EFL Championship · Matchday 2
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCSt. Mary's StadiumMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Southampton 39%Draw 34%Stoke City 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
SouthamptonStoke City
58Possession42
2.32Expected goals (xG)0.67
17Shots14
5Shots on target2
7Shots off target5
5Blocked shots7
10Shots inside box11
7Shots outside box3
4Corners2
2Offsides2
10Fouls21
3Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
1Saves2
475Passes326
411Accurate passes260
87Pass accuracy80
Match events
- 8'Cyle Larin (assist Flynn Downes)
- 19'James Bree
- 26'Ethan Galbraith (assist Sam Gallagher)
- 38'Sam Gallagher
- 50'Flynn Downes
- 52'Ryan Manning
- 62'Ethan Galbraith
- 62'George Hirst ← Róbert Boženík
- 70'Sam Gallagher ← Svante Ingelsson
- 78'Cyle Larin → Divin Mubama
- 78'Léo Scienza → Lewis Dobbin
- 81'Djibril Soumaré ← Tomáš Rigo
- 81'Eric Bocat ← Maksym Talovierov
- 82'Maksym Talovierov
- 86'Svante Ingelsson
- 89'Divin Mubama (assist Finn Azaz)
- 90'Tom Fellows → Samuel Edozie
- 90'Svante Ingelsson
- 90'Svante Ingelsson
- 90'Ryan Manning · penalty
- 90'Finn Azaz → Romeo Akachukwu
- 90'Kuryu Matsuki → Cam Bragg
Southampton · Stoke City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
56.8Stephens
146.5Bree
47.2Downes
97.8↓78'Larin
37.5Manning
107.5↓90'Azaz
156.8Wood
186.8↓90'Fellows
16.8Peretz
76.8↓78'Scienza
276.8↓90'Matsuki
206.8↓70'Gallagher
236.3Gibson
26.3Johnson
166.3Wilmot
15.9Johansson
156.3↓62'Hirst
176.3↓81'Bocat
76.3Thomas
106.3Bae
87.0Galbraith
276.3↓81'Soumaré
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Southampton
- 5Jack Stephens6.8
- 14James Bree6.5
- 4Flynn Downes7.2
- 9Cyle Larin7.8
- 3Ryan Manning7.5
- 10Finn Azaz7.5
- 15Nathan Wood6.8
- 18Tom Fellows6.8
- 1Daniel Peretz6.8
- 7Léo Scienza6.8
- 27Kuryu Matsuki6.8
Stoke City
- 20Sam Gallagher6.8
- 23Ben Gibson6.3
- 2Ben Johnson6.3
- 16Ben Wilmot6.3
- 1Viktor Johansson5.9
- 15George Hirst6.3
- 17Eric Bocat6.3
- 7Sorba Thomas6.3
- 10Jun-ho Bae6.3
- 8Ethan Galbraith7.0
- 27Djibril Soumaré6.3
SouthamptonTale of the tapeStoke City
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
4 ptsTable6 pts
+5Goal difference-1
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Southampton 2W0D1W Stoke City
Goals 6–3
- 2026-08-22Southampton3–1Stoke City
- 2026-01-31Stoke City0–2Southampton
- 2025-08-23Southampton1–2Stoke City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |