Southampton v Watford result

Full-time · Southampton 1–0 Watford

Championship · Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:31 GMT · St. Mary's Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Southampton 1–0 Watford — Southampton won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Southampton beat Watford 1–0 at St. Mary's Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 7 February. Southampton have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Southampton: Cyle Larin (70’, assisted by James Bree).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Southampton 0.87, Watford 0.68, from 6 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Bell showed four yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Southampton: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (53’), James Bree (75’) and Shea Charles (90+2’); Watford: Giorgi Chakvetadze (66’).

What it changes

Southampton stay 12th after this result (31 league matches played).

Watford stay eighth after this result (31 league matches played).

Southampton are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Watford are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Watford have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Othmane Maamma (Watford) 7.4, J. Ngakia (Watford) 5.5 and Cyle Larin (Southampton) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Southampton next travel to West Ham on 24 October 2026.

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Southampton 1–0 Watford · Championship
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton
Referee: E. Bell
Head-to-head (last 6): Southampton 2 · draws 3 · Watford 1 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Southampton 3W 1D 1L · Watford 0W 3D 2L

Southampton 1–0 Watford (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 5.13

Corners

against 5.25 / 5.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 3.38

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Southampton for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.38 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.13 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: E. Bell.

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. 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
Cameron Archer n 8	26.3	2.1 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
K. Matsuki n 8	40	2 4/1	1.7 3/1	—
F. Downes n 8	89.3	1.9 5/5	0.5 3/1	I. Louza
Shea Charles n 8	62	1.8 6/4	1.6 4/2	—
Caspar Jander n 8	61.1	1.8 6/3	1.1 6/0	I. Louza

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Leo Scienza n 8	61.9	2.9 7/4	1.5 5/2
Ross Stewart n 8	39.1	2.6 5/1	2 3/1
Finn Azaz n 8	75	2.3 7/5	0.9 6/0
A. Armstrong n 8	57.6	2.3 6/4	1 4/1
Cameron Archer n 8	26.3	1.7 3/1	1.3 2/1

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ross Stewart n 8	39.1	0.9 2/1	0.3 1/0
Cameron Archer n 8	26.3	0.9 2/0	0 0/0
Leo Scienza n 8	61.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Matsuki n 8	40	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Finn Azaz n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Caspar Jander n 8	61.1	4.4 7/6
Cameron Bragg n 8	50.4	4 6/4
Shea Charles n 8	62	3.6 6/5
Welington n 8	59.5	3 6/6
F. Downes n 8	89.3	2.6 7/4

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Gavin Bazunu n 8	90	2.9 7/6
Daniel Peretz n 8	93.8	2.3 5/4

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. 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. Irankunda n 8	30.6	2.6 4/1	2.2 4/1	—
Vivaldo Semedo n 8	29.9	2.6 6/1	0.4 1/0	—
M. Doumbia n 8	80.3	2 8/5	1.3 5/3	—
I. Louza n 8	79.5	1.7 6/3	1.1 3/2	Caspar Jander
J. Morris n 8	34.4	1.3 3/1	0.3 1/0	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rocco Vata n 8	53.8	3.3 5/4	1.7 4/3
T. Ince n 8	66.4	2.7 7/5	1.5 5/2
N. Irankunda n 8	30.6	2.6 3/2	0.4 1/0
Vivaldo Semedo n 8	29.9	2.3 6/0	1.5 4/0
M. Bola n 8	82.1	1.4 6/3	0.5 4/0

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Vivaldo Semedo n 8	29.9	0.8 2/0	0.4 1/0
N. Irankunda n 8	30.6	0 0/0	0.7 2/0
Rocco Vata n 8	53.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Ince n 8	66.4	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
M. Doumbia n 8	80.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ngakia n 8	81	4.3 7/5
M. Sissoko n 8	18.4	3.7 4/2
O. Maamma n 8	72.3	2.5 7/5
N. Mendy n 8	47.5	2.4 6/4
I. Louza n 8	79.5	2 6/3

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Selvik n 8	90	2.3 5/3
N. Baxter n 8	84.4	1.7 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Southampton		Watford
47%	Possession	53%
0.87	Expected goals (xG)	0.68
6	Shots	11
4	Shots on target	2
1	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	5
5	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	9
10	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
412	Passes	453
81%	Pass accuracy	82%

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Daniel Peretz	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
James Bree	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	7
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Welington	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
Caspar Jander	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
Finn Azaz	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
Tom Fellows	89	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Leo Scienza	67	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7
Ross Stewart	67	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7
F. Downes	38	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Shea Charles sub	52	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
Samuel Edozie sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Cyle Larin sub	23	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Nathan Wood sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Selvik	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Abankwah	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Bola	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
I. Louza	90	1	1	1	2	0	7
E. Kayembe	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
G. Chakvetadze	90	1	0	2	0	Y	6.7
O. Maamma	86	2	1	1	2	0	6.9
J. Ngakia	85	0	0	1	5	0	6.5
N. Mendy	85	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
S. Mfuni	70	0	0	0	1	0	7
M. Doumbia	63	1	0	1	1	0	6.2
L. Kjerrumgaard sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Goglichidze sub	20	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
F. Mendy sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Pétris sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Baah sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

SouthamptonWLWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

WatfordLDDLD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Southampton 2 · 3 draws · Watford 1 · 3.17 goals/game

2025-08-30 Watford 2–2 Southampton
2024-04-13 Southampton 3–2 Watford
2024-02-06 Southampton 3–0 Watford
2024-01-28 Watford 1–1 Southampton
2023-12-09 Watford 1–1 Southampton
2022-03-13 Southampton 1–2 Watford

League standing · 2025/26

Southampton#4 pos80 pts46 pl+26 GD

Watford#16 pos57 pts46 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Southampton scored1.78

Watford scored1.15

Southampton conceded1.22

Watford conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Southampton and Watford?: In their last 6 meetings, Southampton won 2, Watford won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Southampton and Watford?: Recent form — Southampton 3W 1D 1L; Watford 0W 3D 2L.

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