Championship · 2025Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTCFull timeSt. Mary's StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSouthamptonBristol City
Shots10 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals2.33 xG/match0.94 xG/match
Possession55%45%
Corners7 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Shea Charles · Southampton · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSam Morsy · Bristol City · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDelano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 38′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 79′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Southampton · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCameron Archer · Southampton · 46′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLeo Scienza · Southampton · 89′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCyle Larin · Southampton · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 69′ · 0.05 xG · on targetCameron Bragg · Southampton · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 50′ · 0.09 xG · on targetRyan Manning · Bristol City · 5′ · 0.10 xG · goalSam Bell · Bristol City · 63′ · 0.12 xG · goalRoss Stewart · Southampton · 74′ · 0.30 xG · goalShea Charles · Southampton · 86′ · 0.38 xG · on targetDelano Burgzorg · Bristol City · 2′ · 0.40 xG · on targetRoss Stewart · Southampton · 90′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blockedCyle Larin · Southampton · 29′ · 0.63 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Southampton: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.96 xG. Bristol City: 9 shots, 6 on target, 0.86 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Cyle Larin · Southampton · 29′Ross Stewart · Southampton · 74′Ryan Manning · Bristol City · 5′Sam Bell · Bristol City · 63′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 1.96 xG · Bristol City 0.86 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Southampton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Bristol City. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Southampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Southampton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.75 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.8 goals/match1.75 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Bristol City.

3.2 daysRest daysSouthampton · Bristol City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSouthamptonBristol CityBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.2 days
Matches last 14 days4 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Southampton
0Draws
1Bristol City
Bristol CitySouthampton · Championship31

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Southampton favored in 9 of 14 directional metrics · Bristol City in 1 · 4 too close

1.75 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 44/441.27 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 44/441.3 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 44/441.19 xG/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 44/441.38 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 43/4312.2 shots/match
12.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 43/4313.2 shots/match
5.35 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 43/434.14 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 43/434.35 shots/match
56.7%Possessionseason · 43/4349.5%
5.84 corners/matchCornersseason · 43/434.95 corners/match
4.6 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 43/434.84 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 42/439.63 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 44/4430%
89%Scoring frequencyseason · 44/4466%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Southampton93.8
Bristol City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton91
Bristol City54.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Southampton69.4
Bristol City26.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Southampton56.2
Bristol City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton47.9
Bristol City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton89.6
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Southampton79.2
Bristol City40.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.97 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.23 xG/match
14.6 shots/matchShots5/510.6 shots/match
6.4 shots/matchShots on target5/55.4 shots/match
55.6%Possession5/549%
7.2 corners/matchCorners5/52.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.73 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.02 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots10/1010.5 shots/match
5.6 shots/matchShots on target10/104 shots/match
56.2%Possession10/1051.3%
6.3 corners/matchCorners10/104.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls10/109.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

44 / 44 matches
1.75 goals/matchGoals scored44/441.27 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed44/441.3 goals/match
1.66 xG/matchExpected goals44/441.19 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots43/4312.2 shots/match
5.35 shots/matchShots on target43/434.14 shots/match
56.7%Possession43/4349.5%
5.84 corners/matchCorners43/434.95 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls42/439.63 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

22 / 22 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.14 goals/match
0.77 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.18 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.16 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots22/2211.8 shots/match
5.45 shots/matchShots on target22/224.32 shots/match
58.5%Possession22/2246%
6.32 corners/matchCorners22/225 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.48 fouls/matchFouls21/2210.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.2 days
4 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples44 / 44home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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