Bristol City vs Southampton
Ref: Anthony Backhouse, EnglandAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol · 27,000 cap
Match recap
Bristol City beat Southampton 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Mehmeti, Twine, and Twine scored for Bristol City; Armstrong replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.63 for Bristol City versus 2.18 for Southampton. Bristol City sit 12th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
30'
⚽
Armstrong
Assist: Charles
⚽
Mehmeti
Second Half
⇄
Riis
⚽
Twine
⚽
Twine
65'
⇄
Fraser
65'
⇄
Charles
66'
⇄
Archer
Vítek
Yellow Card
⇄
Sykes
⇄
Twine
78'
⇄
Jander
83'
Harwood-Bellis
Yellow Card
⇄
Mehmeti
⇄
Atkinson
90+5'
Fellows
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bristol CitySouthampton
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.63VS2.18
Attack2 · 4 won
13
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
7
7
Shots in the box
10
6
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
33%
Possession
67%
260
Total passes
530
174
Accurate passes
446
67%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
1
-0.33
Goals prevented
-0.33
Bristol City
3-4-2-1
Southampton
3-4-2-1
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 14Z. VynerM
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesM
- 23R. VítekG
Substitutes
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 2R. McCrorieD
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 9F. MayuluF
- 24H. RobertsD
- 25Ephrahim YeboahF
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 31E. MorrisonM
Southampton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 13Léo ScienzaF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 20C. JanderM
- 24S. CharlesM
- 26R. FraserM
- 34WelingtonM
Substitutes
- 3R. ManningD
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 10F. AzazM
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 42D. DownsF
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Twine | F | 72 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Neto Borges | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Robert Dickie(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 53 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zak Vyner | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Mark Sykes | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fally Mayulu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephraim Yeboah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Roberts | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Pecover | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | D | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 37 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Scienza | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5/7 |
| Adam Armstrong(C) | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex McCarthy | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | M | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 66 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 65 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Damion Downs | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |