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Championship | Gameweek 43
Apr 13, 2024 at 3pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
3 - 2
Watford

Smallbone (1'), Adams (20'), Downes (90+9')
Fraser (74')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Porteous (34'), Kone (85')
Hoedt (40'), Cleverley (41'), Porteous (55'), Kayembe (70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Southampton and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Southampton 2-1 Coventry
Tuesday, April 9 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Ipswich 0-0 Watford
Wednesday, April 10 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Southampton 2-1 Watford

This has all the makings of being a tight contest where Watford are able to frustrate their opponents, much like they did at Ipswich. Nevertheless, we feel Southampton will eventually make the breakthrough and fend off the Hornets' response in a hard-earned victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Southampton win with a probability of 63.25%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Watford had a probability of 16.84%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.24%), while for a Watford win it was 1-2 (4.67%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.

Result
SouthamptonDrawWatford
63.25% (-0.342 -0.34) 19.9% (0.17 0.17) 16.84% (0.167 0.17)
Both teams to score 56.19% (-0.254 -0.25)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.09% (-0.50599999999999 -0.51)38.9% (0.498 0.5)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.78% (-0.533 -0.53)61.22% (0.526 0.53)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.28% (-0.246 -0.25)11.71% (0.238 0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.17% (-0.51900000000001 -0.52)36.82% (0.513 0.51)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.64% (-0.116 -0.12)36.35% (0.11 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.86% (-0.114 -0.11)73.14% (0.10600000000001 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 63.25%
    Watford 16.84%
    Draw 19.9%
SouthamptonDrawWatford
2-1 @ 9.91% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 9.79% (0.045 0.04)
1-0 @ 9.13% (0.128 0.13)
3-1 @ 7.08% (-0.056999999999999 -0.06)
3-0 @ 7% (-0.035 -0.04)
4-1 @ 3.8% (-0.067 -0.07)
4-0 @ 3.75% (-0.055 -0.05)
3-2 @ 3.58% (-0.04 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1.92% (-0.04 -0.04)
5-1 @ 1.63% (-0.045 -0.04)
5-0 @ 1.61% (-0.039 -0.04)
Other @ 4.05%
Total : 63.25%
1-1 @ 9.24% (0.101 0.1)
2-2 @ 5.01% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.26% (0.098999999999999 0.1)
3-3 @ 1.21% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 19.9%
1-2 @ 4.67% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
0-1 @ 4.31% (0.087000000000001 0.09)
0-2 @ 2.18% (0.038 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.69% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.58% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.42%
Total : 16.84%

How you voted: Southampton vs Watford

Southampton
75.9%
Draw
24.1%
Watford
0.0%
29
Head to Head
Feb 6, 2024 7.45pm
Fourth Round Replays
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3-0
Watford
Mara (52', 58'), Adams (76')
Smallbone (21'), Obling (51'), Edozie (86'), Armstrong (87')

Morris (46'), Chakvetadze (49'), Porteous (69'), Sierralta (75')
Jan 28, 2024 2pm
Fourth Round
Watford
1-1
Southampton
Martins (5')
Chakvetadze (45')
Armstrong (89')
Holgate (4'), Alcaraz (40')
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Gameweek 20
Watford
1-1
Southampton
Healey (90+6')
Porteous (59'), Kone (61'), Hoedt (87')
Adams (56')
Charles (34'), Armstrong (45'), Armstrong (87'), Fraser (90+3')
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Gameweek 29
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1-2
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