Match

Southampton vs West Ham: result 1-4 and analysis

League CupRound of 64Kick-off on August 25, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton
1-4
West Ham

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What was the result of Southampton vs West Ham?

West Ham won 1-4 on August 25, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 10′Léo ScienzaSouthampton
  • 41′J. AjalaWest Ham
  • 53′J. AjalaWest Ham
  • 75′V. CastellanosWest Ham
  • 84′J. BowenWest Ham

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Southampton win at 37%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-4.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for Southampton vs West Ham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Southampton

4-3-3
  1. 11L. Dobbin
  2. 28D. Mubama
  3. 18T. Fellows
  1. 7Léo Scienza
  2. 26Cameron Bragg
  3. 29R. Akachukwu
  1. 34Welington
  2. 5J. Stephens
  3. 15N. Wood-Gordon
  4. 14J. Bree
  1. 1Daniel Peretz

West Ham

4-4-1-1
  1. 9J. Piroe
  1. 14D. Mukasa
  1. 66J. Ajala
  2. 17M. Kanté
  3. 61L. Orford
  4. 21K. Lamadrid
  1. 63E. Mayers
  2. 3M. Kilman
  3. 58A. Golambeckis
  4. 34J. Veltman
  1. 49F. Herrick
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southampton have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; West Ham have 5, 6 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2026Stoke City(home)3-1Championship
Aug 16, 2026Watford(away)1-2Championship
Aug 8, 2026Colchester(away)2-0League Cup
Aug 1, 2026Preußen Münster(away)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2026Eintracht Braunschweig(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2026Charlton(home)1-2Championship
Aug 16, 2026Burnley(away)2-2Championship
Aug 8, 2026Portsmouth(home)3-1League Cup
Aug 1, 20261. FC Magdeburg(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 26, 2026Rangers(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Southampton wins, 2 draws, 2 West Ham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 19, 2025West Ham 1-1 SouthamptonPremier League
Dec 26, 2024Southampton 0-1 West HamPremier League
Apr 2, 2023West Ham 1-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Oct 16, 2022Southampton 1-1 West HamPremier League
Mar 2, 2022Southampton 3-1 West HamFA Cup
Dec 26, 2021West Ham 2-3 SouthamptonPremier League

Last archived meeting: West Ham vs Southampton on Apr 19, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Southampton score 1.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; West Ham score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Southampton1.91.0411/1512/15
West Ham1.71.158/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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