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    12th September SOUTHAMPTON - BRISTOL CITY

    PREVIEW

    • Sat 15:00 Southampton Vs Bristol City
    • Game for: 7th round of Championship
    • Take Place: St Mary s Stadium ( 32.505 )
    • Last Game: Southampton - Bristol City: 2-2
    • History of Games: 1-1-4
    • Predicted Score: Southampton 2 - 1 Bristol City

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    13Southampton3217WDDWWL
    7Bristol City31110WWWDLW

    13th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 4th home game this season.
    • Home Record : 3W - 0D - 0L
    • Last Game : Southampton - Swansea: 3-1
    • Next Game : 19 Sep Wrexham - Southampton

    7th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 4th away game this season.
    • Away Record : 2W - 1D - 0L
    • Last Game : Burnley - Bristol City: 1-2
    • Next Game : 15 Sep Bristol City - Lincoln City

    Probable Lineups

    ( 4-2-3-1 ) Southampton

    Bristol City ( 4-2-3-1 )

    • Peretz
    • 6.6
    • Manning
    • 6.7
    • Schlotterbeck
    • 7.2
    • Wood
    • 6.7
    • Bree
    • 6.7
    • Ward-Prowse
    • 6.9
    • Downes
    • 7.0
    • Scienza
    • 7.3
    • Azaz
    • 7.2
    • Matsuki
    • 6.6
    • Larin
    • 7.3
    • Tickle
    • 6.0
    • Pring
    • 6.2
    • Eissat
    • 7.0
    • Dickie
    • 7.3
    • Cardines
    • 7.4
    • Randell
    • 5.6
    • Knight
    • 6.8
    • Hirakawa
    • 6.6
    • Twine
    • 6.9
    • Wallace
    • 6.6
    • Tolaj
    • 6.5
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    SouthamptonVsBristol City

    PlayerStatus
    Caspar Jander Out - injured
    Mads Roerslev Out - injured
    PlayerStatus
    Luke McNally Out - injured
    Brian De Keersmaecker Doubtful - unfit

    Team News

    • Tonda Eckert might make only one alteration to the team that triumphed over Swansea, bringing back Kuryu Matsuki on the wing.

    • Caspar Jander and Mads Roerslev continue to be unavailable for Southampton.

    • Michael Skubala may call upon Adam Randell and Yu Hirakawa in matchday seven.

    • There are doubts surrounding Brian De Keersmaecker's fitness for the match at St. Mary's Stadium.

    • George Tanner came back from injury to join the squad for the previous game against Burnley.

    Odds

    Southampton Win: 1.61

    DRAW: 4.00

    Bristol City Win: 4.75

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • A heavy favourite, with the price to match. Southampton is the shortest price on a book of 1.61 / 4.00 / 4.75 (1 / X / 2), an implied 57.4%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 57.4% / 23.1% / 19.5% on an overround of 8.2%.

    • In the league table Southampton sit 13th on 7 points (3W 2D 1L) with Bristol City 7th on 10 points (3W 1D 1L).

    • Southampton read W-D-D-W-W-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 2D 1L) — patchy.

    • Bristol City read W-W-W-D-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

    • Head to head the record reads 1-1-4 — Southampton wins, draws, then Bristol City wins. Their last meeting finished Southampton - Bristol City: 2-2.

    • Southampton team news: Tonda Eckert might make only one alteration to the team that triumphed over Swansea, bringing back Kuryu Matsuki on the wing.

    • Southampton team news: Caspar Jander and Mads Roerslev continue to be unavailable for Southampton.

    • Bristol City team news: Michael Skubala may call upon Adam Randell and Yu Hirakawa in matchday seven.

    • Bristol City team news: There are doubts surrounding Brian De Keersmaecker's fitness for the match at St. Mary's Stadium.

    • Southampton are without 2 — Caspar Jander (Out - injured), Mads Roerslev (Out - injured).

    • Bristol City are without 2 — Luke McNally (Out - injured), Brian De Keersmaecker (Doubtful - unfit).

    • Early lineups are in: Southampton set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Southampton lean hardest on James Ward-Prowse (8.1), James Bree (8.1), Nathan Wood (8.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Bristol City lean hardest on Jed Wallace (8.2), Scott Twine (8.2), Jason Knight (8.2) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • The projected score for this one is Southampton 2 - 1 Bristol City, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: Southampton at 1.61 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 11th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 11 Sep, 2026

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