England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 4

Birmingham vs Southampton

1 – 1 Full time

45′Bright Osayi-Samuel
45′K. Schlotterbeck
55′A. Priske
61′C. BraggJ. Ward-Prowse
61′T. FellowsK. Matsuki
69′C. LarinD. Mubama
70′P. RobertsD. Gray
72′Divin Mubama
77′Jhon Solís
81′L. ScienzaL. Dobbin
86′C. VicenteE. Laird
86′A. PriskeL. Vazquez
87′J. StansfieldPaik Seung-Ho
90′Luis Vázquez
90′Nathan Wood

St. Andrew's Stadium, BirminghamReferee: A. Backhouse

Birmingham 34%
Draw 26%
Southampton 40%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

16 Shots 13
4 Shots on target 4
37 Possession % 63
3 Corners 5
12 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 5
3 Saves 3
197 Accurate passes 407

Birmingham vs Southampton overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Birmingham vs Southampton

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityBirminghamDrawSouthampton
Model25.6%23.2%51.2%
Market36.8%27.6%35.7%
Final34.0%26.5%39.5%
Edge-11.1%-4.4%+15.5%

Confidence: Low

Why Southampton

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.04 vs 1.41.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Southampton below the model: +15.5 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Birmingham ↓ / Southampton → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 6% 7% 1 10% 9% 6% 5% 2 6% 7% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 96%
2+ goals 87%
3+ goals 67%
No goals 4%

Birmingham and Southampton expected goals

Birmingham 1.41
Southampton 2.04

Total expected goals: 3.45

Birmingham and Southampton attack and defence ratings

Birmingham

Attack 0.96 -4%
Defence 1.08 +8%

Southampton

Attack 1.55 +55%
Defence 1.05 +5%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Birmingham vs Southampton: result vs prediction

Birmingham 1 – 1 Southampton

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Birmingham vs Southampton markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Southampton 39.5% 2.53 +15.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 67.1% 1.49 — —
Both teams to score Yes 66.8% 1.50 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 73.5% 1.36 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 48.8% 2.05 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Birmingham34.0%
Draw26.5%
Southampton39.5%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.567.1%
Under 2.532.9%
Both teams to scoreYes66.8%
No33.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)60.5%
12 (either side)73.5%
X2 (draw or away)66.0%
Handicap -1Southampton win30.6%
Push (exactly one goal)20.6%
Loss48.8%
Correct score (top 3)1-110.0%
1-29.3%
2-26.6%

Birmingham vs Southampton stats

Birmingham and Southampton recent form

newest first
Birmingham WLDDWD
Southampton WLWLWW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Birmingham and Southampton going into this match

league record before kick-off

Birmingham record

  • They have won 1 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.

Southampton record

  • They have won 3 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 2.3 goals per match.
  • They average 3.7 goals per game at home against 1.0 on the road.

Birmingham vs Southampton head-to-head

Last 6 meetings

0Birmingham wins 2Draws 4Southampton wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2025-12-29BirminghamSouthamptonEngland Championship1-1
2025-12-06SouthamptonBirminghamEngland Championship3-1
2024-03-02BirminghamSouthamptonChampionship3-4
2023-10-28SouthamptonBirminghamChampionship3-1
2012-02-04BirminghamSouthamptonChampionship0-0
2011-09-18SouthamptonBirminghamChampionship4-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Birmingham vs Southampton odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 36.8%, draw 27.6%, away 35.7%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 2.48 3.45 2.65
1xBet 2.55 3.36 2.61
Bet365 2.60 3.30 2.60
BetVictor 2.55 3.50 2.63
Betano 2.57 3.45 2.67
Betfair 2.55 3.40 2.63
Dafabet 2.60 3.50 2.70
Marathonbet 2.55 3.36 2.61
Pinnacle 2.62 3.59 2.68
SBO 2.45 3.19 2.57
Superbet 2.57 3.40 2.70
Unibet 2.38 3.45 2.75
William Hill 2.50 3.30 2.62

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.55 ▲ +0.10
X 3.40 ▲ +0.05
2 2.63 ▼ -0.17

5 snapshots recorded, from .