Championship | Gameweek 27
Jan 13, 2024 at 3pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
Southampton
4 - 0
Sheff Weds
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Southampton 4-0 Walsall
Saturday, January 6 at 3pm in FA Cup
Saturday, January 6 at 3pm in FA Cup
Last Game: Sheff Weds 4-0 Cardiff
Saturday, January 6 at 5.30pm in FA Cup
Saturday, January 6 at 5.30pm in FA Cup
We said: Southampton 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday have certainly come on leaps and bounds in recent months and will fancy themselves to go toe to toe with any Championship side, but Saturday's trip to the in-form promotion-hopefuls may be a step too far, and we can only envisage Russell Martin's side outclassing the Owls at St Mary's. Read more.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 Southampton win with a probability of 63.21%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 16.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.82%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (4.87%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Southampton | Draw | Sheffield Wednesday |
63.21% ( 0.04) | 20.71% ( -0.03) | 16.08% ( -0.01) |
| Both teams to score 51.65% ( 0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
