Championship · 2025Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeSwansea.com StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSwansea CitySouthampton
Shots10 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.19 xG/match1.19 xG/match
Possession44%56%
Corners4 corners/match12 corners/match
Fouls3 fouls/match7 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.

Leo Scienza · Southampton · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Southampton · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 22′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 59′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoss Stewart · Southampton · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCaspar Jander · Southampton · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNathan Wood · Southampton · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedShea Charles · Southampton · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 2′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJames Bree · Southampton · 43′ · 0.05 xG · on targetShea Charles · Southampton · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 53′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRoss Stewart · Southampton · 56′ · 0.06 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Southampton · 50′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedCameron Archer · Southampton · 90′ · 0.08 xG · goalGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 76′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJames Bree · Southampton · 81′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 55′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedGustavo Nunes · Swansea City · 72′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMarko Stamenić · Swansea City · 2′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedShea Charles · Southampton · 57′ · 0.18 xG · goalMarko Stamenić · Swansea City · 20′ · 0.48 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Swansea City: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.07 xG. Southampton: 16 shots, 5 on target, 0.94 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Marko Stamenić · Swansea City · 20′Shea Charles · Southampton · 57′Cameron Archer · Southampton · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Swansea City 1.07 xG · Southampton 0.94 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. 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 · Season1.74 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/match1.74 goals/match1.26 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.

7 daysRest daysSwansea City · Southampton3.79 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSwansea CitySouthamptonBaseline
Rest days7 days3.79 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 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.

0Swansea City
1Draws
0Southampton
SouthamptonSwansea City · Championship00

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Swansea City favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Southampton in 8 · 5 too close

1.19 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 43/431.74 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 43/431.19 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 43/431.64 xG/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 43/431.24 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 42/4214.4 shots/match
12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 42/4212.3 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 42/425.36 shots/match
4.45 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 42/423.55 shots/match
54.4%Possessionseason · 42/4256.7%
4.43 corners/matchCornersseason · 42/425.81 corners/match
5.43 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 42/424.64 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 41/4110.5 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
28%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 43/4326%
77%Scoring frequencyseason · 43/4388%

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.

Swansea City77.1
Southampton93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Swansea City36.8
Southampton91
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Swansea City29.2
Southampton71.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Swansea City10.4
Southampton60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Swansea City22.9
Southampton43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Swansea City25
Southampton83.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Swansea City30.7
Southampton76.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.8 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.93 xG/match
10 shots/matchShots5/516.6 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/56.8 shots/match
45.8%Possession5/558.4%
2.4 corners/matchCorners5/57 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/58.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.6 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.6 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.66 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots10/1014 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target10/106 shots/match
51.9%Possession10/1056.4%
3.3 corners/matchCorners10/106.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.7 fouls/matchFouls10/109.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

43 / 43 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored43/431.74 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed43/431.19 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals43/431.64 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots42/4214.4 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target42/425.36 shots/match
54.4%Possession42/4256.7%
4.43 corners/matchCorners42/425.81 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls41/4110.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

22 / 22 matches
1.41 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.86 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.64 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.62 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots21/2113.2 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target21/215.24 shots/match
54.9%Possession21/2154.7%
4.86 corners/matchCorners21/215.33 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.33 fouls/matchFouls21/2111.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.79 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples43 / 43home / 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: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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