Watford vs Southampton Head to Head, Prediction
Vicarage Road
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 13:30 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
3.62
Draw
3.60
Away Win
2.08
Match Report
Full Time
2 – 1
Match Events ?
Watford
Southampton
Hector Kyprianou 🟨
8'
Iker Bravo ⚽
12'
Matthew Pollock 🟨
13'
14'
🟨 Cyle Larin
18'
🟨 James Bree
Amin Nabizada ⚽
29'
Amin Nabizada 🟨
43'
56'
⚽ Cyle Larin (Cameron Bragg)
Mamadou Doumbia 🟨
72'
Othmane Maamma 🟨
74'
74'
🟨 Flynn Downes
Martín Payero 🟨
84'
Match Statistics ?
34%
Ball Possession
66%
16
Total Shots
17
4
Shots on Goal
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
12
Fouls
9
6
Yellow Cards
3
0
Offsides
3
2
Goalkeeper Saves
2
Starting Lineups
Watford (4-2-3-1)
Federico Ravaglia
Omar Haktab Traore
Matthew Pollock
Kévin Keben Biakolo
Marc Bola
Edoardo Bove
Hector Kyprianou
Amin Nabizada
Iker Bravo
Othmane Maamma
Mamadou Doumbia
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Peretz
James Bree
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Jack Stephens
Ryan Manning
Cameron Bragg
Flynn Downes
Kuryu Matsuki
Leo Scienza
Lewis Dobbin
Cyle Larin
Player Ratings ?
Watford
Iker BravoM7.9
Hector KyprianouM7.3
Amin NabizadaM7.3
Southampton
Ryan ManningD7.7
Cyle LarinF7.7
Taylor Harwood-BellisD7.5
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
Data favours
Southampton
Southampton rate stronger across every major category. They lead recent form, attack, defence and head-to-head, giving Southampton a very strong edge.
Leads 4 of 4 major categories
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Southampton stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Southampton stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Southampton stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Southampton stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Not enough odds history yet to show market movement for this fixture.
Team Comparison
WatfordSouthampton
Season Profile
This season
15th
League Position
14th
0
Games Played
0
0.00
Points/Game
0.00
—
Goals/Game
—
—
Conceded/Game
—
11.6
Shots/Game
16.4
3.5
Shots on Target
4.9
Home vs Away Context
Watford at home (4 matches) vs Southampton away (4 matches)
1.75
Points/Game
0.50
1.50
Goals/Game
1.00
1.25
Conceded/Game
1.50
50%
Win Rate
0%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Watford
Home form
W
D
D
L
L
1W 2D 2L in last 5 at home
5 of these matches from last season.
0.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.6
Goals conceded
per match
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Southampton
Away form
W
W
W
W
D
Unbeaten in last 5 away
5 of these matches from last season.
2.4
Goals scored
per match
per match
0.8
Goals conceded
per match
per match
4/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Watford Wins
1
Draws
2
Southampton Wins
2
Avg Goals
3.0
Southampton1 – 0Watford
Watford2 – 2Southampton
Southampton3 – 2Watford
Watford1 – 1Southampton
Southampton1 – 2Watford
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Watfordvs
Southampton
Recent Scoring Profile
0.70
Goals scored / game
2.30
2.30
Goals conceded / game
0.90
6/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
8/10
5/10
Both Teams Scored
7/10
5/10
Failed to Score
1/10
10 of Watford's 10 matches and 10 of Southampton's 10 matches are from last season.
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