England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 2

Southampton vs Stoke City

3 – 1 Full time

St. Mary's Stadium, SouthamptonReferee: S. Martin

Southampton 61%
Draw 22%
Stoke City 17%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Southampton vs Stoke City overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Southampton vs Stoke City

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilitySouthamptonDrawStoke City
Model69.2%19.2%11.7%
Market58.2%23.1%18.7%
Final60.9%22.1%16.9%
Edge+11.0%-4.0%-7.0%

Confidence: Low

Why Southampton

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.35 vs 0.88.
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Southampton below the model: +11.0 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

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

Southampton ↓ / Stoke City → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 8% 9% 2 11% 10% 3 9% 8% 4+ 9% 8%

Goal probability

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

1+ goals 95%
2+ goals 84%
3+ goals 63%
No goals 5%

Southampton and Stoke City expected goals

Southampton 2.35
Stoke City 0.88

Total expected goals: 3.23

Southampton and Stoke City attack and defence ratings

Southampton

Attack 1.31 +31%
Defence 0.83 -17%

Stoke City

Attack 0.88 -12%
Defence 1.28 +28%

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 Stoke City: result vs prediction

Southampton 3 – 1 Stoke City

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

Other Matchday 2 fixtures

England Championship

Before and after this match

Southampton vs Stoke City markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Southampton 60.9% 1.64 +11.0% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 62.7% 1.59 — —
Both teams to score Yes 54.0% 1.85 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 83.1% 1.20 — —
Handicap -1 Southampton win 47.1% 2.12 — —

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
1X2Southampton60.9%
Draw22.1%
Stoke City16.9%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.562.7%
Under 2.537.3%
Both teams to scoreYes54.0%
No46.0%
Double chance1X (home or draw)83.1%
12 (either side)77.9%
X2 (draw or away)39.1%
Handicap -1Southampton win47.1%
Push (exactly one goal)22.1%
Loss30.9%
Correct score (top 3)2-010.9%
2-19.6%
1-19.0%

Southampton vs Stoke City stats

Southampton and Stoke City recent form

newest first
Southampton LWWDWD
Stoke City LWLLLL

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

Southampton and Stoke City going into this match

league record before kick-off

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.

Stoke City record

  • They have won 2 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 1.6 goals per match.
  • 31% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Stoke City head-to-head

Last 2 meetings

1Southampton wins 0Draws 1Stoke City wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-01-31Stoke CitySouthamptonEngland Championship0-2
2025-08-23SouthamptonStoke CityEngland Championship1-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Southampton vs Stoke City odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 58.2%, draw 23.1%, away 18.7%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 1.63 3.95 4.90
1xBet 1.60 4.10 5.02
888Sport 1.65 3.90 4.60
Bet365 1.60 4.00 5.00
BetVictor 1.60 4.20 5.25
Betano 1.60 4.20 5.30
Betfair 1.62 4.00 5.00
Dafabet 1.64 4.20 5.20
Marathonbet 1.58 4.10 5.10
Pinnacle 1.62 4.29 5.31
SBO 1.58 3.69 4.54
Superbet 1.63 4.15 5.00
Unibet 1.58 4.00 5.20
William Hill 1.62 4.00 4.80

Odds movement

Only one odds snapshot recorded so far — movement needs at least two.