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Southampton vs Swansea Prediction - 8 September 2026

ChampionshipEnglandFull time
Southampton
3-1
Swansea

Our pick:Over 1.5 goals

80%Odds 1.27Won

Correct score1-1Alternative2-1

Bookmaker odds

Home1.83price falling, opened at 1.84
Draw3.74price rising, opened at 3.60
Away3.94price falling, opened at 3.95
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Total goals
Over 1.51.19
Under 1.53.76
Over 2.51.76
Under 2.52.03
Over 3.52.76
Under 3.51.35
Both teams to score
Yes1.66
No2.09
Odd/Even
Odd1.84
Even1.84
Handicap
Home -0.751.98
Away +0.751.70

What is the prediction for Southampton vs Swansea?

Our correct score is 1-1, then 2-1. Swansea are in better form heading into this match.

Methodology

Match highlights

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Match analysis

Southampton have been part of a 5-1 and two more three-goal games in their last five, the run behind Superior's Over 1.5 pick for their home game with Swansea on 8 September at 1.27, rated 65 percent by the model. Swansea have matched a similar output on the road, so this total is backed by both sides rather than one alone.

Southampton have been part of a high-scoring game in four of five

Southampton's last five include a 5-1 win, a 1-4 defeat and two more results with three or more goals, only one 1-1 draw breaking the pattern. Swansea have been tighter at times, but even they have three wins to show in the same stretch, including a 3-0 and a 2-1.

One meeting finished 0-0, the other produced three goals

The last two meetings between these sides split evenly, a 0-0 draw and a 2-1 Southampton win, so head-to-head form alone does not settle it. What does is the raw scoring rate each side brings into this game, 2.2 for Southampton and 1.4 for Swansea, a combined 3.6 that clears this total on its own.

Swansea's own quiet nights are the risk to this total

Over 1.5 loses at zero or one total goal, a scoreline neither side has produced often, but Swansea did register a 0-0 draw and a 0-1 defeat within this run. If Swansea revert to that shape and Southampton's own finishing has a rare off night, the total can still finish short.

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After full time

Top five correct scores

  1. 1-111.0%Our score
  2. 2-19.5%Alternative
  3. 1-08.8%
  4. 2-07.6%
  5. 1-26.9%

Top five combined: 43.8%

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Score Matrix

HomeSouthamptonxG1.72
AwaySwanseaxG1.25
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
5.1%
8.8%
7.6%
4.4%
1.9%
0.6%
0.2%
1
6.4%
11%
9.5%
5.4%
2.3%
0.8%
0.3%
2
4.0%
6.9%
5.9%
3.4%
1.5%
0.5%
0.2%
3
1.7%
2.9%
2.5%
1.4%
0.6%
0.2%
<0.1%
4
0.5%
0.9%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
5
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
6+
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%

Goals and BTTS chances

Both teams to score Yes 58.6%41.4% No
Over 1.5 79.6%20.4% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 57.0%43.0% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 34.6%65.4% Under 3.5

Combos

Combos

Southampton win and over 2.5 goals32.1%
Southampton win and both teams score25.0%
Swansea win and over 2.5 goals17.4%
Draw and under 2.5 goals16.2%
Outcome markets
Southampton or draw72.2%
Swansea or draw51.5%
Either team wins76.3%
Draw no bet: Southampton63.6%
Draw no bet: Swansea36.4%
Southampton win to nil23.6%
Swansea win to nil12.7%
Team goals
Southampton to score82.1%
Swansea to score71.3%
Southampton over 1.5 goals51.4%
Swansea over 1.5 goals35.5%
Southampton clean sheet28.7%
Swansea clean sheet17.9%

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Formations

Confirmed formations

Southampton: 4-2-3-1(confirmed lineup)Swansea: 4-2-3-1(confirmed lineup)
Prediction, preview and head to head: Southampton vs Swansea
Head to Head

Head to Head

Southampton vs Swansea: Head-to-Head History
DateHomeScoreAway
18 April 2026Swansea1 - 2Southampton
18 October 2025Southampton0 - 0Swansea
League Table

League Table

ChampionshipEngland · 2026/2027
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
18521136+717
284312211+1115
384311612+415
47421107+314
58341107+313
684131312+113
784131112-113
88332710-312
963211410+411
1082511211+111
1183231515011
12832378-111
1384221910+910
148242912-310
157304131309
168233121209
178233911-29
187223910-18
198224710-38
2081431012-27
217214712-57
228125714-75
238116815-74
248044917-84
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Championship - League Table
PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm
1Swansea8521136717
2West Ham843122111115
3Middlesbrough84311612415
4West Brom7421107314
5QPR8341107313
6Stoke City84131312113
7Bristol City84131112-113
8Charlton8332710-312
9Wolves63211410411
10Birmingham82511211111
11Millwall83231515011
12Lincoln832378-111
13Southampton84221910910
14Wrexham8242912-310
15Norwich7304131309
16Blackburn8233121209
17Sheffield United8233911-29
18Portsmouth7223910-18
19Watford8224710-38
20Cardiff81431012-27
21Bolton7214712-57
22Derby8125714-75
23Preston8116815-74
24Burnley8044917-84