Southampton vs Sheffield United – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

21/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton).

Championship - Round 28
Referee: Kirk T. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.81	1.13
Ball possession
54%	46%
Total shots
15	16
Shots on target
3	4
Big chances
2	1
Corner kicks
6	7
Passes
72% (299/414)	70% (244/350)
Yellow cards
3	1
Expected goals (xG)
0.81	1.13
xG on target (xGOT)
0.60	0.60
Total shots
15	16
Shots on target
3	4
Shots off target
10	5
Blocked shots
2	7
Shots inside the box
11	10
Shots outside the box
4	6
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
2	1
Corner kicks
6	7
Touches in opposition box
21	23
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
3	0
Free kicks
14	11
Passes
72% (299/414)	70% (244/350)
Long passes
38% (29/77)	23% (13/56)
Passes in final third
64% (82/128)	55% (62/113)
Crosses
27% (4/15)	28% (5/18)
Expected assists (xA)
0.65	0.85
Throw ins
21	24
Fouls
11	14
Tackles
67% (8/12)	50% (4/8)
Duels won
60	43
Clearances
24	31
Interceptions
8	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
4	2
xGOT faced
0.60	0.60
Goals prevented
0.60	-0.40

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
7', 1 - 0, Scienza L. ⚽,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
53', O'Hare C. 🟨,
55', Scienza L. 🟨,
59', Campbell T. ↓, Bamford P. ↑,
60', Chong T. ↓, Brooks A. ↑,
61', Stewart R. ↓, Armstrong A. ↑,
66', Hoever K. ↓, Seriki F. ↑,
66', O'Hare C. ↓, Hamer G. ↑,
78', Scienza L. ↓, Robinson J. ↑,
78', Welington ↓, Charles S. ↑,
78', Azaz F. ↓, Manning R. ↑,
79', Cannon T. ↓, Ings D. ↑,
90+2', Fellows T. ↓, Wood N. ↑,
90+3', Charles S. 🟨,
90+7', Jander C. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Southampton
43.3%

Draw
25.6%

Sheffield United
31.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.6%

27.3%

30.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45%

28.8%

28.5%

Southampton - Sheffield United Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.19 ↓ (2.22)	3.64 ↑ (3.46)	3.03 ↓ (3.14)	6.2% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Southampton - Sheffield United?

Users Predictions: 21 users predict this event. S`hampton will win (votes: 12 - 57.1%). Sheff Utd will win (votes: 6 - 28.6%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 14.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for S`hampton: 35.9% – 78.3%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

DNB - S`hampton (1.59) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -0.25 - Sheff Utd (1.94) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Southampton will win (7 of 9 users predict this - 77.78%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 12 high ROI users predict this event. S`hampton (votes: 9 - 75%). Sheff Utd (votes: 1 - 8.3%). Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 16 and 17).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, S`hampton won 5.
The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.
The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
There will not play in S`hampton: Edozie S. (Hamstring Injury)
There will not play in Sheff Utd: Shackleton J. (Foot Injury) Soumare D. (Red Card) Tanganga J. (Red Card)
There are questionable in S`hampton: Charles S. (Hamstring Injury) Larios J. (Inactive) Roerslev Rasmussen M. (Knee Injury)
In the last 7 head-to-head matches, S`hampton won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 14:5. (average 2:0.7).
Including home matches between the teams, S`hampton won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 6:1. (average 3:0.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Southampton won against Sheffield United?

Southampton has won 1 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Sheffield United won against Southampton?

Sheffield United has won 0 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Southampton - Sheffield United were as follows:

30.09.2025 Sheffield United - Southampton 1:2

Latest results of Southampton

17.01.2026 Southampton - Hull City 1:2 ✺

10.01.2026 Doncaster Rovers - Southampton 2:3 ✺

04.01.2026 Middlesbrough - Southampton 4:0 ✺

01.01.2026 Southampton - Millwall 0:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Birmingham City - Southampton 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Sheffield United

17.01.2026 Charlton Athletic - Sheffield United 1:0 ✺

11.01.2026 Sheffield United - Mansfield Town 3:4 ✺

01.01.2026 Sheffield United - Leicester City 3:1 ✺

29.12.2025 Stoke City - Sheffield United 1:2 ✺

26.12.2025 Wrexham - Sheffield United 5:3 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

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