Cardiff City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver Langford
- Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
- Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Southampton FC H 2–1 W 13 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L 10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W 06 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–3 L 01 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W 29 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L 16 Apr Preston North End FC H 3–0 W 13 Apr Watford FC H 3–2 W 09 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–1 W 06 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D 01 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 2–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Southampton FC is underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 348 games and scored 417 goals.
- 10' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Nathaniel Phillips has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Ralls suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' It’s gonna be a card for Stuart Armstrong.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for James Bree. He replaces Ryan Manning on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Bree made 355 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace David Turnbull by Famara Diedhiou on 61 minute.
- 66' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Mahlon Romeo by Raheem Conte on 66 minute.
- 68' GOAL! Famara Diedhiou scores on 68. Assisted by Yakou Meite
- 69' Goal! Famara Diedhiou scores his 46 goal in 387 matches.
- 73' Joe Rothwell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Aribo on 73 minute.
- 78' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luey Giles is hanging Ollie Tanner on the field on 78 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Fraser. He replaces David Brooks on 80 minute.
- 81' The referee shows Southampton FC player a card on 81.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Nathaniel Phillips. He receives a card.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Jan Bednarek.
- Another three points for Cardiff City FC.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Mahlon Romeo ↓ Raheem Conte 66'
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Ollie Tanner ↓ Luey Giles 78'
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Bench
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Famara Diedhiou ↑ 61'
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Luey Giles ↑ 78'
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Raheem Conte ↑ 66'
Coach Erol BulutSouthampton FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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David Brooks ↓ Ryan Fraser 80'
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Joe Aribo ↓ Joe Rothwell 73'
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Ryan Manning ↓ James Bree 46'
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Bench
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Ryan Fraser ↑ 80'
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James Bree ↑ 46'
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Joe Rothwell ↑ 73'
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Kamal Deen Sulemana ↑ 80'
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Samuel Edozie ↑ 80'
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Coach Russell Martin -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Adam Armstrong 2 Famara Diedhiou 2 Kenneth Zohore 1 Jack Stephens 1 Cian Ashford 1 Callum Paterson 1 Soul Bamba 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
Southampton FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.37 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.17 Southampton FC xGI would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.54Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 72%Draw or Southampton FC 56%Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Southampton FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%0 – 0 9.9%1 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 5%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 18% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.