Championship Full Time Sep 27 • 2:00 PM

Championship England Sat, Sep 27 • 02:00 PM

Southampton

1 vs 1

Full Time

Middlesbrough

St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton)

Ref Farai Hallam Attendance N/A

Southampton

1 vs 1

Scheduled

St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton)

Ref Farai Hallam Attendance N/A

Middlesbrough

A. Armstrong - 61'

K. Sène - 77'

Competition Stage Matchday 1

Status Full Time

Venue St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton)

Kickoff Sat, Sep 27 • 02:00 PM

Pre-match Context

Competition Stage

Matchday 1

Match State

Full Time

H2H Edge (last 5)

Southampton

Draws

Middlesbrough

Stadium

St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton)

32.7K cap.

Match Information

Kickoff

Sep 27, 2025 - 02:00 PM

Referee

Farai Hallam

Capacity

32.7K

Possession Edge

Southampton 55% - 45% Middlesbrough

Match Snapshot

Half Time

0 - 0

Full Time

1 - 1

Cards

H 2Y/0R · A 6Y/0R

Offsides

Southampton 1 · 2 Middlesbrough

Key Moments

⇄

86' · 2

Ross Stewart

Southampton

77' · 2

Kaly Sène

Middlesbrough

⇄

72' · 2

David Strelec

Middlesbrough

⇄

71' · 2

Tom Fellows

Southampton

⇄

65' · 2

Finn Azaz

Southampton

⇄

63' · 2

Callum Brittain

Middlesbrough

Statistics

Full Match Statistics

Advanced Snapshot

Southampton edge

Control 55% Possession 45% Control

Attack 14.0 Pressure 7.0 Attack

Tempo 18 Discipline 35 Tempo

55%

Southampton

Poss

45%

Middlesbrough

55%

Ball Possession

45%

0.77

Expected Goals

0.31

Expected Goals Conceded

0.77

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

8/17 (47%)

Successful Dribbles

4/16 (25%)

Corner Kicks

Throw-ins

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

508

Total Passes

413

Free Kicks

Goal Kicks

110

Possession Lost

116

Final Third Possession Won

Was Dribbled Past

Was Fouled

49/81 (60%)

Ground Duels Won

32/81 (40%)

9/18 (50%)

Aerial Duels Won

9/18 (50%)

Duels Won

Clearances

14/24 (58%)

Tackles Won

11/18 (61%)

Interceptions

Backward Passes

Passes Into Final Third

Key Passes

15/38 (39%)

Long Passes Completed

20/40 (50%)

234

Passes Opposition Half

198

288

Passes Own Half

230

3/14 (21%)

Crosses Completed

2/15 (13%)

0.46

Expected Assists

0.62

Big Chances Missed

Shots Outside The Box

Shots Inside The Box

0.64

Expected Goals On Target

0.52

Hit Woodwork

Shots Blocked

200

Attacks

194

446

Passes Completed

354

Big Chances Created

Southampton Confirmed

Formation

4-2-3-1

Depth

11 XI / 9 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-2-3-1

Alex McCarthy

Ryan Manning

Joshua Quarshie

Nathan Wood

Ronnie Edwards

Shea Charles

Caspar Jander

Adam Armstrong

Finn Azaz

↓ 65' OUT | Léo Scienza IN

Tom Fellows

↓ 71' OUT | Ryan Fraser IN

Ross Stewart

↓ 86' OUT | Jay Robinson IN

Substitutes

38 Elias Jelert

13 Léo Scienza

↑ 65' IN | Finn Azaz OUT

26 Ryan Fraser

↑ 71' IN | Tom Fellows OUT

46 Jay Robinson

↑ 86' IN | Ross Stewart OUT

31 Gavin Bazunu

6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis

5 Jack Stephens

4 Flynn Downes

19 Cameron Archer

Missing

Welington

Missing

Samuel Edozie

Missing

Management

Will Still

Management

Middlesbrough Confirmed

Formation

3-4-2-1

Depth

11 XI / 9 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

3-4-2-1

Sol Brynn

Alfie Jones

George Edmundson

Luke Ayling

Matt Targett

Hayden Hackney

Aidan Morris

Callum Brittain

↓ 63' OUT | Alan Browne IN

Tommy Conway

Morgan Whittaker

↓ 62' OUT | Sverre Nypan IN

David Strelec

↓ 72' OUT | Kaly Sène IN