Clinical Edge
Southampton
Southampton finished well above what their chances were worth — 4 goals from 1.71 xG.
- Goals
- 4
- Expected goals
- 1.71
- Overperformance
- +2.29
Championship · Matchday 7Southampton
C. Larin 38', 61'
K. Matsuki 82'
F. Azaz 85'
4 – 1
FT
HT 1–0
Bristol City
L. Tolaj 66'
Championship
Matchday 7Southampton4–1Bristol City
1.71
Expected goals
2.24
38′61′66′82′85′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SOU 1.71, BC 2.24.
Match report
Southampton 4-1 Bristol City
Southampton were far too strong for Bristol City 4-1 at St. Mary's Stadium in Championship. Larin opened the scoring for Southampton on 38', Larin added his second on 61', Tolaj pulled one back for Bristol City on 66', Matsuki made it 3-1 to Southampton on 82' and Azaz made it 4-1 to Southampton on 85'.
Expected goals finished Southampton 1.71, Bristol City 2.24. On the balance of chances Bristol City had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Southampton will take more happily than the performance deserved. Southampton held 56.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Southampton graded out for clinical edge — 4 goals and 1.71 expected goals. Bristol City graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.24 expected goals and 1 goals.
Daniel Peretz came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.7 for Southampton across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
56%Possession44%
10Shots21
1.71xG2.24
What the numbers say
6 readsWasteful Finishing
Bristol City
Bristol City created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.24 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.24
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.24
Better Chances
Southampton
Southampton did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.17 xG per attempt against 0.11.
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Opponent
- 0.11
- Shots
- 10 v 21
Box Occupation
Bristol City
Bristol City kept getting bodies into the area — 86% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 18 of 21
- Share
- 86%
- xG per shot
- 0.11
Timeline
C. Larin — assist: F. Azaz
⚽38'
Half-time
C. Bragg ↑ F. Downes ↓
🔄46'
🟨54'
Lisav Naif Eissat
Foul
🔄59'
S. Greenwood ↑ D. Ballard ↓
🔄59'
J. Wallace ↑ Y. Hirakawa ↓
C. Larin
⚽61'
⚽66'
L. Tolaj — assist: R. Cardines
T. Fellows ↑ L. Scienza ↓
🔄69'
🔄77'
T. Horvat ↑ G. Tanner ↓
D. Mubama ↑ C. Larin ↓
🔄78'
🔄78'
C. Pring ↑ R. Cardines ↓
K. Matsuki — assist: F. Azaz
⚽82'
🔄83'
E. Adebayo ↑ L. Tolaj ↓
F. Azaz — assist: D. Mubama
⚽85'
Welington ↑ R. Manning ↓
🔄88'
L. Dobbin ↑ F. Azaz ↓
🔄88'
🟨89'
Sam Greenwood
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
RefereeSam Allison, England
CompetitionChampionship
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished