Stoke vs Southampton Prediction

Championship 25/26 · Sat 31 Jan, 12:30
Stoke
02 Full time
Southampton
Stoke 0–2 Southampton

✗ Our AI missed this one — we predicted Home win (41%); it finished a away win.

What our model predicted

Home 41%
Draw 27%
Away 32%

💡 Stoke have a slight edge — leaning Stoke, but it's close.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Low · 43.5/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 43.5
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1519 v 1495 Stoke rated higher
Form Index WWDLD v DLLWD Stoke 1.6 · Southampton 1.0 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Closely matched on Power Rating (1519 vs 1495).
  • Stoke is in clearly better recent form (1.6 vs 1.0 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.7 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

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

Power Rating
Stoke
Form Index
Stoke
Goal expectation
Stoke
Home advantage
Stoke

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

Form Index (last 5)
StokeWWDLD1.6 ppg
SouthamptonDLLWD1.0 ppg
Power Rating
Stoke1519
Southampton1495
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model51% · 27% · 22%
Power Rating51% · 19% · 30%
Machine-learning39% · 29% · 32%

AI match preview

Stoke hosts Southampton in a Championship clash where the model slightly favors the home side with a 41% chance of victory, compared to a 32% chance for the visitors and a 27% likelihood of a draw. The expected goals tally suggests a modest edge to Stoke at 1.73 versus Southampton's 1.09, but the most probable scoreline remains a close 1-1 draw. With over 2.5 goals and both teams to score each hovering just above 50%, this matchup promises competitive action—remember these projections are statistical estimates and always gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.73 – 1.09

Most likely score

1-1

13% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 54%

Under 46%

Both teams to score

Yes 56%

No 44%

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Season averages (per game · last 130+ matches)

StokeSouthampton
5.4 Corners 5.8
2.2 Cards 2.1
11.6 Fouls 10.7

Averages of each team's own corners, cards (bookings) and fouls per game, from their recent match history.

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Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Jan 2026 Stoke 0–2 Southampton
Aug 2025 Southampton 1–2 Stoke