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Preview
- Anticipation builds as Southampton prepare to host Blackburn Rovers at St. Mary's Stadium on 2026-04-14 (kick-off 20:00 GMT), in week 45 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
- With the data available to us, Tonda Eckert and Damien Johnson have not met as managers before.
- Current league positions have Southampton 5th on 69 points and Blackburn Rovers 19th on 48 points.
- Southampton have 1 player out: M. Roerslev Rasmussen (Achilles Tendon Injury) while Blackburn Rovers have 9 players missing: H. Carter (Injury), J. Garrett (Lacking Match Fitness), A. Gudjohnsen (Ankle Injury), R. Hedges (Ankle Injury), A. Henriksson (Inactive), A. Kargbo (Hamstring Injury), M. Litherland (Inactive), L. Miller (Achilles Tendon Injury), S. Tronstad (Knee Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Southampton should be met by Blackburn Rovers's expected 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Southampton's highest-rated performer was S. Charles (6.2), while Blackburn Rovers's standout was B. Tóth (7.2).
- Mixed fortunes: Southampton prevailed 2-1 against Derby County, whereas Blackburn Rovers were held to a 1-1 draw vs. Stoke City.
- Both teams have been in great form: Southampton 5-0-0 and Blackburn Rovers 2-3-0 over their last 5 matches.
- This one's been tight: in 5 head-to-head games, Southampton have won 2 games, Blackburn Rovers 2 games, and there've been 1 draw.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Southampton, bolstered by their 11-6-3 home record and an average of 1.55 goals per game.
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Southampton
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Events
| 5' | S. McLoughlin | ||
| 7' | T. Gardner-Hickman | ||
| 24' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 43' | 2 - 0 | ||
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| 86' | 3 - 0 | ||
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Southampton is going head to head with Blackburn on 14/4/2026 19:00 GMT at St. Mary's Stadium for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Southampton v Blackburn H2H statistics!