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Championship
Dec 20, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
 
Coventry City

1-1

Wood (56')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Mason-Clark (44')
Dasilva (47')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Southampton and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Southampton 1-1 Coventry
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in Championship
Next Game: Oxford Utd vs. Southampton
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Southampton 1-1 Coventry
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in Championship
Next Game: Coventry vs. Swansea
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 42.36%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 34.15% and a draw had a probability of 23.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.12%) and 0-2 (5.96%). The likeliest Southampton win was 2-1 (7.83%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood.

Result
SouthamptonDrawCoventry City
34.15% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)23.49%42.36% (0.029999999999994 0.03)
Both teams to score 62.83% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.13% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)38.86% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.82% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)61.18% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.31% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)22.68% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.66% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)56.33% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.26% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)18.73% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.88% (0.019000000000005 0.02)50.11% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 34.15%
    Coventry City 42.36%
    Draw 23.48%
SouthamptonDrawCoventry City
2-1 @ 7.83% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-0 @ 6.3% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-0 @ 4.68% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 3.87% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-2 @ 3.24% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 2.31% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-1 @ 1.44% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.2% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.27%
Total : 34.15%
1-1 @ 10.55%
2-2 @ 6.56% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-0 @ 4.25% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-3 @ 1.81%
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 23.48%
1-2 @ 8.84% (0.0040000000000013 0)
0-1 @ 7.12% (0.0029999999999992 0)
0-2 @ 5.96% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 4.94% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-3 @ 3.66% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 3.33% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 2.07% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.53% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-4 @ 1.39% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.52%
Total : 42.36%

Head to Head
Apr 9, 2024 7.45pm
gameweek 42
Southampton
2-1
Coventry
Walker-Peters (18'), Adams (38')
Downes (42')
Bidwell (68')
Latibeaudiere (3'), Eccles (40')
Dec 13, 2023 7.45pm
gameweek 21
Coventry
1-1
Southampton
Wright (50')
Palmer (90+1')
Edozie (67')
Walker-Peters (37'), Martin (38'), Bednarek (70'), Aribo (90+5')
Feb 5, 2022 3pm
Fourth Round
Southampton
2-1
Coventry
Armstrong (63'), Walker-Peters (112')
Valery (78'), Walker-Peters (113')
Gyokeres (22')
Eccles (41'), Hamer (45+2'), Sheaf (58'), Kane (105'), Clarke-Salter (117')
Apr 28, 2012 12.30pm
Nov 5, 2011 3pm
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