Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#17 Position #21
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Southampton FC are 17th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Southampton FC vs Cardiff City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Runar Alex Runarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Adam Armstrong makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 15' Adam Armstrong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 16' Perry Ng catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Saint Mary's. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Flynn Downes.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Flynn Downes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Flynn Downes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Ireland international Callum Robinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dimitrios Goutas made 22 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Callum Robinson exits the field as Rubin Colwill enters on 55.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Southampton FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Joe Aribo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stuart Armstrong at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Josh Bowler by Ollie Tanner on 63 minute.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Rubin Colwill will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Joe Ralls on, Manolis Siopis off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Southampton FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Che Adams by Sekou Mara on 81 minute.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Southampton FC and Cardiff City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
3 / 4
0.69 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Southampton FC or Draw 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC43% Draw40% Cardiff City FC17%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 62%
38%
± 1.5 29%
71%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
57%
Southampton FC or Cardiff City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC20% Draw72% Cardiff City FC8%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37.6%
1 – 0
22.3%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 2
1.9%
3 – 0
1.7%
1 – 2
1.7%
3 – 1
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 26% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 13% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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