Championship · 2025Tue, 25 Nov 2025, 20:00 UTCFull timeSt. Mary's StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSouthamptonLeicester City
Shots18 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target8 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals2.41 xG/match0.44 xG/match
Possession61%39%
Corners11 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls8 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.

Leo Scienza · Southampton · 6′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOlabade Aluko · Leicester City · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNathan Wood · Southampton · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCameron Bragg · Southampton · 88′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTom Fellows · Southampton · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTom Fellows · Southampton · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJordan James · Leicester City · 20′ · 0.05 xG · on targetHarry Winks · Leicester City · 10′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCaspar Jander · Southampton · 58′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOliver Skipp · Leicester City · 11′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedWout Faes · Leicester City · 11′ · 0.07 xG · on targetOlabade Aluko · Leicester City · 11′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLeo Scienza · Southampton · 52′ · 0.08 xG · on targetFlynn Downes · Southampton · 76′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAdam Armstrong · Southampton · 52′ · 0.09 xG · on targetPatson Daka · Leicester City · 12′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAdam Armstrong · Southampton · 45′ · 0.13 xG · on targetAdam Armstrong · Southampton · 62′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJay Robinson · Southampton · 89′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAdam Armstrong · Southampton · 48′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedLeo Scienza · Southampton · 37′ · 0.21 xG · on targetTaylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 42′ · 0.24 xG · goalTaylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 18′ · 0.28 xG · goalAdam Armstrong · Southampton · 51′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 23′ · 0.42 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Southampton: 18 shots, 8 on target, 2.43 xG. Leicester City: 7 shots, 2 on target, 0.44 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Taylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 18′Finn Azaz · Southampton · 23′Taylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 42′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 2.43 xG · Leicester City 0.44 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, Leicester 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.

2.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.53 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 for2.6 goals/match1.53 goals/match1.25 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, Leicester City.

3.31 daysRest daysSouthampton · Leicester City3.21 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSouthamptonLeicester CityBaseline
Rest days3.31 days3.21 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches1 matches

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

1.53 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/171.18 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/171.18 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 17/171.18 xG/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 17/171.39 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/1612.4 shots/match
11.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/1612.2 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/164.06 shots/match
2.94 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/164.06 shots/match
56.8%Possessionseason · 16/1654.3%
5.69 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/165.56 corners/match
4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/165.5 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 15/1611.1 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
18%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/1718%
82%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1776%

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.

Southampton97.9
Leicester City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton87.5
Leicester City54.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Defensive resistance

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

Southampton72.9
Leicester City58.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Directness proxy

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

Southampton68.8
Leicester City18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton68.8
Leicester City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 44%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton87.5
Leicester City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Southampton84.4
Leicester City63.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.86 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.23 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots5/59 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target5/52.8 shots/match
53.2%Possession5/549.6%
5.6 corners/matchCorners5/53 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.4 fouls/matchFouls5/513.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.89 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.25 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots9/912.1 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on target9/93.44 shots/match
54.2%Possession9/952.2%
5.33 corners/matchCorners9/95.56 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls8/912.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 17 matches
1.53 goals/matchGoals scored17/171.18 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.18 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goals17/171.18 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots16/1612.4 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target16/164.06 shots/match
56.8%Possession16/1654.3%
5.69 corners/matchCorners16/165.56 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls15/1611.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 9 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored8/91.22 goals/match
0.88 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.44 goals/match
1.98 xG/matchExpected goals8/91.01 xG/match
16.1 shots/matchShots8/811.4 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target8/83.63 shots/match
60.1%Possession8/852.8%
6.88 corners/matchCorners8/84.38 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls7/810.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.31 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.21 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 26 Nov 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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