Southampton vs Bristol City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Apr 2026

Championship Betting Preview: Southampton vs Bristol City

Southampton square off against Bristol City at St. Mary's, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 21 April.

There’s a case for backing Southampton -1 at odds of -125, meaning money back if they beat Bristol City by a single goal. A victory by two goals or more would land a nice return with this Asian Handicap wager.

Southampton won their last game 2-1, making it seven on the spin. This was an away win at Swansea.com Stadium against Swansea City. The Saints enjoyed 56% possession and had five shots on target, while Shea Charles and Cameron Archer scored one goal each.

Bristol City lost when last in action. In a home game at Ashton Gate, they were beaten 4-2 by Norwich City. Roy Hodgson's team had 45% of possession and six shots on goal, while Sam Morsy and Sam Bell were on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

City have won the last two encounters against Southampton, landing winning home scorelines of 3-1 and 3-1 at Ashton Gate. City have won two of the past 3 H2H games, with Southampton picking up one win.

Championship		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
4	Southampton	43	21	12	10	75	51	24	75:51	75
10	Bristol City	43	16	10	17	54	55	-1	54:55	58

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Southampton have 9 wins and 1 draw, averaging 2.6 goals from 5.9 shots on goal and 12.9 attempts. Tonda Eckert's side have averaged 56.6% possession and 6.1 corners per match, with their opponents getting 0.6 goals from 3.3 shots on goal, 9.5 attempts and 4.2 corners.

Top scorers Kuryu Matsuki and Cyle Larin have found the net 4 times, with Finn Azaz getting 3. Leo Scienza and Finn Azaz have recorded the most assists with 3 apiece.

City have won 3, lost 5 and drawn 2, averaging 3.9 shots on goal, 10.3 attempts and 0.9 goals. The Robins average 52.9% possession, 4.7 corners taken and 5.4 corners against them, while 1.4 goals have been conceded from 14.8 attempts and 5.8 shots on goal.

Scott Twine is top of the team’s scoring charts with 3, while Sam Morsy, Sam Bell, Mark Sykes and Noah Eile have 1. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Cameron Pring, Delano Burgzorg and Max Bird who have all made 1.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Southampton predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Daniel Peretz (GK), James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood, Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes, Caspar Jander, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz, Léo Scienza, Ross Stewart.

Bristol City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Radek Vítek (GK), Ross McCrorie, Noah Eile, Neto Borges, Cameron Pring, Sam Morsy, Adam Randell, Jason Knight, Scott Twine, Mark Sykes, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

Southampton vs Bristol City Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full Southampton vs Bristol City betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

We’re sweet on Southampton for this Championship game. The favourites are available at -1 on the Asian Handicap and we’re happy to take odds of -125 that are currently on offer for this pick.

Sportsgambler.com has plenty of Championship insights and that includes getting the team news immediately. The recent form will also help deliver our expert football predictions and we ensure that the most relevant stats are used to good effect.

Key Southampton vs Bristol City league stats:

• The -1 line has been covered by Southampton in 3 of their last 5 games.

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 55.6% chance of winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Southampton 2 - 0 Bristol City

There’s the option to wager on Southampton to win by a 2-0 scoreline. Odds of +575 are on offer and this is a correct score bet that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Finn Azaz to Score +190

Finn Azaz (Southampton) has racked up two goals in his past four Championship matches on home soil. It’s worth a gamble on the +190 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Finn Azaz Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+190

First

+550

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Corners Prediction

Bristol City Over 3.5 Corners -156

It’s been an average of 5.20 corners for City in their past 5 away matches, with Southampton conceding over 3.5 corners in the last two games. We think this presents a convincing argument and we’ll bet on City to cover the Team Corners line which is on offer at odds of -156.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Southampton

Total

10.30 6.10 4.20

Home

10.10 5.80 4.30

Away

10.60 5.80 4.80

Bristol City

Total

10.10 4.70 5.40

Home

8.20 4.40 3.80

Away

10.00 5.00 5.00

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-125

Under 10.5

-112

Southampton Corners

Over 6.5

-114

Under 6.5

-125

Bristol City Corners

Over 3.5

-147

Under 3.5

+102

Most Corners

1

-278

X

+750

2

+250

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Southampton vs Bristol City Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Southampton are the shortest price to win this Championship clash according to the bookies, with the favourites given a 67% probability due to their -204 betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +500 about Bristol City.

Southampton can be backed alternatively on the Half-Time Result market and that means getting -103. However, City are +425 and the draw is +150 if you want to take a different option.

For those expecting a high-scoring contest, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at -152.

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Full-Time Result

1

-204

X

+340

2

+500

Half-Time Result

1

-103

X

+150

2

+425

Double Chance

1X

-833

12

-556

X2

+145

Draw No Bet

1

-556

2

+310

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-125

2 Hcp +1

-104

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+130

Over 2.5

-179

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-152

No

+110

Favourite Leo Scienza is available at +400 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in him to score the last goal.

Leo Scienza (Southampton)

First

+140

Anytime

+400

Cyle Larin (Southampton)

First

+170

Anytime

+500

Ross Cameron Stewart (Southampton)

First

+185

Anytime

+550

Finn Azaz (Southampton)

First

+190

Anytime

+550

Cameron Archer (Southampton)

First

+210

Anytime

+600

Emil Riis (City)

First

+280

Anytime

+800

Sinclair Armstrong (City)

First

+320

Anytime

+900

Tom Fellows (Southampton)

First

+330

Anytime

+900

Scott Twine (City)

First

+330

Anytime

+950

Ryan Manning (Southampton)

First

+400

Anytime

+1050

Shea Charles (Southampton)

First

+420

Anytime

+1200

Ross McCrorie (City)

First

+420

Anytime

+1200

Samuel Bell (City)

First

+460

Anytime

+1300

Caspar Jander (Southampton)

First

+500

Anytime

+1400

Delano Burgzorg (City)

First

+575

Anytime

+1700

James Bree (Southampton)

First

+575

Anytime

+1800

Tomi Horvat (City)

First

+600

Anytime

+1600

George Earthy (City)

First

+650

Anytime

+1900

Elias Jelert (Southampton)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Max Bird (City)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Nathan Wood (Southampton)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Mark Sykes (City)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Flynn Downes (Southampton)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Joshua Quarshie (Southampton)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Southampton have landed six straight wins at St. Mary's. The Saints have secured nine victories and one draw in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.90 goals per game and conceding 0.40.

Bristol City have not lost on their travels in the past three matches. Roy Hodgson's team have finished with four defeats, three wins and three draws in the past 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.20.

Southampton beat City 1-0 when they last met at St. Mary's.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Southampton Home Stats		9-1-0	2.30	1.90	0.40	4	6	4	6
Bristol City Away Stats		3-3-4	2.10	0.90	1.20	4	6	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Southampton vs Bristol City Lineups & Team News

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