Wrexham 2–1 Southampton — Match Stats & Analysis

Championship · 2026Sat, 19 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

Wrexham

LWDDL

2–1Full-time analysis

Southampton

WDDWW

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

Match at a glance

Wrexham won 2–1.

Shots: 820
Shots on target: 47
Expected goals: 0.542.08
Possession: 34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wrexham beat Southampton 2–1. Recorded in this match (Wrexham – Southampton): shots 8–20, shots on target 4–7, expected goals 0.54–2.08, possession 34%–66%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Southampton's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.38 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	2 goals/match	2.38 goals/match	1.33 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 Wrexham.

7.79 days ▲Rest daysWrexham · Southampton7 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Wrexham	Southampton	Baseline
Rest days	7.79 days	7 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Southampton have recorded the higher season possession share.

48.3%PossessionWrexham · Southampton● 58.8%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.5 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Wrexham	Southampton	Baseline
Possession	48.3%	58.8%	50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots8 shots20 shotsWrexham 8 shots, Southampton 20 shots
Shots on target4 shots7 shotsWrexham 4 shots, Southampton 7 shots
Expected goals0.54 xG2.08 xGWrexham 0.54 xG, Southampton 2.08 xG
Possession34%66%Wrexham 34%, Southampton 66%
Corners2 corners3 cornersWrexham 2 corners, Southampton 3 corners
Fouls8 fouls7 foulsWrexham 8 fouls, Southampton 7 fouls
Yellow cards1 card4 cardsWrexham 1 card, Southampton 4 cards
Passes344 passes670 passesWrexham 344 passes, Southampton 670 passes
Pass accuracy79.7%90.2%Wrexham 79.7%, Southampton 90.2%
Shots inside box6 shots13 shotsWrexham 6 shots, Southampton 13 shots
Blocked shots1 block5 blocksWrexham 1 block, Southampton 5 blocks
Goalkeeper saves6 saves3 savesWrexham 6 saves, Southampton 3 saves
Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesWrexham 0 offsides, Southampton 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

14′Cyle LarinYellow card · Southampton
36′Kieffer MooreGoal · Wrexham
Half-time
50′James Ward-ProwseGoal · Southampton
69′Nathan WoodYellow card · Southampton
86′Dominic HyamYellow card · Wrexham
89′Keven SchlotterbeckGoal · Southampton
90′Ryan ManningYellow card · Southampton
90′Flynn DownesYellow card · Southampton
Full time

Player changes · 7grouped by team and minute

46′Southampton · 1 player changeSamuel Edozie
65′Wrexham · 1 player changeMatty James
72′Wrexham · 1 player changeSam Smith
76′Southampton · 1 player changeTom Fellows
86′Southampton · 1 player changeDivin Mubama
87′Wrexham · 1 player changeLewis O'Brien
90′Southampton · 1 player changeLewis Dobbin

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

Wrexham3-4-2-1

Anthony PattersonG
Callum DoyleD
Jacques EkomiéD
Dominic HyamD
Issa KaboréD
Zak VynerD
Ben WhitemanM
George DobsonM
Callum O'HareF
Kieffer MooreF
Lewis O'BrienF

Southampton4-2-3-1

Daniel PeretzG
Ryan ManningD
Keven SchlotterbeckD
James BreeD
Nathan WoodD
Flynn DownesM
Finn AzazM
James Ward-ProwseM
Leo ScienzaF
Cyle LarinF
Kuryu MatsukiF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Wrexham

0Draws

2Southampton

7 Apr 2026Wrexham — Southampton · Championship1–5

9 Aug 2025Southampton — Wrexham · Championship2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wrexham favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · Southampton in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wrexham8 matchesSouthampton8 matches

1.13 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲ 2.38 goals/match

1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed8/8▲ 1.25 goals/match

1.04 xG/matchExpected goals8/8▲ 1.77 xG/match

10.9 shots/matchShots8/8▲ 16.4 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 4.88 shots/match

48.3%Possession8/8● 58.8%

4.75 corners/matchCorners8/8● 5.63 corners/match

11.1 fouls/matchFouls8/88.25 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples8 / 8home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 19 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded