West Ham United v Southampton FC: preview, form and head-to-head

EFL Championship · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · London Stadium

West Ham

15:00 Kick-off

Southampton

Our verdict

West Ham 2-1 Southampton

West Ham to win

52%West Ham

22%Draw

26%Southampton

From both sides' goals scored and conceded in this competition over the past year, recent games counting most. MFF Bot's full record. Predictions for interest, not betting advice.

Key storylines

West Ham (2nd) host Southampton (4th)
West Ham unbeaten in their last 4 home games
Southampton have won 3 of their last 5
West Ham have won 3 of their last 5
Our model expects goals: 2.0 expected for West Ham, 1.3 for Southampton

Match info

Competition: EFL Championship
Matchday: 12
Date: Sat 24 Oct 2026
Kick-off: 15:00 (BST)
Venue: London Stadium
Season: 2026-27

Recent form

West Ham

W D D W W

Southampton

W L W W D

This season's last five, oldest first.

Head to head

3West Ham wins2Draws1Southampton wins

Last 6 meetings

The numbers per game

West Ham	Measure	Southampton
2.73	Goals scored	1.91
1.09	Goals conceded	0.91
2.00	Points per game	1.91
4	Clean sheets	3
23	Yellow cards	22
16.3	Shots	15.0
6.2	On target	4.4
58%	Possession	58%
6.3	Corners	5.0
10.1	Fouls	8.4
2.2	Offsides	3.3
1.97	xG expected here (our model)	1.34

This season's matches before this one (Statorium). The xG table