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
0 1st-half cards 3
1 2nd-half cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 2
1 1st-half corners 2
6 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2023–2026
Southampton 4
Oct 3who was on topAug 22
Stoke City 1
4 Southampton 0 draw 1 Stoke City
Southampton won the last 3
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.6goals / match
94total goals
2/1clean sheets
3-1Southampton best win · Aug 22
1-0Stoke City best win · Apr 27
%60 Over 1.5 3/5
%40 Over 2.5 2/5
%40 Over 3.5 2/5
%40 BTTS 2/5
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Southampton at home3 matches
2W 0D 1L 6:4
Stoke City at home2 matches
0W 0D 2L 0:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Southampton2W 2D 1L Stoke City0W 1D 4L
1.60 0.20 Points per game
10 3 Goals scored
8 11 Goals conceded
1.46 1.21 xG average
1.68 1.27 xGA average
%0 %0 Clean sheets
%100 %60 BTTS
%100 %40 Over 2.5
6.4 8.8 Corners
1.2 1.8 Cards
Southampton7W 2D 1L Stoke City2W 2D 6L
2.30 0.80 Points per game
24 12 Goals scored
11 20 Goals conceded
1.60 1.35 xG average
1.49 1.46 xGA average
%20 %10 Clean sheets
%80 %60 BTTS
%90 %50 Over 2.5
5.9 7.4 Corners
1.2 1.7 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
4Southamptonin the table80pts
46matches 22-14-10W-D-L 82:56goals +26diff
WDWDD
17Stoke Cityin the table55pts
46matches 15-10-21W-D-L 51:56goals -5diff
LLLLD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 22 Southampton 3-1 Stoke City Championship
Jan 31 Stoke City 0-2 Southampton Championship
Oct 29 Southampton 3-2 Stoke City League Cup
Apr 27 Southampton 0-1 Stoke City Championship
Oct 3 Stoke City 0-1 Southampton Championship
xG difference & finishing
Southampton1 gol · 1.72 xG -0.72
Stoke City2 gol · 1.33 xG +0.67
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Southampton dominated the ball65% possession
Southampton took more shots18 - 13
Stoke City struggled to stay disciplined5 yellow, 1 red
Stoke City committed more fouls12 - 5
THE REFEREE145 matches on record
Joshua Smith
Strictness56 TEMPO48
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 74.3 +2.7
Fouls 1720.8 -3.8
Goals 32.9 +0.1
Corners 1010.1 -0.1
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.8 -0.8
Shots 18.013.2 +4.8
On target 2.05.0 -3.0
Possession %65%56 +8.8
Corners 7.05.4 +1.6
Cards 1.01.3 -0.3
Conceded 2.01.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 46 matches
Goals 2.01.1 +0.9
Shots 13.010.7 +2.3
On target 5.03.6 +1.4
Possession %35%52 -17.4
Corners 3.05.9 -2.9
Cards 6.04.2 +1.8
Conceded 1.01.2 -0.2
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Ryan Manning 7.90
Starting XI
26 Ryan Fraser M · 97' 7.60
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes47 · %43
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis D · 97' 7.30
Goals1On target2/3Tackles2Duels won6/11Passes77 · %69
18 Mateus Fernandes F · 97' 7.00
Assist1Key pass2Tackles2Duels won2/5Passes54 · %43
4 Flynn Downes M · 97' 6.70
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Blocks2Duels won3/6Fouls won2Passes45 · %44
34 Welington M · 21' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes6 · %2
46 Jay Robinson F · 79' 6.60
Dribbles3/4Tackles2Duels won8/14Fouls won1Fouls2Passes21 · %15
24 Shea Charles M · 79' 6.50
Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won6/12Fouls won3Fouls1Passes38 · %32
15 Nathan Wood D · 68' 6.30
Tackles2Blocks2Duels won4/12Fouls won2Fouls1Passes27 · %27
31 Gavin Bazunu G · 97' 6.20
Saves3Passes20 · %13
5 Jack Stephens D · 97' · K 6.20
Interceptions1Duels won1/3Offside1Passes60 · %52
9 Adam Armstrong F · 45' 6.20
Offside1Passes3 · %3
Substitutes
3 Ryan Manning D · 76' 7.90
Key pass5Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/6Fouls won2Passes42 · %38
2 Mads Roerslev D · 18' 6.70
Duels won1/4Passes8 · %8
42 Damion Downs F · 52' 6.30
Passes4 · %4
11 Ross Stewart F · 29' 6.30
Passes4 · %4
19 Cameron Archer F · 18' 6.30
Duels won1/1
Unused: Ronnie EdwardsKuryu MatsukiJoshua QuarshieAlex McCarthy
Starting XI
7 Sorba Thomas M · 97' 7.90
Goals1On target1/3Key pass2Dribbles2/2Duels won3/4Passes18 · %13
1 Viktor Johansson G · 97' 7.20
Assist1Saves1Key pass1Duels won2/2Passes36 · %21
42 Million Manhoef M · 81' 7.20
On target1/2Dribbles3/5Tackles1Duels won7/14Fouls won2Fouls2Passes15 · %12
18 Bosun Lawal D · 97' 7.00
Tackles1Blocks2Duels won4/6Passes21 · %18
8 Lewis Baker M · 97' 7.00
Goals1On target1/1Interceptions2Duels won1/3Passes30 · %26
16 Ben Wilmot D · 97' · K 6.70
On target1/1Blocks1Duels won1/2Passes24 · %20
12 Tatsuki Seko M · 71' 6.50
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks2Duels won2/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes32 · %26
22 Junior Tchamadeu D · 97' 6.50
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/11Fouls1Passes28 · %18
3 Aaron Cresswell D · 97' 6.30
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won2/4Passes18 · %16
10 Jun-Ho Bae M · 71' 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/11Fouls4Passes16 · %13
9 Divin Mubama F · 59' 6.20
On target1/1Tackles2Duels won10/13Fouls won2Fouls4Offside1Passes16 · %7
Substitutes
11 Róbert Boženík F · 16' 6.70
Duels won3/5Passes2
26 Ashley Phillips D · 26' 6.50
Duels won1/1
17 Eric Bocat D · 26' 6.20
Duels won1/2Passes2
Unused: Ben PearsonFavour FawunmiJack BonhamJaden MearsWilliam SmithJamie Donley
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%47) ✓
Southampton %24 Draw %29 Stoke City %47
1.01Southampton xPuan
1.70Stoke City xPuan
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