England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 9

Southampton vs Portsmouth

1 – 0 Full time

20′James Bree
32′Cameron Bragg
34′Ebou Adams
44′Cameron Bragg
45′Ryan Kavuma-McQueenAdrian Segecic
51′Cyle Larin
53′Finn Azaz
53′Jayden Meghoma
57′Léo ScienzaKuryu Matsuki
65′Ebou AdamsOdin Bailey
65′Jayden MeghomaTerry Devlin
65′Colby·BishopMarko Milovanović
69′Terry Devlin
72′Cyle LarinCaspar Jander
77′Zak SwansonKeshi Anderson
82′Keven Schlotterbeck

St. Mary's Stadium, SouthamptonReferee: Adam Herczeg

Southampton 60%
Draw 22%
Portsmouth 18%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

7 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 2
51 Possession % 49
2 Corners 4
11 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 3
2 Saves 2
330 Accurate passes 305

Southampton vs Portsmouth overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Southampton vs Portsmouth

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilitySouthamptonDrawPortsmouth
Model58.5%21.7%19.8%
Market60.5%22.2%17.3%
Final60.0%22.1%17.9%
Edge-0.5%-0.1%+0.6%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Southampton

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.22 vs 1.25.
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

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

Southampton ↓ / Portsmouth → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 6% 10% 5% 2 8% 10% 6% 3 6% 7% 4+ 5% 7%

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%

Southampton and Portsmouth expected goals

Southampton 2.22
Portsmouth 1.25

Total expected goals: 3.46

Southampton and Portsmouth attack and defence ratings

Southampton

Attack 1.46 +46%
Defence 1.02 +2%

Portsmouth

Attack 1.01 +1%
Defence 1.07 +7%

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.

Southampton vs Portsmouth: result vs prediction

Southampton 1 – 0 Portsmouth

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

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Southampton vs Portsmouth markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Southampton 60.0% 1.67 -0.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 67.2% 1.49 — —
Both teams to score Yes 64.3% 1.55 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 82.1% 1.22 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 41.5% 2.41 — —

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
1X2Southampton60.0%
Draw22.1%
Portsmouth17.9%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.567.2%
Under 2.532.8%
Both teams to scoreYes64.3%
No35.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)82.1%
12 (either side)77.9%
X2 (draw or away)40.0%
Handicap -1Southampton win37.2%
Push (exactly one goal)21.3%
Loss41.5%
Correct score (top 3)2-19.6%
1-19.5%
2-07.7%

Southampton vs Portsmouth stats

Southampton and Portsmouth recent form

newest first
Southampton LWWDDW
Portsmouth DDWLLW

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

Southampton and Portsmouth going into this match

league record before kick-off

Southampton record

  • They have won 4 of their 8 league games this season, scoring 2.4 goals per match.
  • They average 3.8 goals per game at home against 1.0 on the road.

Portsmouth record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.3 goals per match.

Southampton vs Portsmouth head-to-head

Last 5 meetings

1Southampton wins 4Draws 0Portsmouth wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-01-25PortsmouthSouthamptonEngland Championship1-1
2025-09-14SouthamptonPortsmouthEngland Championship0-0
2019-09-24PortsmouthSouthamptonLeague Cup0-4
2012-04-07SouthamptonPortsmouthChampionship2-2
2011-12-18PortsmouthSouthamptonChampionship1-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Southampton vs Portsmouth odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 60.5%, draw 22.2%, away 17.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.57 4.15 5.21
Bet365 1.57 3.90 5.50
BetVictor 1.55 4.33 5.50
Betano 1.62 4.40 5.50
Betfair 1.55 4.33 5.50
Dafabet 1.59 4.40 5.40
Marathonbet 1.55 4.15 5.30
Pinnacle 1.57 4.43 5.67
SBO 1.54 3.97 4.84
William Hill 1.55 4.00 5.00

Odds movement

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

1 1.56 ▲ +0.07
X 4.24 ▲ +0.04
2 5.45 ▼ -0.55

43 snapshots recorded, from .