Southampton vs Stoke City

Southampton have won just one of their last six league games against Stoke City (D2 L3), scoring just two goals in total across that time.

Stoke City have won three of their last four away league games against Southampton (D1), keeping a clean sheet each time; they’ve never done so in five successive away league games against a side in the top four tiers before.

After beating Wrexham on MD1 at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton will be looking to claim successive home league victories for the first time since April 2024 (run of three).

Stoke have won each of their opening two league games, netting three goals in both wins; they last won three successive league games while scoring 3+ goals in each in February 2008.

Stoke’s Sorba Thomas is the only player to record as many as three assists in the Championship so far this season, with his two assists vs Sheffield Wednesday on MD2 the first time he’s managed multiple during a match in the competition since September 2021.