Southampton vs Watford prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 6 March 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Southampton vs Watford

Championship · Saturday 6 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

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Southampton welcome Watford at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Saturday 6 March 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Southampton sit 1st on 28 points after 14 matches, while Watford are 20th in the table with 14 points from 14.

Southampton have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Watford have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Southampton have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Watford average 1.0 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Southampton won 5, 3 games were drawn and Watford won 2. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 16 Aug 2026, ended Watford 2-1 Southampton.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Southampton148422914+1528WDWWD
20Watford144281323-1014LWLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Southampton 5, draws 3, Watford 2.

Team news

Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, Keven Schlotterbeck, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Léo Scienza

Watford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Federico Ravaglia, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Iker Bravo, Myron Boadu

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