Premier League · 2024Thu, 26 Dec 2024, 15:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Southampton

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West Ham United

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Southampton	West Ham United
Shots	18 shots/match▲	16 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	1.4 xG/match	1.81 xG/match▲
Possession	54%●	46%
Corners	2 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	8 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.

off target
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Southampton: 18 shots, 5 on target, 1.39 xG. West Ham United: 16 shots, 2 on target, 1.84 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 1.39 xG · West Ham United 1.84 xG.

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Southampton's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: West Ham United's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Southampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.61 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.2 goals/match	0.61 goals/match	1.47 goals/match

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

West Ham United show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

West Ham United's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

9.56 shots/match▲ShotsSouthampton · West Ham United14.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Southampton	West Ham United	Baseline
Shots	9.56 shots/match	14.9 shots/match	13.8 shots/match
Shots against	18.2 shots/match	16.6 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

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

1Southampton

2Draws

1West Ham United

2 Apr 2023West Ham United — Southampton · Premier League1–0

16 Oct 2022Southampton — West Ham United · Premier League1–1

26 Dec 2021West Ham United — Southampton · Premier League2–3

11 Sept 2021Southampton — West Ham United · Premier League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Southampton favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · West Ham United in 11 · 2 too close

0.61 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 18/18▲1.28 goals/match

2.06 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 18/18▲1.67 goals/match

1.04 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 18/18▲1.52 xG/match

2.26 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 18/18▲1.74 xG/match

9.56 shots/matchShotsseason · 18/18▲14.9 shots/match

18.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 18/18▲16.6 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 18/18▲4.61 shots/match

6.39 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 18/18▲5 shots/match

52.7%●Possessionseason · 18/1846.9%

4.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 18/18●5.28 corners/match

7.06 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 18/18▲6.11 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 18/1811.8 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—

11%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 18/18▲22%

50%Scoring frequencyseason · 18/18▲83%

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.

Southampton62.5

West Ham United37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton4.2

West Ham United47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Southampton7.5

West Ham United25.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Southampton2.5

West Ham United82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton77.5

West Ham United65

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton17.5

West Ham United47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Southampton26.2

West Ham United55.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Southampton18 matchesWest Ham United18 matches

0.61 goals/matchGoals scored18/18▲1.28 goals/match

2.06 goals/matchGoals allowed18/18▲1.67 goals/match

1.04 xG/matchExpected goals18/18▲1.52 xG/match

9.56 shots/matchShots18/18▲14.9 shots/match

3 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲4.61 shots/match

52.7%●Possession18/1846.9%

4.33 corners/matchCorners18/18●5.28 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.1 fouls/matchFouls18/1811.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Southampton9 matchesWest Ham United9 matches

0.78 goals/matchGoals scored9/9▲1.11 goals/match

2.44 goals/matchGoals allowed9/9▲1.44 goals/match

1.3 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.31 xG/match

9.44 shots/matchShots9/9▲15.7 shots/match

3.78 shots/matchShots on target9/9▲4 shots/match

49.9%●Possession9/947%

3.44 corners/matchCorners9/9●4.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFouls9/911.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples18 / 18home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 26 Dec 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4