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Southampton 3-1 Swansea: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 6
FT
  • F. Azaz9'
  • C. Larin33'
  • L. Scienza78'
  • 52' (pen)Z. Vipotnik
St. Mary's StadiumLewis SmithCapacity 32,689Tue, 8 Sept 202620:45

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Player of the match
Leonardo Weschenfelder Scienza headshot
Leonardo Weschenfelder Scienza
Midfielder · Southampton
8.3
This match
Shooting7.2Finishing3.2Creativity10.0Passing7.0Involvement5.0Defending3.5Physical6.8Dribbling10.0
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots2
Shots on target2
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won3
Offsides1
Build-up
Passes26
Key passes1
Pass accuracy81%
Defending
Tackles2
Duels won7 · 50%
Fouls won/made2 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Scienza8.3Azaz7.7Larin7.3Eustaquio6.9Widell6.9Vipotnik7.7
Player
Daniel PeretzDaniel PeretzG110,93-0,0746/575/14
Lawrence VigourouxLawrence VigourouxG131,59-1,4125/325/11
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Possession & Passing

47%Possession53%
449Total passes498
86%Pass accuracy86%
9Corners3

Attack

16Shots10
4On target2
8Off target4
4Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

16Shots in box4
0Shots out box6
1.2xG1.2
-1.0Goals prevented-1.0

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves1
5Offsides3
10Fouls10
0Yellow 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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0,91xG0,11
10Shots4
2On target0
2Big chances0
17Touches in box11
52%Possession48%
3Corners2
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Second half

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0,28xG1,04
6Shots6
2On target2
1Big chances1
14Touches in box8
42%Possession58%
6Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
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1.1916847%
75% open play25% set piece
Swansea crestSwansea
1.1510553%
26% open play5% set piece69% penalty

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

26 shots

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

0,00,30,71,01,30'15'30'45'60'75'90'Žan Vipotnik 52'Finn Azaz 9'Cyle Larin 33'Léo Scienza 78'Southampton1,19 xGSwansea1,15 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Southampton crestSouthampton1,19 xG · 3 scoredSwansea crestSwansea1,15 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Southampton31
Open play 23Set piece 4Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 2
Swansea19
Open play 12Set piece 1Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

23 swings

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

Finn Azaz 9'Cyle Larin 33'Žan Vipotnik 52'Léo Scienza 78'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'SouthamptonSwansea
Southampton crestSouthampton67% pressureSwansea crestSwansea33% pressure

Match replay

91'
3-1
100%Draw 0%0%
1.19xG1.15
16Shots10
8On target5
Momentum
Stephen Eustaquio portrait90' Saved Stephen Eustaquio 0.09 xG

Shot map

16 v 10

Southampton shoot right, Swansea left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SOUSWAgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 4 scored

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

Finn Azaz, 4', off targetCyle Larin, 14', off targetCyle Larin, 14', off targetCyle Larin, 26', off targetMarko Stamenić, 30', off targetFlynn Downes, 43', off targetRonald Pereira, 47', off targetBen Cabango, 51', off targetKeven Schlotterbeck, 55', off targetCyle Larin, 62', off targetAdam Idah, 77', off targetMelker Widell, 83', off targetDivin Mubama, 90', off target
SouthamptonSwanseagoalsavedoff 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%
31Fellows52Bree35Larin72Ward-Prow…55Azaz74Downes59Scienza72Peretz90Manning84Wood80Schlotter…
SwanseaDefensive line 40%
27Opoku35Just22Vipotnik57Fulton52Yeo84Stamenić62Tymon101Cabango84Welsh75Lissah51Vigouroux

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 76'
15134301310147189

Most-connected pair: Wood and Peretz, 26 passes between them.

SwanseaUntil 45'
42361458492622309

Most-connected pair: Fulton and Stamenić, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

50control50
49%Field tiltField tilt 51%11Box entriesBox entries 712Passes into boxPasses into box 5
Leo Scienza
Leo Scienza
9 touches in box
Press18.4 · 11.9Territory49% · 51%Direct1.97 · 1.90Progress32 · 45Dribble4 · 6Creation31 · 19Threat0.59 · 0.57Recover9 · 9
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In possession

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48,8%Field tilt51,2%
12Passes into box5
20Progressive passes35
6Carries into final third4
11Chances created5

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

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Out of possession

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18,36Press intensity (PPDA)11,87
4High turnovers13
9Regains within 5s9
19,1sBall recovery time25,3s
15Interceptions18

↓ 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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120Carries113
1346mCarry distance1292m
12Progressive carries10
620mProgressive carry distance554m
2Carries into the box2

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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4Take-ons won6
14Take-ons attempted10
392mProgressive pass distance631m
0Through balls0
6Switches of play6

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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0,59Expected threat (xT)0,57
1,92Action value (VAEP)0,03
31Shot-creating actions19
6Goal-creating actions2
0,71Expected assisted goals0,20

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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4,4Passes per attack4,9
14,0sAttack duration13,7s
1,97 m/sAttack directness1,90 m/s
2Build-up attacks5
7Direct attacks5

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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31Touches in box20
43Final third entries69
4Big chances1
1,98xG on target0,93
2Big chances missed0
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Passing

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7/18 (39%)Crosses2/18 (11%)
17/41 (41%)Long balls22/53 (42%)
19Throw-ins13
10Free kicks9
12Goal kicks6
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Duels

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50Total50
25/59 (42%)Ground34/59 (58%)
16/23 (70%)Aerial7/23 (30%)
4/12 (33%)Dribbles7/11 (64%)
9Dispossessed7
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Defending

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40Recoveries43
11Interceptions11
11Tackles17
64%Tackles won65%
18Clearances17
2Big chances scored1
0Big saves2
0Errors led to shot1
0Fouled in final third4
7,60Average rating6,35

Goal profile

This season

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

Southampton crestShare of their matchesSwansea crest

They score

100%1+ goal80%
40%2+ goals60%
40%3+ goals20%

They concede

80%1+ goal50%
20%2+ goals10%

Heaviest results

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

Swansea crestbest 3-0 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)

Match summary

Southampton beat Swansea 3-1 at St. Mary's Stadium in the Championship. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: F. Azaz (9'), C. Larin (33'), L. Scienza (78') for Southampton; Z. Vipotnik (52' pen) for Swansea. In their last 20 meetings, Southampton have won 14, Swansea 2, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 42%
SOU42%
X31%
SWA27%

→ Double chance: Southampton or draw

Why this prediction

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

Southampton crestShare per factorSwansea crest
42%Form58%
61%Attack39%
14%Defence86%
39%Goal model (Poisson)61%
93%Head-to-head7%
87%Goals13%
56%Overall44%
Last 5 matches
Scored 11, conceded 6
Last 5 matches
Scored 7, conceded 1

Who will win?

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Capacity