Championship · 2025Wed, 18 Mar 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeSt. Mary's StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricSouthamptonNorwich City
Shots9 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals0.58 xG/match1.11 xG/match
Possession43%57%
Corners5 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls13 fouls/match13 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.

Kenny McLean · Norwich City · 62′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 62′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedParis Maghoma · Norwich City · 8′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Southampton · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAli Ahmed · Norwich City · 67′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAli Ahmed · Norwich City · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Edozie · Southampton · 23′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJames Bree · Southampton · 23′ · 0.03 xG · on targetParis Maghoma · Norwich City · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedParis Maghoma · Norwich City · 58′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCaspar Jander · Southampton · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKellen Fisher · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMathias Kvistgaarden · Norwich City · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTaylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 31′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 16′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 56′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAnis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 13′ · 0.08 xG · on targetShea Charles · Southampton · 80′ · 0.09 xG · on targetRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · on targetCyle Larin · Southampton · 51′ · 0.12 xG · on targetErrol Mundle-Smith · Norwich City · 73′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 24′ · 0.16 xG · goalKellen Fisher · Norwich City · 67′ · 0.54 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Southampton: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.57 xG. Norwich City: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.12 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′Finn Azaz · Southampton · 24′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 0.57 xG · Norwich City 1.12 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. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. 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.

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.61 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 for2.4 goals/match1.61 goals/match1.3 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Southampton
0Draws
1Norwich City
Norwich CitySouthampton · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Southampton favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Norwich City in 0 · 6 too close

1.61 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 38/381.34 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 38/381.21 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 38/381.26 xG/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 38/381.38 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 37/3712.2 shots/match
12.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 37/3712.5 shots/match
5.16 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 37/374.32 shots/match
3.68 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 37/373.86 shots/match
56.5%Possessionseason · 37/3752.4%
5.65 corners/matchCornersseason · 37/374.81 corners/match
4.81 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 37/375.3 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 36/379.92 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
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 38/3821%
87%Scoring frequencyseason · 38/3879%

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
Norwich City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton88.2
Norwich City59.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Southampton55.6
Norwich City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Southampton52.1
Norwich City18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton60.4
Norwich City22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton77.1
Norwich City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Southampton78.1
Norwich City46.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.4 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.44 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots5/514.6 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target5/56.4 shots/match
54.4%Possession5/556.8%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/56.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/59.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.6 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.42 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots10/1013.5 shots/match
5.3 shots/matchShots on target10/105.6 shots/match
53.9%Possession10/1055.5%
5.4 corners/matchCorners10/105.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

38 / 38 matches
1.61 goals/matchGoals scored38/381.34 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed38/381.21 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals38/381.26 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots37/3712.2 shots/match
5.16 shots/matchShots on target37/374.32 shots/match
56.5%Possession37/3752.4%
5.65 corners/matchCorners37/374.81 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls36/379.92 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 19 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored18/191.47 goals/match
0.78 goals/matchGoals allowed18/191.21 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals18/191.22 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots18/1810.4 shots/match
5.33 shots/matchShots on target18/184.28 shots/match
57.9%Possession18/1849.1%
6.28 corners/matchCorners18/184.06 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.41 fouls/matchFouls17/1810.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.2 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples38 / 38home / 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: Wed, 18 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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