Stoke City vs Southampton

Value Assessment

Home Win
2.65
34% pred
-3.7%
Draw
3.26
27% pred
-3.2%
Away Win
2.57
39% pred
-0.4%
BTTS Yes 1.70 45%
BTTS No 2.07 43%

Key Insights

Dead Rubber

Both teams safe in mid-table with nothing to play for - reduced intensity expected

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Southampton

Southampton has Adam Armstrong ranked #4 in league scoring (11 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Match Normality

70%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 31 2026 · 12:30
Venue
Bet365 Stadium (Stoke)
Competition
Championship · 30
Referee
Farai Hallam Farai Hallam

Coaches

Mark Robins

Mark Robins

Stoke City Stoke City

In role since Jan 2025

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William Still

William Still

Southampton Southampton

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Recent Form

Stoke City Stoke City
0W 2D 3L
0.8 GF · 1.6 GA
D H Leicester City Leicester City 2-2
L H Fulham Fulham 1-2
L H Southampton Southampton 0-2
L H Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-2
D H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 0-0
0W 2D 3L
0.8 GF · 1.6 GA
D H Leicester City Leicester City 2-2
L H Fulham Fulham 1-2
L H Southampton Southampton 0-2
L H Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-2
D H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 0-0
2W 2D 1L
0.8 GF · 0.4 GA
L A Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 0-1
D A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 0-0
D A Birmingham City Birmingham City 1-1
W A Norwich City Norwich City 2-0
W A Hull City Hull City 1-0
0W 2D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Leicester City Leicester City 2-2
L H Fulham Fulham 1-2
L A Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 0-1
D A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 0-0
L H Southampton Southampton 0-2
Southampton Southampton
3W 1D 1L
2 GF · 2 GA
W A Leicester City Leicester City 4-3
W A Stoke City Stoke City 2-0
D A Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-1
W A Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 3-2
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
3W 1D 1L
1.2 GF · 0.8 GA
D H Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 1-1
W H Leicester City Leicester City 2-1
W H Watford Watford 1-0
W H Sheffield United Sheffield United 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 1-2
3W 1D 1L
2 GF · 2 GA
W A Leicester City Leicester City 4-3
W A Stoke City Stoke City 2-0
D A Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-1
W A Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 3-2
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
4W 1D 0L
2 GF · 1 GA
D H Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 1-1
W H Leicester City Leicester City 2-1
W A Leicester City Leicester City 4-3
W H Watford Watford 1-0
W A Stoke City Stoke City 2-0

Sidelined Players

Stoke City Stoke City 3 out
Gavin Bazunu
Gavin Bazunu
injury
Bosun Lawal
Bosun Lawal
injury
Junior Tchamadeu
Junior Tchamadeu
injury
Southampton Southampton 6 out
Kamaldeen Sulemana
Kamaldeen Sulemana
injury
Jack Stephens
Jack Stephens
injury
Mads Roerslev
Mads Roerslev
injury
Will Smallbone
Will Smallbone
injury
Alex McCarthy
Alex McCarthy
injury

+1 more

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Stoke City
4
40%
Draws
2
20%
Southampton
4
40%
Avg Goals
1.9
BTTS
40%

League Signals

Predictability
51%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Stoke City have struggled recently, winning just 0 of their last 5 matches. Southampton arrive in strong form with 4 wins from 5 games.