SOUTHAMPTON. Stoke City conquers Southampton 1-0 after T. Campbell scored just 1 goal (36′). Southampton was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 30,584 spectators. The referee was David Webb assisted by Mark Stevens and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 3 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 86
- 83 Dangerous attack 39
- 135 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Southampton had a superior ball possession 65% while Stoke City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Stoke City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Southampton shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 2 yellow cards (J. Stephens and David Brooks). Regarding the opposition, Stoke City received 1 yellow card (Luke Cundle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Southampton stays with 84 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will has 53 points like Queens Park Rangers to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will play away with Leeds United on the 4th of May with a 7-7 head to head.
Stoke City will host Bristol City on the 4th of May with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (1 draw).
Southampton – Formation
Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: A. McCarthy
, Kyle Walker-Peters , T. Harwood-Bellis , J. Stephens , J. Bree , Will Smallbone , Shea Charles , David Brooks , Samuel Edozie , Sékou Mara and Ryan Fraser .The home team had on the bench: Joe Aribo
, Adam Armstrong , C. Adams , Joe Rothwell, Jan Bednarek , Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes , Joe Lumley and Kamaldeen Sulemana .Southampton could not rely on the presence of Adam Armstrong (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: T. Harwood-Bellis for Jan Bednarek (46′), Shea Charles for Joe Aribo (46′), Sékou Mara for C. Adams (63′), David Brooks for Flynn Downes (63′) and Samuel Edozie for Adam Armstrong (79′).
Player of the match: A. McCarthy
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was the goalkeeper: A. McCarthy. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steven Schumacher played with: Daniel Iversen
, Ki-Jana Hoever , B. Wilmot , Luke McNally , Enda Stevens , Josh Laurent , Jordan Thompson , M. Manhoef , Luke Cundle , Bae Jun-Ho and T. Campbell .The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Rose, Wouter Burger
, André Vidigal , L. Baker , J. Bonham, Niall Ennis , J. Tchamadeu , S. Sidibe and N. Lowe.Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Niall Ennis (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 5 changes: T. Campbell for Niall Ennis (69′), Enda Stevens for Wouter Burger (73′), Luke Cundle for L. Baker (83′), M. Manhoef for J. Tchamadeu (83′) and Bae Jun-Ho for André Vidigal (84′).
Player of the match: Ki-Jana Hoever
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Ki-Jana Hoever even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 47 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Sunderland – 1-0
- Southampton – Stoke City – 0-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
- Norwich City – Swansea City – 2-2
- Millwall – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Hull City – Ipswich Town – 3-3
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 1-4
- Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 0-0