Bristol City vs Southampton

21 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Anthony Backhouse

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • A. Mehmeti 33’
  • S. Twine 57’, 64’
  • A. Armstrong 30’

Match summary

Bristol City came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Southampton. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, A. Armstrong put Southampton ahead in the 30th minute and A. Mehmeti equalised in the 33rd minute. In the second half, S. Twine put Bristol City in front in the 57th minute and Twine made it 3-1 in the 64th minute.

Southampton can feel hard done by, creating 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Bristol City's 1.59 from 13.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%
13 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 7
2 Corners 3
260 Passes 530
66.9% Pass accuracy 84.2%
17 Tackles 16
10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Bristol City Southampton
Kick-off
12’
A. ArmstrongShot on target
30’
A. ArmstrongRight foot shot0-1 (Southampton)
A. MehmetiRight foot shot1-1 (Bristol City)
33’
44’
C. ArcherShot on target
Half-time1-1
48’
R. FraserShot on target
Second half underway
52’
S. CharlesShot on target
S. ArmstrongE. R. Jacobsen
53’
S. TwineRight foot shot2-1 (Bristol City)
57’
59’
L. ScienzaShot on target
S. TwineLeft foot shot3-1 (Bristol City)
64’
65’
T. FellowsR. Fraser
65’
R. ManningWelington
66’
J. RobinsonC. Archer
R. Vítek
70’
L. PecoverS. Twine
72’
R. McCrorieM. Sykes
72’
78’
D. DownsC. Jander
83’
T. Harwood-Bellis
S. ArmstrongShot on target
83’
86’
J. RobinsonShot on target
H. RobertsR. Atkinson
90+2’
Y. HirakawaA. Mehmeti
90+2’
90+5’
T. Fellows
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 2.20 30’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), 0-1 30’ 33’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), 1-1 33’ 57’ S. Twine (Bristol City), 2-1 57’ 64’ S. Twine (Bristol City), 3-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 2.20 30’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), 0-1 Armstrong 30’ 33’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), 1-1 Mehmeti 33’ 57’ S. Twine (Bristol City), 2-1 Twine 57’ 64’ S. Twine (Bristol City), 3-1 Twine 64’
Bristol City 1.59 xGSouthampton 2.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Bristol City attacking 
50’ S. Charles (Southampton), from a corner, 0.66 xG, off target 57’ S. Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 30’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 44’ C. Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 64’ S. Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 33’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 37’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ R. Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 40’ N. Borges (Bristol City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Z. Vyner (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ J. Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ T. Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ C. Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ S. Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ J. Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ S. Charles (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ S. Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ M. Sykes (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ R. Edwards (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ N. Borges (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ S. Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ S. Twine (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ S. Charles (Southampton), from a corner, 0.66 xG, off target 57’ S. Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 30’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 44’ C. Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 64’ S. Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 33’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 37’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ R. Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 40’ N. Borges (Bristol City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Z. Vyner (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ J. Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ T. Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ J. Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ C. Archer (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ S. Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ S. Charles (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ S. Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ M. Sykes (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ R. Edwards (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ N. Borges (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ S. Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ S. Twine (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Vítek
Tanner
Dickie
Atkinson 90’
Sykes 72’
Randell
Vyner
Borges
Twine 2 72’
Mehmeti 90’
Jacobsen 53’
Southampton 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
McCarthy
Edwards
Wood
Harwood-Bellis
Fraser 65’
Charles
Jander 78’
Welington 65’
Armstrong
Scienza
Archer 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
R. Vítek
90′ 6 1 29 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
G. Tanner
90′ 4 – – 4 – 20 – – – –
R. Dickie
90′ 2 1 – 7 5 30 – – – –
R. Atkinson Taken off
89′ – – – 7 5 25 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
M. Sykes Taken off
72′ – – 14 – – – – 3 – 1 –
A. Randell
90′ – – 29 – – 4 2 6 – – –
Z. Vyner
90′ – – 24 – – 3 – 5 1 2 –
N. Borges
90′ – – 23 2 – 1 1 7 1 – –
R. McCrorie Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 9 1 – – 1 – – – –
Forwards5 players
S. Twine Taken off
72′ 2 – 5 2 1.02 – 2 3 2 15 –
A. Mehmeti Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 0.32 – – –
E. R. Jacobsen Taken off
53′ – – – – – – 1 3 1 12 –
S. Armstrong Came on as a substitute
37′ – – 1 1 0.03 – – 2 1 8 –
L. Pecover Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 38% Avg odds 2.47
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Southampton win 34% Avg odds 2.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol City LDDLW
Southampton LDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bristol City 3-1 Southampton, 13 Feb 24 Next meeting: Southampton 2-2 Bristol City, 21 Apr 26  All Bristol City vs Southampton meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.