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

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

3 – 1

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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

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

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

Southampton FC

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

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Southampton FC
#21	Position	#13
7	Points	10
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
10	Scored	19
12	Conceded	10
-2	GD	+9
0.88	PPG	1.25
13%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Southampton FC are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Finn Azaz	3 G	4 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Cardiff City FC host Southampton FC — let the battle begin!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' The 30-year-old Joe Aribo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' Rubin Colwill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
43' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Stuart Armstrong gets a card.
46' The crowd applauds Ryan Manning as he leaves the pitch. James Bree steps in for Southampton FC.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' It’s high time Russell Martin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
61' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. David Turnbull is replaced by Famara Diedhiou on 61 minute.
66' Raheem Conte is replacing Mahlon Romeo for the Cardiff City FC side.
68' Famara Diedhiou puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
69' GOAL! Famara Diedhiou scores on 69. Assisted by Yakou Meite
73' Joe Aribo makes way for Joe Rothwell at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
78' Luey Giles gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Ollie Tanner and will look to change the dynamic.
80' The whistle greets David Brooks as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Fraser.
81' Kamal Deen Sulemana has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
82' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 82.
87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Armstrong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
90' Jan Bednarek has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

36
David Brooks ↓ Ryan Fraser 80'
1
Alex McCarthy
35
Jan Bednarek
17
Stuart Armstrong
2
Kyle Walker-Peters
10
Che Adams
7
Joe Aribo ↓ Joe Rothwell 73'
9
Adam Armstrong ↓ Kamal Deen Sulemana 80'
3
Ryan Manning ↓ James Bree 46'
21
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
16
William Smallbone ↓ Samuel Edozie 80'

Bench

26
Ryan Fraser ↑ 80'
5
Jack Stephens
13
Joe Lumley
14
James Bree ↑ 46'
19
Joe Rothwell ↑ 73'
20
Kamal Deen Sulemana ↑ 80'
23
Samuel Edozie ↑ 80'
24
Shea Charles
33
Tyler Dibling

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.82 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC 76% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC36% Draw24% Southampton FC40%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Southampton FC

64%

Cardiff City FC or Southampton FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC22% Draw43% Southampton FC35%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

Southampton FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Clean Sheet