Wrexham vs Southampton — Championship: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 14′Southampton, yellow card:Argument
- 35′Wrexham, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Southampton, substitution:off
- 50′Southampton, goal:1–1assist
- 65′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 69′Southampton, yellow card:Foul
- 72′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 76′Southampton, substitution:off
- 86′Wrexham, yellow card:Foul
- 86′Southampton, substitution:off
- 86′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 89′Wrexham, own goal:2–1Own goal
- 90+2′Southampton, yellow card:Foul
- 90+3′Southampton, substitution:off
- 90+5′Southampton, yellow card:Argument
- Full-time2 – 1
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Late own goal sinks Southampton as Wrexham snatch victory
Wrexham beat Southampton 2-1 at the Racecourse Ground in a Championship fixture from matchday eight, despite being second best for large spells against the division's fourth-placed side. Kieffer Moore put the hosts ahead midway through the first half, and that advantage held until half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Southampton responded three minutes into the second period when James Ward-Prowse converted an assist from Samuel Edozie to level the score at 1-1. The visitors dominated much of the ball and territory, but could not find a second breakthrough as the game moved into its closing stages.
With four minutes of normal time remaining, Keven Schlotterbeck turned the ball into his own net to hand Wrexham a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. The result lifted Parkinson's side off the foot of the table concerns, while Southampton, unbeaten in four of their previous five outings, were left to rue a missed chance to close the gap at the top.
Ward-Prowse scored Southampton's equaliser and finished with a rating of 8.2, the highest of any player on view, though it was not enough to prevent defeat.
Southampton had 60% of the possession and outshot Wrexham 19 attempts to 8, yet came away with nothing to show for their control of the game.
Wrexham beat Southampton 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Wrexham met Southampton in the Championship (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 14:00 UTC at Racecourse Ground. Referee: Gavin Ward.
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Key moments
- 35' Goal: Kieffer Moore (assist: Ben Whiteman) — 1–0 · Watch Kieffer Moore's goal video (35')
- 50' Goal: James Ward-Prowse (assist: Samuel Edozie) — 1–1 · Watch James Ward-Prowse's goal video (50')
- 89' Goal (own goal): Keven Schlotterbeck — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Wrexham (3-4-2-1)
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Wrexham 31%, the draw 29%, Southampton 40%. It finished Wrexham 2–1 Southampton.
Southampton's rating edge outweighs Wrexham's home ground — Southampton are the stronger side on our strength rating, and a weak Championship home advantage on top gives Southampton the lean. The draw at 29% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Southampton at 40%?
Southampton sit 163 points higher on our strength rating — 1534 to 1697. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,189 such games. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 24.9% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,439 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 31–28–41.
Why only 40%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 40% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and Wrexham at 31%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,116. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Southampton average 10 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 163 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Southampton scored +0.35 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,878 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Wrexham vs Southampton final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Kieffer Moore's goal against Southampton (35').
- Watch James Ward-Prowse's goal against Wrexham (50').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Wrexham 2–1 Southampton. Explore more on the Wrexham and Southampton team pages or the Championship page.