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Cardiff vs Southampton: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 44Kick-off on April 20, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd

Cardiff
2-1
Southampton

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What was the result of Cardiff vs Southampton?

Cardiff won 2-1 on April 20, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 12′J. AriboSouthampton
  • 68′F. DiédhiouCardiff
  • 90′Cian AshfordCardiff

Official lineup for Cardiff vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
  1. 22Y. Meïté
  1. 27R. Colwill
  2. 15D. Turnbull
  3. 45Cian Ashford
  1. 8J. Ralls
  2. 23M. Siopis
  1. 32O. Tanner
  2. 4D. Goutas
  3. 12N. Phillips
  4. 2M. Romeo
  1. 1E. Horvath

Southampton

4-3-3
  1. 9A. Armstrong
  2. 10C. Adams
  3. 36D. Brooks
  1. 17S. Armstrong
  2. 16W. Smallbone
  3. 7J. Aribo
  1. 3R. Manning
  2. 35J. Bednarek
  3. 21T. Harwood-Bellis
  4. 2K. Walker-Peters
  1. 1A. McCarthy
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Southampton have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 13, 2024Millwall(away)1-3Championship
Apr 10, 2024Birmingham(away)1-0Championship
Apr 6, 2024Hull City(home)1-3Championship
Apr 1, 2024Coventry(away)2-1Championship
Mar 29, 2024Sunderland(home)0-2Championship
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2024Preston(home)3-0Championship
Apr 13, 2024Watford(home)3-2Championship
Apr 9, 2024Coventry(home)2-1Championship
Apr 6, 2024Blackburn(away)0-0Championship
Apr 1, 2024Ipswich(away)2-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Cardiff wins, 0 draws, 3 Southampton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2023Southampton 2-0 CardiffChampionship
Jul 27, 2021Cardiff 0-4 SouthamptonFriendlies Clubs
Feb 9, 2019Southampton 1-2 CardiffPremier League
Dec 8, 2018Cardiff 1-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Apr 12, 2014Southampton 0-1 CardiffPremier League
Dec 26, 2013Cardiff 0-3 SouthamptonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Cardiff on Dec 2, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Cardiff score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 2.1 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cardiff0.91.456/156/15
Southampton2.11.7410/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cardiff sit 19th in Championship (11 points from 11 matches) and Southampton sit 7th (17 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Southampton11632211017
19Cardiff11254181711

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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