Southampton vs Birmingham City prediction | 20 Apr 2027 | xGtoday


Southampton
Ranking: #135 overall, #23 in England

70.5 → 70.0 (-0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 12 Sep 26 Bristol City (H) 68.8 -0.7
2-1 19 Sep 26 Wrexham (A) 69.7 +0.9
1-0 11 Oct 26 Portsmouth (H) 69.4 -0.3
0-1 14 Oct 26 Norwich City (A) 70.0 +0.6
0-0 17 Oct 26 Bolton (H) 70.0 0.0
Birmingham City
Ranking: #156 overall, #24 in England

66.5 → 69.1 (+2.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 12 Sep 26 Derby (A) 68.3 +1.1
2-2 19 Sep 26 Boro (H) 67.8 -0.5
0-1 10 Oct 26 West Brom (A) 68.8 +1.0
4-0 13 Oct 26 Preston (H) 69.2 +0.4
3-0 17 Oct 26 QPR (H) 69.1 -0.1

Southampton vs Birmingham City: by the numbers

There are 21 places between these two in our European rankings, with Southampton the higher, and 1 place between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Birmingham City have moved +2.6 rating points, against -0.5 for Southampton.

Last time these teams played, on 1 September 2026, Southampton lost 0.4 rating points.

The highest Southampton have ever stood in our European rankings is #23, first reached on 10 August 2020.

The best xGtoday rating Birmingham City have ever held is 69.9, first set on 22 December 2018.