Sunday , 15 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Famara Diedhiou 68' 1–0
Famara Diedhiou 69' 2–0
Cian Ashford 90+7' 3–0
Y 43' Stuart Armstrong
Y 81' Kamal Deen Sulemana
Nathaniel Phillips 82' Y
Y 90' Jan Bednarek

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
1
Cardiff City FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2019-02-09 Southampton FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2018-12-08 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Southampton FC
#14 Position #7
18 Points 24
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 4 / 3
27 Scored 29
27 Conceded 15
+0 GD +14
1.20 PPG 1.60
27% Win % 53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Southampton FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Kuryu Matsuki 4 G 1 A
Finn Azaz 3 G 5 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Southampton FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Southampton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erol Bulut will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 360 games and scored 442 goals.
  • 40' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Stuart Armstrong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Ryan Manning as he leaves the pitch. James Bree steps in for Southampton FC.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Cardiff City FC make a change. David Turnbull trudges off to be replaced by Famara Diedhiou on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Mahlon Romeo departs to be replaced by Raheem Conte.
  • 68' What a moment for Famara Diedhiou! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Famara Diedhiou gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Joe Aribo makes way for Joe Rothwell at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Ollie Tanner is replaced by Luey Giles on 78 minute.
  • 80' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — David Brooks exits the field as Ryan Fraser enters on 80.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kamal Deen Sulemana on 81.
  • 82' Nathaniel Phillips was booked on 82.
  • 87' Southampton FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Jan Bednarek has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Southampton FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Jack Stephens 1
Cian Ashford 1
Callum Paterson 1
Soul Bamba 1
Kenneth Zohore 1

Head to Head

2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2019-02-09 Southampton FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2018-12-08 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Southampton FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-06 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L

Southampton FC Form

2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2024-04-16 Southampton FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-04-13 Southampton FC 3–2 Watford FC W 2024-04-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2024-04-01 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC37% Draw25% Southampton FC38%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Southampton FC
63%
Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC24% Draw43% Southampton FC33%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.