Southampton vs Sheffield United predictions, Jan 21, 2026

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In a crucial match in the English League Championship, Southampton FC will face off against Sheffield United at home on January 21, 2026. Southampton, despite winning only one of their last five matches, will look to capitalize on their home advantage to secure a much-needed victory. On the other hand, Sheffield United has been in better form recently, winning three of their last five matches.

In terms of bookmakers’ odds, Southampton is the slight favorite with odds of 2.22 for a home win, while Sheffield United has odds of 3.14 for an away victory. Our model predicts a 45% chance of a home win, a 28.8% chance of a draw, and a 28.5% chance of an away win.

Tactically, Southampton will need to improve their recent form and capitalize on scoring opportunities, while Sheffield United will look to continue their winning momentum and exploit any weaknesses in the home team’s defense. It promises to be an evenly contested match with both teams having the potential to secure the victory.

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S`hampton 42.7%

Draw 27.2%

Sheff Utd 30.1%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:1

Outrights of English League Championship Sheffield Utd: 0.64% Southampton: 0.47%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	2.22	3.53	3.14
	2.22	3.36	3.13	Watch and Bet
	2.22	3.46	3.14
	2.16	3.5	3.1

Latest Results

10.01.26 Doncaster Rovers – Southampton FC – 2:3 04.01.26 Middlesbrough FC – Southampton FC – 4:0 01.01.26 Southampton FC – Millwall – 0:0 29.12.25 Birmingham City – Southampton FC – 1:1 26.12.25 Oxford United – Southampton FC – 2:1

11.01.26 Sheffield United – Mansfield Town – 3:4 01.01.26 Sheffield United – Leicester City – 3:1 29.12.25 Stoke City – Sheffield United – 1:2 26.12.25 Wrexham AFC – Sheffield United – 5:3 20.12.25 Sheffield United – Birmingham City – 3:0

Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 15 and 16).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, S`hampton won 5.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Recently, S`hampton has had a series of away games.

S`hampton could have a small edge in this match.

In the last 7 head-to-head matches, S`hampton won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 14:5. (average 2:0.7).

Including home matches between the teams, S`hampton won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 6:1. (average 3:0.5).

Latest Head To Head

30.09.25 Sheffield United – Southampton FC – 1:2 21.09.21 Sheffield United – Southampton FC – 2:3 penalties 06.03.21 Sheffield United – Southampton FC – 0:2 13.12.20 Southampton FC – Sheffield United – 3:0 26.07.20 Southampton FC – Sheffield United – 3:1

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57:29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37:26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42:24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36:25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29:33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37:29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40:38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32:23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38:32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38:29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38:39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37:38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35:35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35:36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38:38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36:38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27:33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29:35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25:32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24:30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21:35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28:39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25:35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18:51	-33	-7

English League Championship Outrights

1. Coventry: 1.69 (50.86%)

2. Ipswich: 2.99 (28.77%)

3. Middlesbrough: 8.67 (9.94%)

4. Watford: 30 (2.87%)

5. Millwall: 82.67 (1.04%)

6. Preston: 100.67 (0.86%)

7. Hull City: 117.33 (0.73%)

8. Sheffield Utd: 134 (0.64%)

9. Bristol City: 134 (0.64%)

10. Stoke City: 138 (0.62%)

11. Wrexham: 150.67 (0.57%)

12. Southampton: 184 (0.47%)

13. Birmingham: 300.67 (0.29%)

14. Leicester: 334 (0.26%)

15. QPR: 367.33 (0.23%)

16. West Brom: 417.33 (0.21%)

17. Derby: 417.33 (0.21%)

18. Swansea: 500.67 (0.17%)

19. Norwich: 584 (0.15%)

20. Charlton: 584 (0.15%)

21. Blackburn: 750.67 (0.11%)

22. Portsmouth: 917.33 (0.09%)

23. Oxford Utd: 1417.33 (0.06%)

24. Sheffield Wed: 1750.67 (0.05%)

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