Southampton vs Watford Prediction

Championship 25/26 · Sat 7 Feb, 12:31
Southampton
10 Full time
Watford
Southampton 1–0 Watford

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (48%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 48%
Draw 26%
Away 26%

💡 Southampton are favourites — about 48 times in 100.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Low · 53.7/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 53.7
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1515 v 1513 Southampton rated higher
Form Index LLWDW v LDDLD Southampton 1.4 · Watford 0.6 ppg
Model Consensus 100%
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Why we predict this

  • Closely matched on Power Rating (1515 vs 1513).
  • Southampton is in clearly better recent form (1.4 vs 0.6 pts/game).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

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

Power Rating
Even
Form Index
Southampton
Goal expectation
Southampton
Home advantage
Southampton

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

Form Index (last 5)
SouthamptonLLWDW1.4 ppg
WatfordLDDLD0.6 ppg
Power Rating
Southampton1515
Watford1513
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model44% · 32% · 24%
Power Rating47% · 21% · 32%
Machine-learning49% · 25% · 26%

AI match preview

Southampton hold a slight statistical edge with a 48% chance of victory against Watford, who share a 26% probability of securing a draw or an away win. The model predicts a closely contested match, with an expected goals tally favoring Southampton 1.28 to 0.90 and a most likely scoreline of 1-1. While under 2.5 goals is more probable at 63%, there's a 44% chance both teams will find the net; as always, these projections are based on statistical models and fans should engage responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.28 – 0.90

Most likely score

1-1

15% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 37%

Under 63%

Both teams to score

Yes 44%

No 56%

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Season averages (per game · last 130+ matches)

SouthamptonWatford
5.8 Corners 5.1
2.1 Cards 2.2
10.7 Fouls 11.9

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

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Stadium & conditions

St Mary's Stadium Southampton, England Capacity 32,384 · grass

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Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Feb 2026 Southampton 1–0 Watford
Aug 2025 Watford 2–2 Southampton