Southampton 3–1 Stoke City: Result & How It Finished

Championship Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 St. Mary's Stadium Referee: Steve Martin, England Full time

The Result

Southampton 3–1 Stoke City
Half time1–1
Total goals4
Both scoredYes

The Story of the Game

  • Southampton take 13 points from their last 6; Stoke City have 13 from theirs.
  • Both teams have scored in 61% of these sides' recent matches on average.
  • Southampton have won 65% of their home matches.
  • They have met 18 times, with 6 wins for Southampton, 6 for Stoke City and 6 draws.

Form After This Game

ClubLast 6PtsScoredConcededBTTSOver 2.5
Southampton WLWWDW13/181.851.0368%58%
Stoke City WWWLWD13/181.081.4553%50%

Form over the last six completed matches, all competitions. Rates withheld below a six-match sample.

Where They Stand

PosClubPlWDLGDPts
6 Southampton12732+1220
9 Stoke City12624+220

See the full Championship table →

Head-to-Head

Southampton wins
2
Draws
0
Stoke City wins
1
Meetings
3
  • 22 Aug 2026 Southampton 3–1 Stoke City
  • 31 Jan 2026 Stoke City 0–2 Southampton
  • 23 Aug 2025 Southampton 1–2 Stoke City

Full Southampton v Stoke City record →

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Season Stats Compared

SouthamptonStatStoke City
40Played 40
22Won 12
12Drawn 9
6Lost 19
55%Win rate 30%
1.85Goals per game 1.08
1.03Conceded per game 1.45
30%Clean sheets 25%
10%Failed to score 33%
68%Both teams scored 53%
58%Over 2.5 goals 50%

Season to date, all competitions. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted.

Home Form v Away Form

The split that matters most for this fixture: how Southampton perform at home against how Stoke City travel.

RecordPlWDLWin rateScoredConceded
Southampton at home20136165%20.7
Stoke City away20531225%0.71.55

Key Players 2026/27

Southampton

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
C. Larin11107030
F. Azaz12113510
K. Matsuki1283110
J. Bree12112120
Léo Scienza11112200

Stoke City

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
E. Galbraith12123340
E. Bocat11102210
J. Devenny872010
J. McGlynn862110
S. Gallagher642120

Top scorers, league appearances only. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings.

Last Season 2025/26

The same players a season earlier — useful for judging who has kicked on.

Southampton

  • 11 A. Armstrong — 29 apps, 4 assists
  • 10 F. Azaz — 43 apps, 7 assists
  • 9 R. Stewart — 27 apps, 2 assists
  • 8 R. Manning — 45 apps, 6 assists
  • 8 C. Larin — 18 apps, 1 assists

Stoke City

  • 10 S. Thomas — 45 apps, 11 assists
  • 7 M. Manhoef — 45 apps, 4 assists
  • 5 D. Mubama — 26 apps, 1 assists
  • 4 L. Baker — 17 apps, 1 assists
  • 3 B. Wilmot — 34 apps, 0 assists

Recent Results

Southampton

  • 24 Oct West Ham 2–3 Southampton
  • 17 Oct Southampton 0–0 Bolton
  • 14 Oct Norwich 0–1 Southampton
  • 11 Oct Southampton 1–0 Portsmouth
  • 19 Sep Wrexham 2–1 Southampton

Stoke City

  • 24 Oct Stoke City 0–0 Bristol City
  • 17 Oct Derby 0–1 Stoke City
  • 13 Oct Stoke City 2–3 Middlesbrough
  • 10 Oct Bolton 1–2 Stoke City
  • 19 Sep Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield Utd

Southampton v Stoke City FAQs

When is Southampton v Stoke City?
Kick-off is 3:00pm on Saturday 22 August 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium.
What is the head-to-head record?
These clubs have met 3 times in our records: 2 for Southampton, 1 for Stoke City, and 0 draws.
Where are both clubs in the table?
Southampton are 6th on 20 points; Stoke City are 9th on 20.
Are these sides likely to produce goals?
Both teams have scored in 68% of Southampton games and 53% of Stoke City games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 58% and 50% respectively.

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