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Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

William Still and Henrik Pedersen clash in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Southampton face Sheffield Wednesday at the St. Mary's Stadium. Stats power the predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis is inline with them too. Southampton and Sheff Wed have delivered plenty of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.50.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Southampton
44%
1.441.03
Draw
27%
4.7515.00
Sheff Wed
30%
6.0041.00
6%
Draw 1-1
13%
9.0012.00
Southampton 1-0
12%
8.0010.00
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
19.0013.00
Southampton 2-1
9%
8.504.40
Draw 0-0
9%
15.0012.00
Southampton 2-0
8%
7.508.00
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
19.0021.00
Sheff Wed 2-0
5%
34.0023.00
Draw 2-2
5%
17.006.50
12%
Southampton 3-1
4%
11.003.60
Southampton 3-0
4%
10.005.50
Sheff Wed 3-1
2%
41.0046.00
Southampton 3-2
2%
23.006.00
Sheff Wed 3-0
2%
67.0046.00
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
41.0017.00
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
1.671.06
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
2.208.50
Home 1st Goal
50%
1.401.40
Away 1st Goal
45%
3.003.10
3%
No 1st Goal
5%
15.0011.00
8%
BTTS - Yes
49%
1.801.73
2%
BTTS - No
51%
1.912.05
2%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
3.001.02
1%
BTTS - Draw
18%
6.0013.00
8%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
11.0034.00
8%
Home/draw
70%
1.131.00
Away/draw
56%
2.6312.00
3%
Home/away
73%
1.181.02
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1.221.04
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
4.3310.00
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
2.751.18
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1.444.40
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
5.001.25
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1.173.60
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10.002.20
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.061.62
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.031.02
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
15.0012.00
Home DNB
62%
1.171.00
1%
Away DNB
48%
5.0034.00
8%
Southampton win to nil
25%
2.50-
Sheff Wed win to nil
17%
11.00-
Southampton / Southampton
37%
2.101.22
2%
Southampton / Sheff Wed
2%
41.0015.00
Southampton / Draw
5%
15.006.50
Draw / Southampton
19%
4.3317.00
Draw / Sheff Wed
6%
13.0026.00
Draw / Draw
12%
7.0021.00
Sheff Wed / Southampton
4%
19.00101.00
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
8%
11.0071.00
8%
Sheff Wed / Draw
5%
17.0081.00
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Southampton have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 19th place in the Championship league table. Southampton are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 2 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Southampton have outscored their opponents by 15 goals to 11 goals.

Home League Performance

Southampton have played 6 games at home winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 4 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Sheff Wed are in 24th position in the Championship on -4 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 26 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Southampton
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry149412631 
Dec 20
Mar 14
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
2
Stoke148331227 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
3
Preston15753626 
l
 
0-2A
May 2
Nov 29
Jan 1
4
M'Boro14752526 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
5
Hull15744225 
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
Dec 26
Mar 21
6
Millwall15744-325 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Feb 14
Nov 26
7
Charlton14653523 
Feb 21
Nov 22
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
8
Bristol C15654423 
Apr 21
l
 
3-1F
l
 
0-3A
Jan 24
9
Derby15654123 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
Dec 15
Mar 7
10
Birmingham14635421 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Jan 20
d
 
2-2A
11
Ipswich13553720 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
Dec 20
12
Watford15555120 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
Mar 10
Dec 9
13
Leicester14464118 
Nov 25
Feb 14
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
14
Wrexham14464018 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
15
West Brom14536-318 
Dec 9
Mar 11
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
16
QPR14536-618 
Feb 24
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
17
Swansea14455-117 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
18
Blackburn14518-516 
Apr 25
l
 
2-1F
Dec 29
Dec 6
19
Southampton14365-515 
-
-
Feb 28
Nov 8
20
Portsmouth15357-814 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
Jan 17
w
 
0-2F
21
Oxford Utd14347-513 
Mar 21
Dec 26
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
22
Norwich14239-89 
Mar 7
Dec 13
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
23
Sheff Utd143011-159 
Jan 21
w
 
1-2A
Nov 23
Feb 21
24
Sheff Wed14158-15-4 
Nov 8
Feb 28
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Win / draw / win form
5
Southampton have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
8
Sheff Wed have not won in 8 consecutive league games
Southampton 19TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Southampton0 - 2Preston
Southampton0 - 0Swansea
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Southampton0 - 0Portsmouth
Southampton1 - 2Stoke
Southampton2 - 1Wrexham
Southampton1 - 2Arsenal
Southampton0 - 0Man City
Southampton1 - 2Fulham
Southampton0 - 3A Villa
Southampton1 - 1C Palace
Southampton1 - 2Wolves
Southampton0 - 4Brighton
Southampton1 - 3Bournemouth
Southampton1 - 3Newcastle
Southampton0 - 5Brentford
Southampton0 - 1West Ham
Southampton0 - 5Spurs
Southampton1 - 5Chelsea
Southampton2 - 3Liverpool
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASouthampton2 - 1QPR
HSouthampton0 - 2Preston
ASouthampton1 - 2Blackburn
ASouthampton1 - 3Bristol C
HSouthampton0 - 0Swansea
ASouthampton1 - 1Derby
ASouthampton2 - 1Sheff Utd
HSouthampton1 - 1M'Boro
ASouthampton1 - 3Hull
HSouthampton0 - 0Portsmouth
ASouthampton2 - 2Watford
HSouthampton1 - 2Stoke
ASouthampton1 - 1Ipswich
HSouthampton2 - 1Wrexham
HSouthampton1 - 2Arsenal
ASouthampton0 - 2Everton
HSouthampton0 - 0Man City
ASouthampton0 - 2Leicester
HSouthampton1 - 2Fulham
ASouthampton1 - 1West Ham
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom0 - 0Sheff Wed
Charlton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Birmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth0 - 2Sheff Wed
Wrexham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Leicester2 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Burnley4 - 0Sheff Wed
Swansea0 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Sheff Wed
QPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
M'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
Oxford Utd1 - 3Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Wed1 - 1Norwich
ASheff Wed0 - 0West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
HSheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed1 - 2Charlton
HSheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
ASheff Wed2 - 2Birmingham
HSheff Wed1 - 1QPR
ASheff Wed2 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Wed0 - 3Bristol C
HSheff Wed0 - 2Swansea
ASheff Wed2 - 2Wrexham
HSheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
ASheff Wed1 - 2Leicester
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed0 - 2Stoke
HSheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Wed2 - 2Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Southampton have beaten Sheff Wed in 4 consecutive league meetings
8
Southampton have not lost to Sheff Wed in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Southampton since 1992
Southampton
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
21
12
Games: Scored
11 / 14
7 / 14
Clean sheets
7 / 14
3 / 14
SOU
6
D
4
SHW
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Southampton
Southampton4 - 0
Southampton2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Southampton2 - 1
Southampton3 - 0
Southampton2 - 0
Southampton1 - 0
2 - 3Sheff Wed
2 - 3Sheff Wed
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Sheff Wed
League games at Sheff Wed since 1993
Sheff Wed
Southampton
Goals: Scored
23
14
Games: Scored
10 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
4 / 14
SOU
4
D
5
SHW
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
1 - 2Southampton
0 - 1Southampton
Sheff Wed2 - 0
Sheff Wed5 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Southampton
0 - 1Southampton
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Wed2 - 0
Sheff Wed5 - 2
Goal Statistics
Southampton 19th Sheff Wed 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Southampton will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-45
Southampton have scored 45% fewer goals at home than predicted
+26
Sheff Wed have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
0.7
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
2.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Southampton
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
25%
better
SOU
SHW
view stats
Games scored11
8
Failed to score3
6
Scored first6
4
Goals scored15
11
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.8
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal9
10
Conversion rate for11
10
Avg. XG for1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
12%
better
SOU
SHW
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets2
2
Conceded first6
9
Goals conceded20
26
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+12%

Southampton v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11414
A ArmstrongA ArmstrongN WoodT Harwood-Bellis
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Bazunu GLK7
-
J Stephens DEF81
2
-
N Wood DEF101
3
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF91
4
-
T Fellows MID9
1
-
F Downes MID8
4
-
C. Jander MID9
1
-
R Manning MID132
3
-
F Azaz FWD101
-
A Armstrong FWD1441
1
-
L Scienza FWD92
-
Subs
A McCarthy GLK7
-
M Roerslev DEF8
1
-
R Edwards DEF9
-
J Quarshie DEF6
1
-
J Aribo MID2
-
K Matsuki MID2
1
-
J. Robinson FWD1221
-
D Downs FWD81
1
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14323
L PalmerB BannanB BannanD Iorfa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Horvath GLK10
1
1
L Palmer DEF14
2
-
D Iorfa DEF141
3
-
M Lowe DEF141
1
-
S Fusire MID121
2
-
Y Valery MID141
3
-
B Bannan MID1432
2
1
H Amass MID10
-
S Ingelsson FWD14
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD141
1
-
C McNeill FWD111
-
Subs
L. Stretch GLK
-
C. McGhee DEF
-
J. Emery DEF
-
G. Otegbayo DEF8
1
-
R. Johnson DEF3
-
B. Fernandes MID1
-
J. Thornton MID1
-
J Lowe FWD142
-
I Ugbo FWD13
1
-