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Southampton v Bolton

Southampton
0–0Full time
Bolton

Championship · SAT 17 OCT · St. Mary's Stadium

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 18:10
Southampton 0–0 Bolton SOUTHAMPTON WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT2–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Southampton win60%
The market said66%
Brier score, this match · lower is better1.028
The market’s Brier score1.111

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay13 notes · 25 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Southampton win at 60%.
  2. 1′KICK-OFF Southampton v Bolton
  3. 2′Much as we predicted: Southampton was 60% before kick-off and our model makes it 59% now. 0–0 · 59–21–20
  4. 9′Much as we predicted: Southampton was 60% before kick-off and our model makes it 58% now. 0–0 · 58–22–20
  5. 37′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 37' Southampton win: 60% at kick-off, 50% now
  6. 42′SUBSTITUTION · 41' Southampton · On: Lewis Dobbin · Off: Cyle Larin
  7. 43′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 48%. 0–0 · 48–32–20
  8. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 44' Akin Famewo · Bolton
  9. 45′HALF-TIME Southampton 0–0 Bolton
  10. 45′SECOND HALF Southampton 0–0 Bolton
  11. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Bolton · On: Ruben Rodrigues · Off: Atsuki Ito
  12. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Southampton · On: Kuryu Matsuki · Off: Tom Fellows
  13. 52′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 44%. 0–0 · 44–37–19
  14. 55′We expected about 3.3 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 42–39–19
  15. 59′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 59' Southampton win: 60% at kick-off, 40% now
  16. 60′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 39–43–18
  17. 60′🟨 YELLOW · 59' Cameron Bragg · Southampton
  18. 61′THE CALL SWINGS · 61' Draw is now our likeliest result at 44% (was Southampton win 39%)
  19. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Bolton · On: Ethan Erhahon · Off: Xavier Simons
  20. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Bolton · On: Kyliane Dong · Off: Thierry Gale
  21. 67′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–50–16
  22. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' Southampton win: 60% at kick-off, 30% now
  23. 72′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–57–14
  24. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Southampton · On: Ryan Manning · Off: Welington
  25. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Southampton · On: Samuel Edozie · Off: Cameron Bragg
  26. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Bolton · On: Thelonius Bair · Off: Sam Dalby
  27. 76′🟨 YELLOW · 76' Lewis Brunt · Bolton
  28. 77′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 23%. 0–0 · 23–65–12
  29. 80′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–71–10
  30. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 80' Southampton win: 60% at kick-off, 19% now
  31. 83′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–0 · 14–78–7
  32. 83′🟨 YELLOW · 83' Thelonius Bair · Bolton
  33. 85′🟨 YELLOW · 85' Kuryu Matsuki · Southampton
  34. 87′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 87' Southampton win: 60% at kick-off, 10% now
  35. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Bolton · On: Samuel Iling · Off: Gaizka Larrazabal
  36. 88′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 9–87–5
  37. 89′🟨 YELLOW · 88' Luca Stephenson · Bolton
  38. 93′We said Southampton at 60%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 3%. 0–0 · 3–95–2
  39. FTFULL TIME Southampton 0–0 Bolton
  40. FTSouthampton 0–0 Bolton · Southampton win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 2–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Southampton are clear favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Southampton 60%, draw 20%, Bolton 20%. Over 2.5 goals 64%, both teams to score 61%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Southampton win60%
Draw20%
Bolton win20%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 11

VenueSt. Mary's Stadium

RefereeMatt Donohue

Line-ups

Southampton

4-2-3-1

Bolton

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Southampton

Bolton

3Days since last match4

Last match: 14 Oct · the English Championship

Last match: 13 Oct · the English Championship

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
8Southampton10+1116
14Bolton10−313

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Southampton

4-2-3-1

1 D. Peretz

14 J. Bree

5 J. Stephens

13 K. Schlotterbeck

34 Welington

30 J. Ward-Prowse

26 C. Bragg

18 T. Fellows

10 F. Azaz

7 L. Scienza

9 C. Larin

Coach · Tonda Eckert

Substitutes

25 · G. Long

3 · R. Manning

15 · N. Wood

6 · Z. Abbott

27 · K. Matsuki

8 · C. Jander

11 · L. Dobbin

23 · S. Edozie

28 · D. Mubama

Bolton

4-2-3-1

31 G. Bazunu

27 L. Stephenson

18 E. Toal

5 L. Brunt

14 A. Famewo

8 J. Sheehan

4 X. Simons

22 G. Larrazabal

17 A. Ito

11 T. Gale

10 S. Dalby

Coach · Steven Schumacher

Substitutes

1 · J. Bonham

6 · B. Davies

25 · M. Conway

21 · E. Erhahon

9 · T. Bair

16 · S. Iling Junior

39 · R. Hardie

20 · R. Rodrigues

7 · K. Dong

Our number · southampton winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 14 Oct 04:30 · locked at kick-off
60% The market66%
Us60%
Market66%

We make Southampton a 60% chance to win. The market has them at 66%. We are 6 points less confident than the market. The model expects 2.2–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Southampton v Bolton2.17 – 1.17
Form · last six in Championship this season · since 5 SeptW4 D1 L1 · W3 D0 L3
Table places · points 16 v 138 v 14
The market · Southampton win66% · ours 60%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
55%60%65%70% 11 OCT 03:5917 OCT 14:00
Our probability · Southampton win The market, margin stripped

Published at 62%, 60% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 66% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Southampton win60%66%−6
Draw20%19%+1
Bolton win20%15%+5
Over 2.5 goals64%66%−2
Both teams to score61%60%+1
Over 1.5 goals84%84%0
Over 3.5 goals43%47%−4
Southampton or draw80%85%−5
Southampton clean sheet31%––
Bolton clean sheet12%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 2–1 at 9.6%
0123450 3.9 4.1 2.5 1 7.7 9.2 5.2 2.1 2 8.3 9.6 5.6 2.2 3 6.0 6.9 4.0 4 3.3 3.8 2.2 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Southampton down, Bolton across0–5 goals a side shown (97.3% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Championship this season · since 5 Sept

SOUTHAMPTON

DWWLWW1–1 · 3–1 · 4–1 · 1–2 · 1–0 · 1–0

BOLTON

LLWWLW0–4 · 2–3 · 1–0 · 4–3 · 1–2 · 3–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Swansea10+923
2Middlesbrough10+621
3West Ham10+1719
4Birmingham10+617
5QPR10+617
6Wolves10+317
7West Brom10+217
8Southampton10+1116
9Stoke City10+116
10Blackburn10+215
11Millwall10014
12Bristol City10−214
13Charlton10−314
14Bolton10−313
15Sheffield Utd10012
16Portsmouth9−111
17Wrexham10−411
18Lincoln10−1011
19Cardiff10+110
20Norwich10−39
21Burnley11−58
22Watford10−118
23Derby10−106
24Preston10−124

The competition's standings before kick-off.