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Championship | Gameweek 14
Oct 28, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
3 - 1
Birmingham

Harwood-Bellis (9'), Alcaraz (22'), Armstrong (86')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Stansfield (58')
Aiwu (44'), Gardner (80'), James (90+3'), Stansfield (90+9')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Southampton and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 2-2 Southampton
Wednesday, October 25 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 0-2 Hull City
Wednesday, October 25 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Southampton 3-1 Birmingham City

Southampton are beginning to show the form of a team fighting for a return to the Premier League, and the Saints should be confident of extending their unbeaten run against a Birmingham side who are still finding their feet with a new head coach at the helm. Blues' tricky run of fixtures continues on the South Coast on the weekend, and Southampton's crop of attacking players will need no invitation to take advantage of the visitors' defensive fragilities under Rooney. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Southampton win with a probability of 46.21%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 29.44% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.09%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-2 (7.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for Southampton in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Southampton.

Result
SouthamptonDrawBirmingham City
46.21% (0.568 0.57) 24.35% (-0.217 -0.22) 29.44% (-0.349 -0.35)
Both teams to score 57.54% (0.52699999999999 0.53)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.13% (0.787 0.79)44.87% (-0.785 -0.78)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.77% (0.753 0.75)67.23% (-0.75200000000001 -0.75)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.46% (0.56 0.56)19.54% (-0.558 -0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.55% (0.906 0.91)51.44% (-0.906 -0.91)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.51% (0.15900000000001 0.16)28.49% (-0.158 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.74% (0.197 0.2)64.26% (-0.196 -0.2)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 46.21%
    Birmingham City 29.44%
    Draw 24.34%
SouthamptonDrawBirmingham City
2-1 @ 9.32% (0.052 0.05)
1-0 @ 9.09% (-0.15 -0.15)
2-0 @ 7.42% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-1 @ 5.07% (0.115 0.12)
3-0 @ 4.04% (0.074 0.07)
3-2 @ 3.18% (0.086 0.09)
4-1 @ 2.07% (0.082 0.08)
4-0 @ 1.65% (0.058 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.3% (0.057 0.06)
Other @ 3.08%
Total : 46.21%
1-1 @ 11.41% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-2 @ 5.85% (0.058 0.06)
0-0 @ 5.57% (-0.191 -0.19)
3-3 @ 1.33% (0.041 0.04)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.34%
1-2 @ 7.17% (-0.054 -0.05)
0-1 @ 6.99% (-0.208 -0.21)
0-2 @ 4.39% (-0.11 -0.11)
1-3 @ 3% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.45% (0.035 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.84% (-0.038 -0.04)
1-4 @ 0.94% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 29.44%

How you voted: Southampton vs Birmingham

Southampton
85.7%
Draw
7.1%
Birmingham City
7.1%
28
Head to Head
Feb 4, 2012 5.20pm
Birmingham
0-0
Southampton
Caldwell (89')
Fox (22')
Fox (83')
Sep 18, 2011 3pm
Southampton
4-1
Birmingham
Lambert (34', 11' pen.), Chaplow (78')
Wood (49')
Caldwell (10'), Spector (14'), Carr (81')
Mar 7, 2009 3pm
Aug 16, 2008 3pm
Apr 14, 2007 3pm
Birmingham
2-1
Southampton
Jaidi (32'), Bendtner (79')
Kelly (49'), McSheffrey (70')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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