Southampton 1-0 Portsmouth: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
6 of 12 right
- Result Southampton win57% 1-0
- Double chance Southampton or draw (1X)80% 1-0
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 1 goal
- More corners Southampton63% Portsmouth (2-4)
- Yellow cards Around average 0 yellow cards · league 3.7
- Yellow cards 0 yellow cards 3.5 Under50% 4.5 Under69% 5.5 Under83%
- Corners Around average 6 corners · league 10.6
- Corners 6 corners 8.5 Over66% 9.5 Over56% 10.5 Under55%
Match stats
Southampton Portsmouth
- 1 Goals 0
- 0 Yellow cards 0
- 1 Red cards 0
- 2 Corners 4
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Championship action continues on Sunday 11 October 2026, with Southampton vs Portsmouth at St. Mary's Stadium in Matchday 9. Our model backs a Southampton win and puts the double chance on Southampton win or draw.
Why this pick?
Our model makes Southampton the pick, and the strongest reason is the gap in our strength ratings: Southampton sit well above the Championship average going forward, Portsmouth well below it. The one point that argues the other way is this fixture's recent record, four draws in five meetings and no Portsmouth defeat in any of them. Portsmouth have also kept opponents' clear chances low across their last five matches. What still swings it is Southampton's home advantage and the goal model's read of the matchup, which together make a home win more likely than the head-to-head suggests. The call is moderate.
Form guide
Southampton
- L 1-2 at Wrexham (A) Championship · 19 Sep
- W 4-1 vs Bristol City (H) Championship · 12 Sep
- W 3-1 vs Swansea City (H) Championship · 8 Sep
- D 1-1 at Lincoln City (A) Championship · 5 Sep
- D 1-1 at Birmingham City (A) Championship · 1 Sep
Portsmouth
- D 2-2 vs Blackburn Rovers (H) Championship · 19 Sep
- D 0-0 at Charlton Athletic (A) Championship · 12 Sep
- W 2-0 vs Cardiff City (H) Championship · 5 Sep
- L 0-2 vs Derby County (H) Championship · 1 Sep
- L 1-2 at Bristol City (A) Championship · 29 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
5 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 25 Jan 2026 · Championship Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton
- 14 Sep 2025 · Championship Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth
- 24 Sep 2019 · EFL Cup Portsmouth 0-4 Southampton
- 7 Apr 2012 · Championship Southampton 2-2 Portsmouth
- 18 Dec 2011 · Championship Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton
Championship so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19:10 | +9 | 14 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 | -1 | 8 |
Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire
Questions and answers
What was the score of Southampton vs Portsmouth?
Southampton 1-0 Portsmouth in the Championship (Matchday 9) on Sunday 11 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Southampton vs Portsmouth right?
Yes: our result pick was Southampton win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-0. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Southampton vs Portsmouth?
0 yellow cards (Southampton 0, Portsmouth 0), 1 red card (Southampton 1, Portsmouth 0) and 6 corners (Southampton 2, Portsmouth 4).
Times are UTC.