Southampton vs Stoke Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2025

Southampton hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Stoke over to the St. Mary's Stadium for a round 3 match.

Southampton will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new Championship campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.

Southampton will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new Championship campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Southampton and Stoke are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Stoke scored 14 goals, conceded 12 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Southampton lost to 0-1 Stoke in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Southampton dished out the match before that.

Southampton vs Stoke Prediction

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton won 2-1 and 0-1 against first Wrexham then Northampton, before drawing 1-1 against Ipswich. Southampton showed little mercy in their past six matches at St. Mary's Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 13 times, while letting in six themselves.

Stoke Form

In their last three matches, Stoke beat Derby 3-1, drew 0-0 with Walsall and beat Sheffield Wednesday by 0-3. Stoke won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and five scored.

Southampton look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Stoke. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton vs Stoke Squads

Southampton Squad

Still will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Stoke from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/2), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/0), Jack Stephens (1/2), James Bree (0/0), Jay Robinson (1/2), Joachim Kayi Sanda (0/0), Joshua Quarshie (0/2), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/1), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/1), Welington (0/2), Yukinari Sugawara (0/2), Flynn Downes (0/2), Joe Aribo (0/0), Kuryu Matsuki (0/1), Mateus Fernandes (0/2), Ryan Fraser (0/2), Ryan Manning (1/2), Samuel Edozie (0/0), Shea Charles (0/2), William Smallbone (0/0), Adam Armstrong (0/2), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/0), Cameron Archer (0/2), Damion Downs (0/1), Ross Stewart (0/1), Tyler Dibling (0/1).

Stoke Squad

Here is the full team squad of Stoke. The 55 year-old Mark Robins will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Frank Fielding (0/0), Jack Bonham (0/0), Viktor Johansson (0/2), Aaron Cresswell (0/2), Ashley Phillips (0/2), Ben Gibson (0/0), Ben Wilmot (0/2), Eric Bocat (0/1), Junior Tchamadeu (0/2), Maksym Talovierov (0/0), Andre Vidigal (0/0), Ben Pearson (0/1), Bosun Lawal (0/2), Joon-Ho Bae (0/2), Lewis Baker (1/2), Sorba Thomas (1/2), Steven Nzonzi (0/0), Tatsuki Seko (0/2), Divin Mubama (2/2), Jamie Donley (0/2), Lamine Cisse (0/0), Million Manhoef (2/2), Robert Bozenik (0/2), Ryan Mmaee (0/0), Sam Gallagher (0/0), Thibaud Verlinden (0/0).

Southampton vs Stoke Team News

Southampton vs Stoke Lineups

Southampton vs Stoke H2H

Southampton took a hit when Stoke handed them a 0-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. Southampton have been slightly more successful than Stoke in recent meetings. With a 5-0-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Southampton has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/11.

Southampton vs Stoke Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past eight matches between home side Southampton and Stoke. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

Southampton vs Stoke Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Adam Armstrong brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, The Saints will start him against Stoke, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Million Manhoef, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Southampton claimed one wins, drew three and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stoke won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at St. Mary's Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Southampton. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for Stoke.

In the last eight encounters between Southampton and Stoke over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Southampton averaged 1.52 goals a game. Stoke scored an average of 1.14 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Stoke's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.