Southampton vs West Ham United prediction | 29 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Southampton
Ranking: #134 overall, #23 in England

70.3 → 70.2 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 08 Sep Swansea City (H) 69.5 -0.2
4-1 12 Sep Bristol City (H) 68.8 -0.7
2-1 19 Sep Wrexham (A) 69.7 +0.9
1-0 11 Oct Portsmouth (H) 69.4 -0.3
0-1 14 Oct Norwich City (A) 70.2 +0.8
West Ham United
Ranking: #51 overall, #18 in England

77.6 → 77.1 (-0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 08 Sep Bolton (A) 77.6 -0.1
6-0 11 Sep Wrexham (H) 77.9 +0.3
2-2 19 Sep Millwall (A) 77.0 -0.9
1-1 09 Oct QPR (H) 76.6 -0.4
0-6 14 Oct Lincoln City (A) 77.1 +0.5

Southampton vs West Ham United: by the numbers

Southampton trail West Ham United by 83 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 5 in England.

The recent trend shows Southampton on the rise, -0.1 rating points over their last 10 matches, while West Ham United has gone the other way at -0.5.

Last time these teams played, on 19 April 2025, Southampton gained 0.3 rating points.

Southampton first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 81.6 on 11 January 2020.

The highest West Ham United have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #14, first reached on 6 November 2021.