EFL Championship · Matchday 7
Southampton v Bristol City
- Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:00:00 UTCSt. Mary's StadiumMatchday 7
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Southampton 51%Draw 20%Bristol City 29%
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
SouthamptonBristol City
56Possession44
10Shots21
5Shots on target6
2Shots off target12
3Blocked shots3
8Shots inside box18
2Shots outside box3
2Corners5
6Fouls14
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Saves1
533Passes394
472Accurate passes345
Match events
- 38′Cyle Larin (assist Finn Azaz)
- 45′Flynn Downes → Cam Bragg
- 54′Lisav Eissat
- 58′Yu Hirakawa ← Jed Wallace
- 58′Dominic Ballard ← Sam Greenwood
- 61′Cyle Larin
- 66′Lorent Tolaj (assist Rio Cardines)
- 69′Léo Scienza → Tom Fellows
- 77′George Tanner ← Tomi Horvat
- 78′Rio Cardines ← Cameron Pring
- 78′Cyle Larin → Divin Mubama
- 82′Kuryu Matsuki (assist Finn Azaz)
- 83′Lorent Tolaj ← Elijah Adebayo
- 85′Finn Azaz (assist Divin Mubama)
- 88′Ryan Manning → Welington Santos
- 88′Finn Azaz → Lewis Dobbin
- 89′Sam Greenwood
Southampton · Bristol City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Southampton306.8Ward-Prowse
146.8Bree
46.8↓45'Downes
98.8↓78'Larin
136.8Schlotterbeck
36.8↓88'Manning
109.4↓88'Azaz
156.8Wood
16.8Peretz
76.8↓69'Scienza
277.8Matsuki
Bristol City86.3Williams
166.3Dickie
106.3Twine
126.3Knight
196.3↓77'Tanner
236.3↓58'Ballard
15.7Tickle
97.3↓83'Tolaj
76.3↓58'Hirakawa
26.0Eissat
217.1↓78'Cardines
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Southampton
- 30James Ward-Prowse6.8
- 14James Bree6.8
- 4Flynn Downes6.8
- 9Cyle Larin8.8
- 13Keven Schlotterbeck6.8
- 3Ryan Manning6.8
- 10Finn Azaz9.4
- 15Nathan Wood6.8
- 1Daniel Peretz6.8
- 7Léo Scienza6.8
- 27Kuryu Matsuki7.8
Bristol City
- 8Joe Williams6.3
- 16Robert Dickie6.3
- 10Scott Twine6.3
- 12Jason Knight6.3
- 19George Tanner6.3
- 23Dominic Ballard6.3
- 1Sam Tickle5.7
- 9Lorent Tolaj7.3
- 7Yu Hirakawa6.3
- 2Lisav Eissat6.0
- 21Rio Cardines7.1
SouthamptonTale of the tapeBristol City
4-4-2Formation3-4-3
17 ptsTable14 pts
+11Goal difference-3
WDDWWFormWWWDL
0Head-to-head wins1
51%Win chance29%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Southampton 0W1D1W Bristol City
Goals 3–5
- 2026-04-21Southampton2–2Bristol City
- 2025-10-21Bristol City3–1Southampton
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Southampton
WDDWW- vsSwansea City3-1
- @Lincoln City1-1
- @Birmingham City1-1
- vsMillwall5-1
- vsStoke City3-1
Bristol City
WWWDL- @Burnley2-1
- @Preston North End3-1
- vsPortsmouth2-1
- @Birmingham City2-2
- vsMillwall0-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 17 |
| Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
