Every Southampton game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Southampton are 72-77-155 (23.7%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
Anthony Taylor has the most Southampton games in this sample (19).
Qualified refs in this table account for 235 of 304 team matches (77%) in this sample. Table lists refs with 8+ games.
#RefWin ratevs baselineClose gamesOpponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more), a favorable minors/flags edge.
How Southampton compares in one-goal matches vs the full sample. Based on verified match results.
Close games (≤1 goal margin)
191 of 304 games match this window
Avg combined goals
Close-match avg
2.3
Season avg
2.8
Pressure impact
-0.5
Avg cards
Close-match avg
22.5
Season avg
21.9
Pressure impact
+0.6
Over rate
Close-match avg
42.9%
Season avg
53.9%
Pressure impact
-11.0 pp
Over benchmark: 2.8 combined goals · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 304 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
Individual refs: stats for one official across all Southampton games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Southampton went 72-77-155 (23.7%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Southampton.
Goals, fouls, and cards from football-data.co.uk match archives (3800 games, 10 seasons). Over/under vs the 2.5-goal line. 0 rows skipped. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.
