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ChampionshipSeason 2025

Watford vs Southampton

30 August 2025 at 15:00Vicarage Road, Watford
22
Referee: Farai Hallam

Match Summary

Watford and Southampton drew 2:2. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by C. Archer 10′, K. Baah 65′, R. Manning 78′, N. Irankunda 81′. 7 yellow cards were shown. Watford had 55% possession while Southampton held 45%. Watford had 10 shots (4 on target) compared to 12 (7 on target) for Southampton. Expected goals: Watford 0.55 — Southampton 1.81. Watford made 5 substitutions, Southampton made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Watford and Southampton — 4 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.

Rivalry since 2011

Watford vs Southampton Head to Head Results· 21

Watford and Southampton have met 21 times — Watford won 2, Southampton won 11, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Southampton leads the head-to-head with 11 victories from 21 meetings. A combined 53 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.52 per match (18 for the home side, 35 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 11 matches (52%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 9 games (43%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Southampton are currently unbeaten in the last 6 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–4 in 2017.

2
wins
Drawn
8
·
Total goals
53 · 2.5/match
Both scored
11/21 · 52%
Over 2.5
9/21 · 43%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 12 May 2026