Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Southampton FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Saint Mary's HT 45' · FT 45'
Adam Armstrong 11' 1–0
Adam Armstrong 15' 2–0
Flynn Downes 25' Y
Y 72' Rubin Colwill

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Saint Mary's.

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2

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

1
3
Southampton FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
29 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
25 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
11 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Millwall FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Southampton FC A 0–2 L
28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–3 L
04 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Saint Mary's will turn into a battlefield for Southampton FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC have won 408 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' named a 4-3-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 11' Adam Armstrong makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Southampton FC are in front.
  • 15' The England Adam Armstrong breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 2-0!
  • 16' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 21' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Flynn Downes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 26' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Flynn Downes gets a Yellow card.
  • 31' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ryan Manning is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 36' Shea Charles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' It’s high time Erol Bulut made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 356 games and scored 437 goals.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Callum Robinson is replaced by Rubin Colwill on 55 minute.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Joe Aribo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stuart Armstrong at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' Ollie Tanner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Bowler on 63 minute.
  • 68' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Rubin Colwill will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Manolis Siopis is replaced by Joe Ralls.
  • 80' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' Sekou Mara is replacing Che Adams for the Southampton FC side.
  • 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • With this win, Southampton FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Southampton FC Form

2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-11-29 Southampton FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-11-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-11-11 Southampton FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-11-04 Millwall FC 0–1 Southampton FC W 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2023-10-28 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC62% Draw22% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
38%
Southampton FC or Cardiff City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC46% Draw42% Cardiff City FC12%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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