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Matchday 7 · · St. Mary's Stadium

Southampton vs Bristol City: result, lineups and stats

Southampton 6 · 20 points
4 - 1
Bristol City 14 · 15 points
  • 38' Cyle Larin
  • 61' Cyle Larin
  • 82' Kuryu Matsuki
  • 85' Finn Azaz
  • 66' Lorent Tolaj

Lineups Southampton vs Bristol City

Southampton 4-2-3-1 · Tonda Eckert
1 Peretz
3 Manning
13 Schlotterbeck
15 Wood
14 Bree
4 Downes
30 Ward-Prowse
7 Scienza
10 Azaz
27 Matsuki
9 Larin
  • 45' Cameron Bragg Flynn Downes
  • 69' Tom Fellows Léo Scienza
  • 78' Divin Mubama Cyle Larin
  • 88' Welington Ryan Manning
  • 88' Lewis Dobbin Finn Azaz

Lineup for Southampton: Peretz, Manning, Schlotterbeck, Wood, Bree, Downes, Ward-Prowse, Scienza, Azaz, Matsuki, Larin

Bench
  • 26 Cameron Bragg 45'
  • 11 L. Dobbin 88'
  • 23 S. Edozie
  • 18 T. Fellows 69'
  • 6 Z. Abbott
  • 25 G. Long
  • 28 D. Mubama 78'
  • 5 J. Stephens
  • 34 Welington 88'
Absentees Southampton

Larin, Downes (doubtful)

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 · M. Skubala
1 Tickle
21 Cardines
2 Eissat
16 Dickie
19 Tanner
12 Knight
8 Williams
10 Twine
23 Ballard
7 Hirakawa
9 Tolaj
  • 59' Jed Wallace Yu Hirakawa
  • 59' Sam Greenwood Dom Ballard
  • 77' Tomi Horvat George Tanner
  • 78' Cameron Pring Rio Cardines
  • 83' Elijah Adebayo Lorent Tolaj

Lineup for Bristol City: Tickle, Cardines, Eissat, Dickie, Tanner, Knight, Williams, Twine, Ballard, Hirakawa, Tolaj

Bench
  • 45 E. Adebayo 83'
  • 40 B. Collins
  • 38 N. Eile
  • 20 S. Greenwood 59'
  • 14 T. Horvat 77'
  • 3 C. Pring
  • 4 A. Randell
  • 17 J. Wallace 59'
  • 27 G. Yah
Absentees Bristol City

Eile (injured), Adebayo, Tolaj, Dickie (doubtful)

Stats Southampton vs Bristol City

Southampton Match Bristol City
  • 56% Possession 44%
  • 10 Shots 21
  • 5 Shots on target 6
  • 2 Shots off target 12
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 6 Fouls 14
  • 0 Offsides 0
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Southampton

  1. Cyle Larin 7 goals 0 assists
  2. Finn Azaz 3 goals 5 assists
  3. Kuryu Matsuki 3 goals 1 assists
  4. Léo Scienza 2 goals 2 assists
  5. James Bree 2 goals 1 assists

Bristol City

  1. Rio Cardines 0 goals 6 assists
  2. Dom Ballard 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Scott Twine 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Lorent Tolaj 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Jason Knight 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Southampton

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Peretz 5/5 450 strong
Keven Schlotterbeck 5/5 450 solid
James Ward-Prowse 5/5 450 strong
Finn Azaz 5/5 450 solid
James Bree 4/5 404 strong
Jack Stephens 4/4 360 strong
Ryan Manning 4/5 332 solid
Kuryu Matsuki 3/5 317 solid

Bristol City

Player Starts Min. Form
Jason Knight 5/5 420 mixed
Dom Ballard 5/5 419 solid
George Tanner 5/5 390 mixed
Rio Cardines 4/5 375 mixed
Sam Tickle 4/4 360 poor
Rob Atkinson 4/4 360 mixed
Cameron Pring 3/5 315 poor
Luke McNally 3/3 270 solid

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.85 1.54
  • Predicted goals4.2
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners11.3

Team comparison

SOU home Per match BRC away
2.67 Points 1.50
2.67 Goals for 1.50
0.67 Goals against 1.50
1.53 xG for 1.49
1.51 xG against 1.29
5.0 Corners 4.8
WWWWD Home and away form WWLDD

Southampton vs Bristol City: head-to-head record

9 previous meetings
2 Southampton 1 draws 6 Bristol City
  • Goals per match2.33
  • Both teams scored33%
  • Over 2.5 goals33%
  • Apr 2026 Southampton 2 - 2 Bristol City
  • Oct 2025 Bristol City 3 - 1 Southampton
  • Feb 2024 Bristol City 3 - 1 Southampton
  • Nov 2023 Southampton 1 - 0 Bristol City
  • Sep 2013 Southampton 2 - 0 Bristol City
  • Dec 2011 Southampton 0 - 1 Bristol City
  • Nov 2011 Bristol City 2 - 0 Southampton
  • Feb 2009 Bristol City 2 - 0 Southampton
  • Nov 2008 Southampton 0 - 1 Bristol City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Southampton vs Bristol City?

Sam Allison took charge of Southampton vs Bristol City.

Who is unavailable for Southampton against Bristol City?

Southampton are without Cyle Larin (hamstring injury) and Flynn Downes (ankle injury).

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Southampton?

Bristol City are without Elijah Adebayo (not registered), Lorent Tolaj (health problems), Rob Dickie (knee injury) and Noah Eile (illness).

What formation do Southampton play?

Southampton have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Tonda Eckert.

What formation do Bristol City play?

Bristol City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Skubala.

How did the last meeting between Southampton and Bristol City finish?

On 21 April 2026, Southampton vs Bristol City finished 2-2.

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