Plymouth v Southampton result

Full-time · Plymouth 1–2 Southampton

Championship · Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:30 BST · Home Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Plymouth 1–2 Southampton — Southampton won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Southampton won 2–1 at Home Park in the Championship on Saturday 19 August. Southampton have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Southampton: Nathan Tella (49’, assisted by Adam Armstrong) and Ché Adams (90’); Plymouth: Ryan Hardie (51’, assisted by Morgan Whittaker).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Plymouth 1.39, Southampton 2.18, from 15 shots to 19 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Webb showed six yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Plymouth: Daniel Scarr (10’) and Ryan Hardie (58’); Southampton: Stuart Armstrong (30’), Shea Charles (42’), Ryan Manning (74’) and Jack Stephens (90+1’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nathan Tella (Southampton) 8.3, Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth) 6.6 and Jack Stephens (Southampton) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Plymouth next travel to Stevenage on 20 October 2026.

Southampton next travel to West Ham on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Plymouth: Stevenage v Plymouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Plymouth 1–2 Southampton · Championship
Venue: Home Park · Plymouth
Referee: D. Webb
Recent form: Plymouth 4W 1D 0L · Southampton 1W 2D 2L

Plymouth 1–2 Southampton (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 2

Goals

against 0.5 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4.88

Corners

against 4.17 / 5.88 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.5 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 2.17 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.17 / 3.13

Cards

against 2.67 / 2.38 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · D. Webb

1.1 home / 1.7 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 August 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Plymouth for / against	Line	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.83 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.25 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. Webb — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 1.7 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 1.7

Plymouth

Plymouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Mumba n 8	75.9	1.8 7/3	1.9 7/5	N. Tella
N. Ennis n 8	61.1	1.5 6/2	0.4 2/0	—
J. Houghton n 8	61.3	1.3 5/2	1.8 6/2	—
J. Edwards n 8	90	1.1 7/2	2.3 8/4	—
J. Wilson n 8	86.4	1 4/4	1.2 6/3	—

Plymouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Waine n 8	28.6	3.1 5/2	1.6 3/1
M. Whittaker n 8	35.6	1.6 2/1	1.6 2/1
Finn Azaz n 8	35	1.6 3/2	0.3 1/0
C. Wright n 8	66.3	1.5 4/3	0.7 3/1
N. Ennis n 8	61.1	1.5 4/3	0.9 4/1

Plymouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Waine n 8	28.6	1.2 2/1	0 0/0
N. Ennis n 8	61.1	0.7 4/0	0.4 2/0
M. Whittaker n 8	35.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Kaine Kesler-Hayden n 8	70.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
C. Wright n 8	66.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Plymouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Lonwijk n 8	80	2.3 7/5
A. Randell n 8	69	2.3 7/4
S. Earley n 8	45.4	2 6/2
J. Edwards n 8	90	1.9 5/4
Julio Pleguezuelo n 8	77.4	1.9 6/3

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Tella n 8	69	2.6 7/6	3.3 7/5	B. Mumba
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	62.8	2.5 7/5	1.1 5/1	—
C. Alcaraz n 8	72.6	1.5 7/3	1.1 4/2	—
M. Djenepo n 8	45.3	1.5 3/2	1.2 4/1	—
R. Lavia n 8	85.4	1.3 6/2	1.2 5/2	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	48.9	2.3 5/2	1.6 4/1
C. Alcaraz n 8	72.6	2.2 7/3	0.8 4/1
K. Sulemana n 8	42.4	1.9 3/1	1.1 2/1
C. Adams n 8	49.9	1.8 5/2	0.9 4/0
S. Armstrong n 8	49	1.8 3/3	0.9 3/1

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	48.9	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
K. Sulemana n 8	42.4	0.5 1/1	0.3 1/0
J. Ward-Prowse n 8	84	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
C. Adams n 8	49.9	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
Ryan Manning n 8	89.6	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Lavia n 8	85.4	2.6 8/7
W. Smallbone n 8	77.3	2.6 7/6
M. Djenepo n 8	45.3	2.5 4/4
Samuel Edozie n 8	40.1	2.5 7/2
K. Walker-Peters n 8	90	2.1 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Plymouth		Southampton
39%	Possession	61%
1.39	Expected goals (xG)	2.18
15	Shots	19
2	Shots on target	9
4	Shots off target	5
9	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	13
5	Corners	10
0	Offsides	4
11	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
8	Saves	1
340	Passes	546
77%	Pass accuracy	88%

Plymouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Hazard	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
J. Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
D. Scarr	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
L. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
M. Whittaker	90	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	7.7
B. Mumba	90	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	7.3
Finn Azaz	80	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.3
J. Houghton	80	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
R. Hardie	80	1	0	2	1	0	1	Y	7.2
K. Kesler-Hayden	70	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
L. Cundle	61	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
C. Wright sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
M. Miller sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
L. Warrington sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Randell sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Waine sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gavin Bazunu	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Walker-Peters	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Stephens	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	Y	7.5
Ryan Manning	90	0	0	0	0	4	2	Y	7.5
Shea Charles	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
A. Armstrong	90	0	1	3	2	4	0	0	7.2
C. Adams	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.6
N. Tella	89	1	0	4	3	0	3	0	7.3
S. Armstrong	83	0	0	2	1	0	1	Y	6.7
Samuel Edozie	75	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Aribo sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Amo-Ameyaw sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
S. Mara sub	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Plymouth v Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PlymouthWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

SouthamptonLDWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2.4 scored / 3 conceded per game

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Plymouth#21 pos51 pts46 pl-11 GD

Southampton#4 pos87 pts46 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Plymouth scored1.28

Southampton scored1.89

Plymouth conceded1.52

Southampton conceded1.37

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