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FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 6, 2024 at 3pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
4 - 0
Walsall

Fraser (6', 68'), Mara (58'), Adams (78')
Amo-Ameyaw (45+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Norwich 1-1 Southampton
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Grimsby Town 1-6 Walsall
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Southampton 3-1 Walsall

Both sides have bigger promotion fish to fry in the coming months, but if the visitors' recent offensive exploits are anything to go by, Walsall ought to give an injury-hit Southampton a scare or two. However, Sadler's side have been decimated by fitness concerns of their own, and even if Saints boss Martin rings the changes, the in-form hosts should prove too strong for their League Two counterparts. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Southampton win with a probability of 63.31%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 17.61%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.54%) and 1-0 (7.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.46%), while for a Walsall win it was 1-2 (4.8%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.

Result
SouthamptonDrawWalsall
63.31% (-0.438 -0.44) 19.08% (0.193 0.19) 17.61% (0.24 0.24)
Both teams to score 60.97% (-0.233 -0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.51% (-0.51900000000001 -0.52)33.49% (0.515 0.52)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.72% (-0.596 -0.6)55.28% (0.59 0.59)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.88% (-0.25700000000001 -0.26)10.12% (0.252 0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.7% (-0.584 -0.58)33.29% (0.579 0.58)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.84% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)32.16% (0.061 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.35% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)68.65% (0.070000000000007 0.07)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 63.31%
    Walsall 17.61%
    Draw 19.08%
SouthamptonDrawWalsall
2-1 @ 9.69% (0.034000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 8.54% (0.045 0.04)
1-0 @ 7.45% (0.119 0.12)
3-1 @ 7.4% (-0.055 -0.05)
3-0 @ 6.52% (-0.037 -0.04)
4-1 @ 4.24% (-0.078 -0.08)
3-2 @ 4.2% (-0.038 -0.04)
4-0 @ 3.74% (-0.062 -0.06)
4-2 @ 2.4% (-0.049 -0.05)
5-1 @ 1.94% (-0.058 -0.06)
5-0 @ 1.71% (-0.048 -0.05)
5-2 @ 1.1% (-0.035 -0.03)
4-3 @ 0.91% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 63.31%
1-1 @ 8.46% (0.122 0.12)
2-2 @ 5.49% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.25% (0.086 0.09)
3-3 @ 1.59% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.29%
Total : 19.08%
1-2 @ 4.8% (0.061 0.06)
0-1 @ 3.69% (0.093 0.09)
0-2 @ 2.09% (0.049 0.05)
2-3 @ 2.08%
1-3 @ 1.81% (0.019 0.02)
Other @ 3.14%
Total : 17.61%

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Form Guide
Last Game: Norwich 1-1 Southampton
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Southampton 2-1 Plymouth
Friday, December 29 at 6pm in Championship
Last Game: Southampton 5-0 Swansea
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: QPR 0-1 Southampton
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Southampton 4-0 Blackburn
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Coventry 1-1 Southampton
Wednesday, December 13 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Grimsby Town 1-6 Walsall
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Walsall 3-1 Wrexham
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League Two
Last Game: Walsall 2-0 Crewe
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Accrington 2-1 Walsall
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Walsall 1-0 Tranmere
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Walsall 1-0 Alfreton
Tuesday, December 12 at 7.45pm in FA Cup


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