Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Southampton FC Prediction

Championship · Sat 28 Feb, 15:00
Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Southampton FC

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Away win (60%); it finished a away win.

What our model predicted

Home 20%
Draw 20%
Away 60%

💡 Southampton FC are favourites — about 60 times in 100.

Our pickAway win
SwiftScore Medium · 71.0/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 71.0
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1280 v 1547 Southampton rated higher
Form Index 0.0 v 2.6 points per game, last 5
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Southampton FC is the stronger side on Power Rating (1547 vs 1280).
  • Southampton FC is in clearly better recent form (2.6 vs 0.0 pts/game).
  • Away side projects to create more (2.5 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Southampton
Form Index
Southampton
Goal expectation
Southampton
Home advantage
Sheffield Wed

Green = favours Sheffield Wed · Blue = favours Southampton. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
Sheffield WedLLLLL0.0 ppg
SouthamptonWWWDW2.6 ppg
Power Rating
Sheffield Wed1280
Southampton1547
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model8% · 17% · 75%
Power Rating21% · 12% · 67%
Machine-learning32% · 31% · 37%

AI match preview

Sheffield Wednesday host Southampton in a Championship clash where the visitors hold a 60% chance of victory, according to model projections, with a 71/100 confidence level. Expected goals favor Southampton significantly at 2.55 compared to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.77, making a 0-2 away win the most probable scoreline. With a 64% likelihood of over 2.5 goals and a 50% chance both teams score, this match promises attacking action, but remember these are statistical forecasts—please gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

0.77 – 2.55

Most likely score

0-2

12% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 64%

Under 36%

Both teams to score

Yes 50%

No 50%

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Stadium & conditions

Hillsborough Sheffield, England Capacity 39,732 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Feb 2026 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Southampton FC
Nov 2025 Southampton FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC