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FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 12, 2025 at 4.30pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
3 - 0
Swansea

Deen Sulemana (20'), Obling (35', 65')
Manning (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Grimes (60'), Allen (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Southampton and Swansea City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Southampton 0-5 Brentford
Saturday, January 4 at 3pm in Premier League
Last Game: Swansea 1-1 West Brom
Saturday, January 4 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Southampton 1-2 Swansea City

This is a tricky game to call, as Southampton have struggled all season and it is difficult to see them winning anywhere at the moment. The nature of the Brentford result last weekend would have been a crushing blow to the new management team, and we think Swansea will pile on the misery here with a slight upset at St Mary's this weekend. 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 Swansea City win with a probability of 55%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 22.86% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.77%) and 0-2 (8.43%). The likeliest Southampton win was 2-1 (5.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.21%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood.

Result
SouthamptonDrawSwansea City
22.86% (0.0090000000000003 0.01) 22.15%55% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Both teams to score 58.75% (0.010000000000005 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.61% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)40.39% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.23% (0.007000000000005 0.01)62.77% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.82% (0.012999999999991 0.01)31.18% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.49% (0.012999999999998 0.01)67.52% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Swansea City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.37% (0.00099999999999056 0)14.63% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.25%42.76% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 22.86%
    Swansea City 55%
    Draw 22.14%
SouthamptonDrawSwansea City
2-1 @ 5.96% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-0 @ 5.32%
2-0 @ 3.1% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-1 @ 2.31% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.22% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 1.2% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 22.86%
1-1 @ 10.21%
2-2 @ 5.72% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 4.56% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-3 @ 1.42%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 22.14%
1-2 @ 9.82%
0-1 @ 8.77% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 8.43% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-3 @ 6.29%
0-3 @ 5.4% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-3 @ 3.67% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-4 @ 3.02%
0-4 @ 2.59% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-4 @ 1.76% (0.0010000000000001 0)
1-5 @ 1.16%
0-5 @ 1%
Other @ 3.09%
Total : 55%

How you voted: Southampton vs Swansea

Southampton
Swansea City
Southampton
62.7%
Swansea City
37.3%
59
Head to Head
Jan 20, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 28
Swansea
1-3
Southampton
Paterson (40')
Fulton (45+2'), Darling (78')
Adams (6'), Smallbone (20'), Downes (45')
Harwood-Bellis (17'), Charles (90+6')
Dec 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 24
Southampton
5-0
Swansea
Aribo (17'), Edozie (48'), Fraser (74', 87'), Adams (90+3')
Bednarek (34'), Aribo (38')

Cullen (24'), Tymon (55'), Fulton (56'), Allen (83')
Jan 8, 2022 5.30pm
Third Round
Swansea
2-3
Southampton
Piroe (77'), Bednarek (94' og.)
Bennett (43'), Cooper (45+1'), Walsh (59'), Dhanda (90+3')
Redmond (8'), Elyounoussi (95'), Long (102')
Valery (3')
Valery (30')
Jul 31, 2021 3pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Swansea
1-3
Southampton
Salisu (13' og.)
Tella (14'), Redmond (22'), Armstrong (57')
Aug 29, 2020 1pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Southampton
7-1
Swansea
Adams (6'), Redmond (13'), Ings (20', 42'), Ward-Prowse (34', 45'), Bertrand (35')
Fulton (110')
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