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Southampton 3-1 Stoke City: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 2
FT
  • C. Larin8'
  • D. Mubama89'
  • R. Manning90' (pen)
  • 26'E. Galbraith
St. Mary's StadiumSteve MartinCapacity 32,689Sat, 22 Aug 202616:00
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Player of the match
Ryan Phelim Manning headshot
Ryan Phelim Manning
Defender · Southampton
7.7
This match
Shooting0.6Finishing1.5Creativity9.1Passing7.3Involvement6.2Defending6.6Physical5.3Dribbling2.7
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy50%
Penalties1
Build-up
Passes50
Pass accuracy78%
Defending
Tackles3
Duels won6 · 46%
Fouls won/made3 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Manning7.7Larin7.6Azaz7.3Gallagher6.9Galbraith7.3Bae7.5
Player
Viktor JohanssonViktor JohanssonG232,19-0,8123/377/21
Daniel PeretzDaniel PeretzG110,33-0,6728/402/14
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Possession & Passing

58%Possession42%
474Total passes329
86%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners2

Attack

18Shots15
5On target2
6Off target6
7Blocked shots7

Box & Quality

11Shots in box12
7Shots out box3
2.5xG0.9
-0.8Goals prevented-0.8

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2
2Offsides2
10Fouls21
3Yellow cards5
0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,53xG0,57
3Shots10
1On target2
1Big chances1
7Touches in box12
56%Possession44%
1Corners0
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Second half

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1,79xG0,36
15Shots5
4On target0
2Big chances0
21Touches in box5
60%Possession40%
3Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
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2.46191358%
58% open play8% set piece34% penalty
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0.9315942%
80% open play20% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

34 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,71,42,12,80'15'30'45'60'75'90'Ethan Galbraith 26'Cyle Larin 8'Divin Mubama 89'Ryan Manning 90'Southampton2,46 xGStoke City0,93 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Southampton crestSouthampton2,46 xG · 3 scoredStoke City crestStoke City0,93 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Southampton36
Open play 25Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 5Defensive 1
Stoke City26
Open play 17Set piece 4Foul won 2Rebound 3

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Cyle Larin 8'Ethan Galbraith 26'Divin Mubama 89'Ryan Manning 90'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'SouthamptonStoke City
Southampton crestSouthampton64% pressureStoke City crestStoke City36% pressure

Match replay

91'
3-1
100%Draw 0%0%
2.46xG0.93
19Shots15
13On target9
Momentum
Ryan Manning portrait90' Goal Ryan Manning 0.79 xG

Shot map

19 v 15

Southampton shoot right, Stoke City left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SOUSCgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Jun-Ho Bae, 16', off targetBen Gibson, 20', off targetCyle Larin, 25', off targetSam Gallagher, 33', off targetFinn Azaz, 34', off targetDjibril Soumaré, 47', off targetJack Stephens, 58', off targetKuryu Matsuki, 66', off targetRyan Manning, 69', off targetSvante Ingelsson, 71', off targetRóbert Bozeník, 77', off targetFinn Azaz, 84', off target
SouthamptonStoke Citygoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

SouthamptonDefensive line 35%
32Larin53Scienza53Fellows68Bree81Downes57Azaz48Peretz74Wood89Manning96Stephens80Matsuki
Stoke CityDefensive line 39%
49Soumaré57Johansson58Galbraith17Hirst38Gallagher52Johnson56Thomas66Gibson56Bocat58Jun-Ho61Wilmot

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

SouthamptonUntil 78'
5154271410318719

Most-connected pair: Stephens and Manning, 24 passes between them.

Stoke CityUntil 62'
231681727102712015

Most-connected pair: Gibson and Wilmot, 19 passes between them.

Tactical battle

71control29
60%Field tiltField tilt 40%11Box entriesBox entries 88Passes into boxPasses into box 10
Cyle Larin
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7 touches in box
Press9.5 · 10.1Territory60% · 40%Direct2.03 · 2.27Progress63 · 24Dribble6 · 5Creation36 · 26Threat0.91 · 0.21Recover10 · 7
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In possession

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60,4%Field tilt39,6%
8Passes into box10
38Progressive passes15
8Carries into final third4
8Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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9,48Press intensity (PPDA)10,08
7High turnovers6
10Regains within 5s7
18,5sBall recovery time29,0s
9Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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152Carries87
1822mCarry distance1140m
25Progressive carries9
992mProgressive carry distance420m
4Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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6Take-ons won5
14Take-ons attempted11
670mProgressive pass distance327m
2Through balls0
2Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,91Expected threat (xT)0,21
2,51Action value (VAEP)0,33
36Shot-creating actions26
6Goal-creating actions2
1,21Expected assisted goals0,75

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,2Passes per attack3,0
12,0sAttack duration10,7s
2,03 m/sAttack directness2,27 m/s
2Build-up attacks1
8Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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28Touches in box17
64Final third entries41
3Big chances1
2,19xG on target0,33
40Dangerous attacks46
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Passing

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3/15 (20%)Crosses6/24 (25%)
20/50 (40%)Long balls15/46 (33%)
22Throw-ins8
20Free kicks10
8Goal kicks12
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Duels

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52Total48
40/64 (63%)Ground24/64 (38%)
9/30 (30%)Aerial21/30 (70%)
5/10 (50%)Dribbles3/9 (33%)
6Dispossessed8
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Defending

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38Recoveries45
8Interceptions10
14Tackles11
71%Tackles won55%
14Clearances22
3Big chances scored1
0Big saves1
3Fouled in final third2
7,63Average rating6,05

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

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They score

100%1+ goal100%
40%2+ goals50%
40%3+ goals10%
20%4+ goals10%

They concede

80%1+ goal80%
20%2+ goals40%

Heaviest results

Southampton crestbest 5-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Stoke City crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

Match summary

Southampton beat Stoke City 3-1 at St. Mary's Stadium in the Championship. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: C. Larin (8'), D. Mubama (89'), R. Manning (90' pen) for Southampton; E. Galbraith (26') for Stoke City. The winner came in the 89th minute. Stoke City finished with ten men after Svante Ingelsson was sent off. In their last 19 meetings, Southampton have won 7, Stoke City 6, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 45%
SOU45%
X45%
SC10%

→ Double chance: Southampton or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

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50%Attack50%
50%Defence50%
60%Head-to-head40%
58%Goals42%
55%Overall45%
Last match
Scored 1, conceded 2
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Scored 1, conceded 2

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