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Swansea City vs Southampton Prediction— England - Championship

Matchday 43 ·Saturday, April 18, 2026, 14:00

Swansea City logo
Swansea City
PPG 1.71 · HOME
LAST 5
WLWDW
1 – 2
FULL TIME
✓ MODEL PICK HIT · BTTS
Southampton logo
Southampton
PPG 1.43 · AWAY
LAST 5
DDWDW

// Model verdict

BTTS 58% chance

Model probability 58.2% vs bookmaker-implied 57.8% — a real, if thin, edge.

+0.7% EXPECTED VALUE ↗
ROI TRACKED

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-05.6%0-18.0%0-25.7%0-32.7%0-4+1.3%1 1-08.2%1-111.6%1-28.3%1-33.9%1-4+1.9%2 2-05.9%2-18.5%2-26.0%2-32.9%2-4+1.4%3 3-02.9%3-14.1%3-22.9%3-31.4%3-4+0.7%4+ 4+-01.4%4+-12.1%4+-21.5%4+-30.7%4+-4+0.3%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 38.2% 26.0% 3.85 +47.1%
Draw 24.9% 26.0% 3.85 -4.1%
Away win 36.9% 55.2% 1.81 -33.2%
Over 2.5 54.9% 55.6% 1.80 -1.2%
Over 3.5 32.6% 33.3% 3.00 -2.2%
BTTS 58.2% 57.8% 1.73 +0.7%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 75 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 45%
O2.5 56%
BTTS 53%
Score Hit 52%
ROI -5.0%
Bet Hit 55%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 36%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 1-2
xG (home)1.5 xG (away)1.4 BTTS prob58.2%

H 38% / xG 1.5-1.4 / O2.5 55% / BTTS 58%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 11.6%
#2 2–1 8.5%
#3 1–2 8.3%
#4 1–0 8.2%
#5 0–1 8.0%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Swansea City1.5
Southampton1.4

COMBINED 2.9 xG → O2.5 PROB 54.9% · O3.5 PROB 32.6%

Form & verdict PPG

SWANSEA CITY · PPG 1.71

SOUTHAMPTON · PPG 1.43

✓ INTERESTING - Balanced match with high-value opportunity
Chance this pick lands
58%
BALANCED

Balanced matchup: Home GOOD (1.71), Away AVERAGE (1.43)

Win probability 1X2

Swansea City (H) 38.2%
ODDS 3.85 · IMPLIED 26.0% EV +47.1%
Draw 24.9%
ODDS 3.85 · IMPLIED 26.0% EV -4.1%
Southampton (A) 36.9%
ODDS 1.81 · IMPLIED 55.2% EV -33.2%

Season Statistics average per match · 46 matches · 2025

Swansea City ▾ lower is better Southampton

Attack

12.3
Shots
14.4
3.9
Shots on target
5.2
4.4
Shots off target
5.0
4.0
Blocked shots
4.2
7.1
Shots inside box
9.8
5.2
Shots outside box
4.7
31.6%
Shooting accuracy
36.4%
31.8%
Goals per shot on target
33.3%
1.24
Goals
1.75
1.12
xG for
1.67

Defence

12.6
Shots faced
12.7
4.5
Shots on target faced
3.8
1.28
Goals conceded
1.19
1.24
xG against
1.25
3.2
Goalkeeper saves
2.5

Control

54.6%
Possession
56.3%
462
Passes
480
371
Accurate passes
403
80.3%
Pass accuracy
84.0%
4.5
Corners
5.8
5.3
Corners faced
4.9
2.0
Offsides
1.8

Discipline

9.7
Fouls
11.0
2.0
Yellow cards
1.8
0.02
Red cards
0.02

Match Preview & Prediction

Swansea City face Southampton in England - Championship on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Swansea City a 38% chance, the draw 25% and Southampton 37%, so Swansea City are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.5 for Swansea City and 1.4 for Southampton (2.9 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 55% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 58% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Swansea City are averaging 1.71 points per game versus 1.43 for Southampton. The best value bet our model finds is a home win, with an expected value of +47.1%. This match finished 1-2.

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