Southampton vs Stoke City match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 3 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · Ref J. Smith

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Southampton lost to Stoke City 1–2 in the Championship on 23 August 2025. Expected goals finished 2.59–1.50. Southampton had 65% of the ball.

Southampton vs Stoke City match statistics

SouthamptonStoke City

65% Ball possession 35%
2.59 Expected goals (xG) 1.50
18 Total shots 12
2 Shots on target 4
10 Shots off target 4
6 Blocked shots 4
13 Shots inside the box 7
7 Corners 3
6 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
457 Passes 257
87% Pass accuracy 74%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

25' Yellow card J. Tchamadeu Stoke City
28' Yellow card D. Mubama Stoke City
45+3' Yellow card T. Seko Stoke City
54' Goal L. Baker Stoke City
57' Yellow card N. Wood-Gordon Southampton
59' Yellow card D. Mubama Stoke City
59' Red card D. Mubama Stoke City
71' Yellow card V. Johansson Stoke City
76' Goal S. Thomas (assist V. Johansson) Stoke City
79' Goal T. Harwood-Bellis (assist Mateus Fernandes) Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Southampton

Confirmed

31 G. Bazunu Goalkeeper
6 T. Harwood-Bellis Defender
15 N. Wood-Gordon Defender
5 J. Stephens Defender
26 Ryan Fraser Midfielder
4 F. Downes Midfielder
24 S. Charles Midfielder
34 Welington Midfielder
18 Mateus Fernandes Attacker
46 Jay Robinson Attacker
9 A. Armstrong Attacker

Bench A. McCarthy , R. Edwards , R. Manning , J. Quarshie , Mads Roerslev , K. Matsuki , C. Archer , D. Downs , R. Stewart

Stoke City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Mark Robins

1 V. Johansson

3 A. Cresswell 16 B. Wilmot 18 B. Lawal 22 J. Tchamadeu

8 L. Baker 12 T. Seko

7 S. Thomas 10 Bae Jun-Ho 42 M. Manhoef

9 D. Mubama

Bench J. Bonham , E. Bocat , J. Mears , A. Phillips , J. Donley , B. Pearson , W. Smith , R. Boženík , F. Fawunmi

Form guide

Southampton at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stoke City away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Stoke City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Apr 24	Southampton v Stoke City	0–1
3 Oct 23	Stoke City v Southampton	0–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Southampton vs Stoke City head-to-head record