Watford vs Southampton: result 2-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Southampton?
Watford won 2-1 on August 16, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 12′Iker BravoWatford
- 29′Amin NabizadaWatford
- 56′C. LarinSouthampton
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Southampton win at 46%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Watford vs Southampton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-3-1- 20M. Doumbia
- 7O. Maamma
- 17Iker Bravo
- 21Amin Nabizada
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 8E. Bove
- 16M. Bola
- 4K. Keben
- 6M. Pollock
- 23O. Traoré
- 1F. Ravaglia
Southampton
4-2-3-1- 9C. Larin
- 11L. Dobbin
- 7Léo Scienza
- 27K. Matsuki
- 4F. Downes
- 26Cameron Bragg
- 3R. Manning
- 5J. Stephens
- 6T. Harwood-Bellis
- 14J. Bree
- 1Daniel Peretz
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Southampton have 11, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Crawley Town(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Fiorentina(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Hansa Rostock(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barnet(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Boreham Wood(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Colchester(away) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Preußen Münster(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Eintracht Braunschweig(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Eastleigh(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 12, 2026 | Middlesbrough(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Watford wins, 3 draws, 3 Southampton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | Southampton 1-0 Watford | Championship |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Watford 2-2 Southampton | Championship |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Southampton 3-2 Watford | Championship |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Southampton 3-0 Watford | FA Cup |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Watford 1-1 Southampton | FA Cup |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Watford 1-1 Southampton | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Watford on Feb 7, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 2.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Southampton | 2.1 | 0.9 | 4 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Watford sit 20th in Championship (14 points from 14 matches) and Southampton sit 6th (24 points from 14 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Southampton | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 24 |
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
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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