Cardiff City vs Southampton

Cardiff City host Southampton in the England Championship on Saturday 12 December 2026, kick-off 15:00. In their last 4 meetings, Cardiff City won 1, Southampton won 3 and 0 were drawn.

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Cardiff City

15:00

12 Dec

Southampton

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

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Cardiff City have scored 2.63 goals a game and conceded 1.63 across their last 8 home games in the Championship this season, while Southampton have scored 1.13 and conceded 1.25 across their last 8 away games. Both teams have scored in 7 of Cardiff City's last 8 home games and 6 of Southampton's last 8 away games. Southampton have won 2 of their last 8 away games. Cardiff City's last 8 home games have averaged 10.8 corners and Southampton's last 8 away games 10.3. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 04:19 UK.

Goals scored Cardiff City: 2.63 Southampton: 1.13
Goals conceded Cardiff City: 1.63 Southampton: 1.25
Both teams scored Cardiff City: 7 of 888% Southampton: 6 of 875%
Over 2.5 goals Cardiff City: 5 of 863% Southampton: 3 of 838%
Match corners Cardiff City: 10.75 Southampton: 10.25
Match cards Cardiff City: 4.63 Southampton: 4.63

Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season.

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Cardiff City vs Southampton: questions and answers

When is Cardiff City vs Southampton?

Cardiff City vs Southampton kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 12 December 2026 in the Championship, at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

How many goals do Cardiff City and Southampton games have?

Where are Cardiff City and Southampton in the Championship table?

Cardiff City are 14th with 18 points from 15 games. Southampton are 7th with 24 points from 15 games.

Cardiff City vs Southampton stats

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Cardiff City4W 4D 0L · 8 home games

Southampton2W 3D 3L · 8 away games

Cardiff City vs Southampton general stats: Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Match outcomes
4 of 850%	Win	2 of 825%
4 of 850%	Draw	3 of 838%
0 of 80%	Loss	3 of 838%
16	Points	9
2.00	Points per game	1.13
8	Goal difference	-1
Expected goals
2.56	xG per game	1.49
1.42	xGA per game	1.56
0.56	xG performance	-2.90
Possession & attacks
61%	Possession	60%
65.75	Dangerous attacks	47.50
31.38	Dangerous attacks against	44.13
Shots
20.00	Shots for	16.13
11.88	Shots against	16.38
7.13	On target for	5.00
5.25	On target against	4.88
13%	Shot conversion	7%
36%	On-target accuracy	31%
Tackles & fouls
10.63	Tackles	12.13
13.75	Fouls committed	13.38
9.50	Fouls won	8.25
1.75	Offsides	2.00

Cardiff City vs Southampton goals stats: Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Goals overview
4.25	Goals per game (total)	2.38
21	Goals scored	9
2.63	Scored per game	1.13
13	Goals conceded	10
1.63	Conceded per game	1.25
Outcomes
5 of 863%	Scored first	4 of 850%
0 of 80%	Failed to score	1 of 813%
1 of 813%	Clean sheet	1 of 813%
7 of 888%	BTTS	6 of 875%
5 of 863%	BTTS & over 2.5	3 of 838%
7 of 888%	BTTS or over 2.5	6 of 875%
Total goals
8 of 8100%	Over 0.5	8 of 8100%
7 of 888%	Over 1.5	6 of 875%
5 of 863%	Over 2.5	3 of 838%
5 of 863%	Over 3.5	1 of 813%
Goals scored
8 of 8100%	Scored 1+	7 of 888%
5 of 863%	Scored 2+	1 of 813%
4 of 850%	Scored 3+	1 of 813%
Goals conceded
7 of 888%	Conceded 1+	7 of 888%
3 of 838%	Conceded 2+	3 of 838%
2 of 825%	Conceded 3+	0 of 80%

Cardiff City vs Southampton halves & timing stats: Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Half-time result
4 of 850%	Winning at HT	3 of 838%
1 of 813%	Drawing at HT	1 of 813%
3 of 838%	Losing at HT	4 of 850%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Cardiff City vs Southampton corners stats: Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Corners per game
10.75	Total corners	10.25
6.63	Corners for	5.63
4.13	Corners against	4.63
4 of 850%	Most corners	6 of 875%
Match corner lines
5 of 863%	Over 7.5	7 of 888%
5 of 863%	Over 8.5	4 of 850%
5 of 863%	Over 9.5	4 of 850%
4 of 850%	Over 10.5	3 of 838%
3 of 838%	Over 11.5	3 of 838%
2 of 825%	Over 12.5	1 of 813%
Corners for lines
6 of 875%	For over 4.5	6 of 875%
5 of 863%	For over 5.5	4 of 850%
3 of 838%	For over 6.5	2 of 825%
2 of 825%	For over 7.5	2 of 825%
Corners against lines
4 of 850%	Against over 4.5	2 of 825%
3 of 838%	Against over 5.5	1 of 813%
1 of 813%	Against over 6.5	1 of 813%
By half
5.38	1H total	3.88
3.38	1H for	1.38
2.00	1H against	2.50
5.38	2H total	6.38
3.25	2H for	4.25
2.13	2H against	2.13

Cardiff City vs Southampton cards stats: Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Cards per game
4.63	Total cards	4.63
1.88	Cards received	1.75
2.75	Opponent cards	2.88
1 of 813%	Most cards	2 of 825%
Match card lines
8 of 8100%	Over 2.5	8 of 8100%
4 of 850%	Over 3.5	5 of 863%
3 of 838%	Over 4.5	4 of 850%
2 of 825%	Over 5.5	1 of 813%
Cards received lines
7 of 888%	Received 1+	6 of 875%
3 of 838%	Received 2+	5 of 863%
2 of 825%	Received 3+	2 of 825%
Opponent card lines
8 of 8100%	Opponent 1+	8 of 8100%
8 of 8100%	Opponent 2+	6 of 875%
4 of 850%	Opponent 3+	4 of 850%
By half
1.63	1H total	1.75
0.75	1H received	0.63
3.25	2H total	3.13
1.38	2H received	1.25

Cardiff City vs Southampton other stats: Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Shots & conversion
31.88	Total shots (match)	32.50
12.38	Total on target (match)	9.88
37%	On-target conversion	23%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Cardiff City's last 8 home games and Southampton's last 8 away games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Cardiff City4W 3D 3L · 10 games

Southampton6W 2D 2L · 10 games

Cardiff City vs Southampton general stats: Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Match outcomes
4 of 1040%	Win	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	Draw	2 of 1020%
3 of 1030%	Loss	2 of 1020%
15	Points	20
1.50	Points per game	2.00
3	Goal difference	9
Expected goals
2.25	xG per game	1.66
1.45	xGA per game	1.39
-1.54	xG performance	1.41
Possession & attacks
58%	Possession	56%
56.70	Dangerous attacks	46.00
34.70	Dangerous attacks against	46.40
Shots
17.00	Shots for	14.90
14.50	Shots against	15.30
6.70	On target for	5.20
6.00	On target against	4.20
12%	Shot conversion	12%
39%	On-target accuracy	35%
Tackles & fouls
13.20	Tackles	11.00
14.00	Fouls committed	13.20
9.20	Fouls won	8.10
2.20	Offsides	2.80

Cardiff City vs Southampton goals stats: Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Goals overview
3.90	Goals per game (total)	2.70
21	Goals scored	18
2.10	Scored per game	1.80
18	Goals conceded	9
1.80	Conceded per game	0.90
Outcomes
5 of 1050%	Scored first	6 of 1060%
2 of 1020%	Failed to score	2 of 1020%
1 of 1010%	Clean sheet	3 of 1030%
7 of 1070%	BTTS	6 of 1060%
6 of 1060%	BTTS & over 2.5	5 of 1050%
8 of 1080%	BTTS or over 2.5	6 of 1060%
Total goals
10 of 10100%	Over 0.5	9 of 1090%
8 of 1080%	Over 1.5	6 of 1060%
7 of 1070%	Over 2.5	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	Over 3.5	4 of 1040%
Goals scored
8 of 1080%	Scored 1+	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Scored 2+	4 of 1040%
4 of 1040%	Scored 3+	4 of 1040%
Goals conceded
9 of 1090%	Conceded 1+	7 of 1070%
5 of 1050%	Conceded 2+	2 of 1020%
3 of 1030%	Conceded 3+	0 of 100%

Cardiff City vs Southampton halves & timing stats: Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Half-time result
5 of 1050%	Winning at HT	5 of 1050%
1 of 1010%	Drawing at HT	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Losing at HT	3 of 1030%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Cardiff City vs Southampton corners stats: Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Corners per game
10.50	Total corners	9.80
5.60	Corners for	5.30
4.90	Corners against	4.50
5 of 1050%	Most corners	6 of 1060%
Match corner lines
7 of 1070%	Over 7.5	7 of 1070%
6 of 1060%	Over 8.5	4 of 1040%
6 of 1060%	Over 9.5	4 of 1040%
5 of 1050%	Over 10.5	4 of 1040%
4 of 1040%	Over 11.5	4 of 1040%
2 of 1020%	Over 12.5	2 of 1020%
Corners for lines
7 of 1070%	For over 4.5	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	For over 5.5	4 of 1040%
2 of 1020%	For over 6.5	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	For over 7.5	3 of 1030%
Corners against lines
5 of 1050%	Against over 4.5	3 of 1030%
4 of 1040%	Against over 5.5	1 of 1010%
2 of 1020%	Against over 6.5	1 of 1010%
By half
4.60	1H total	4.10
2.80	1H for	2.00
1.80	1H against	2.10
5.90	2H total	5.70
2.80	2H for	3.30
3.10	2H against	2.40

Cardiff City vs Southampton cards stats: Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Cards per game
4.60	Total cards	4.10
1.80	Cards received	1.60
2.80	Opponent cards	2.50
2 of 1020%	Most cards	3 of 1030%
Match card lines
9 of 1090%	Over 2.5	9 of 1090%
5 of 1050%	Over 3.5	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	Over 4.5	4 of 1040%
4 of 1040%	Over 5.5	2 of 1020%
Cards received lines
8 of 1080%	Received 1+	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Received 2+	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Received 3+	2 of 1020%
Opponent card lines
9 of 1090%	Opponent 1+	10 of 10100%
8 of 1080%	Opponent 2+	7 of 1070%
6 of 1060%	Opponent 3+	5 of 1050%
By half
1.70	1H total	1.10
0.70	1H received	0.50
3.20	2H total	3.00
1.40	2H received	1.20

Cardiff City vs Southampton other stats: Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Cardiff City	Stat	Southampton
Shots & conversion
31.50	Total shots (match)	30.20
12.70	Total on target (match)	9.40
31%	On-target conversion	35%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Cardiff City's last 10 games and Southampton's last 10 games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 04:19 UK.

Cardiff City vs Southampton lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Cardiff City vs Southampton players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Jack Moylan in 15 games 10goals

Cyle Larin in 11 games 7goals

Top creator

Ollie Tanner in 15 games 4assists

Finn Azaz in 15 games 5assists

Players in form

Jack Moylan Attacking midfielder · Cardiff City 7.24 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
10

Assists
3
- xG0.65 per 90 Top 1%
- NP goals0.56 per 90 Top 4%
- Shots3.86 per 90 Top 4%
Alex Robertson Defensive midfielder · Cardiff City 7.23 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Duel %68% per 90 Top 1%
- Key passes1.74 per 90 Top 5%
- Touches81.40 per 90 Top 7%
Finn Azaz Attacking midfielder · Southampton 7.21 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
3

Assists
5
- Big chances0.51 per 90 Top 10%
- Final third6.63 per 90 Top 18%
- Key passes2.34 per 90 Top 20%
Léo Scienza Winger · Southampton 7.19 Form rating

Apps
13

Goals
2

Assists
2
- Shots2.85 per 90 Top 15%
- Big chances0.47 per 90 Top 16%
- Dribble %54% per 90 Top 19%
James Ward-Prowse Defensive midfielder · Southampton 7.15 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Pass %92% per 90 Top 3%
- Final third11.71 per 90 Top 4%
- Passes71.70 per 90 Top 4%
Rubin Colwill Attacking midfielder · Cardiff City 7.12 Form rating

Apps
8

Goals
1

Assists
3
- Assists0.52 per 90 Top 5%
- Recoveries5.02 per 90 Top 12%
- Big chances0.51 per 90 Top 14%
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper · Southampton 7.11 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Passes45.26 per 90 Top 4%
- Touches55.31 per 90 Top 4%
- Aerials0.51 per 90 Top 8%
Yousef Salech Striker · Cardiff City 7.10 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
5

Assists
1
- xG0.70 per 90 Top 5%
- On target1.74 per 90 Top 5%
- xG/shot0.21 per 90 Top 9%
Ryan Manning Full-back · Southampton 7.08 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
1

Assists
3
- Key passes2.61 per 90 Top 2%
- Big chances0.66 per 90 Top 3%
- Final third11.20 per 90 Top 3%
Keven Schlotterbeck Centre-back · Southampton 7.05 Form rating

Apps
13

Goals
2

Assists
0
- Aerial %71% per 90 Top 8%
- Duel %67% per 90 Top 8%
- Passes65.63 per 90 Top 12%
Joel Bagan Full-back · Cardiff City 7.04 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Final third9.24 per 90 Top 5%
- Big chances0.37 per 90 Top 6%
- Key passes1.62 per 90 Top 8%
Ollie Tanner Winger · Cardiff City 6.99 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
3

Assists
4
- Assists0.32 per 90 Top 11%
- xG0.33 per 90 Top 12%
- Shots2.85 per 90 Top 14%

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Cardiff City vs Southampton form

Cardiff City All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 2.2
Conceded per game: 2.4
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Southampton All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 1.6
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Cardiff City vs Southampton head to head

1 Cardiff City wins 0 draws 3 Southampton wins

4.3 goals per game 50% both teams scored 75% over 2.5 goals

Cardiff City vs Southampton standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
2	Middlesbrough	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
3	Birmingham City	8	4	4	0	19	8	+11	16
4	Cardiff City	8	4	4	0	21	13	+8	16
5	Queens Park Rangers	8	4	3	1	16	7	+9	15
6	West Bromwich Albion	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
7	Blackburn Rovers	8	5	0	3	14	10	+4	15
8	Swansea City	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	14
10	Watford	8	4	2	2	9	9	0	14
11	Stoke City	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
12	Portsmouth	8	4	1	3	14	13	+1	13
13	Wrexham	8	3	3	2	13	9	+4	12
14	Charlton Athletic	8	3	3	2	7	7	0	12
15	Millwall	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
16	Sheffield United	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11
17	West Ham United	7	3	1	3	18	11	+7	10
18	Norwich City	7	3	0	4	13	12	+1	9
19	Preston North End	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	2	0	5	9	15	-6	6
21	Bristol City	8	2	0	6	4	13	-9	6
22	Burnley	7	0	5	2	8	10	-2	5
23	Lincoln City	7	1	2	4	8	16	-8	5
24	Derby County	8	1	2	5	7	15	-8	5

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke City	8	5	1	2	12	12	0	16
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14
3	West Ham United	8	3	4	1	19	12	+7	13
4	Birmingham City	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13
5	West Bromwich Albion	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	13
6	Norwich City	8	4	0	4	19	12	+7	12
7	Middlesbrough	8	3	3	2	13	10	+3	12
8	Bristol City	7	3	3	1	12	11	+1	12
9	Swansea City	8	4	0	4	11	15	-4	12
10	Sheffield United	8	3	2	3	12	12	0	11
11	Bolton Wanderers	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
13	Portsmouth	7	2	3	2	6	5	+1	9
14	Southampton	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
15	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	3	2	8	11	-3	9
16	Millwall	8	2	1	5	8	18	-10	7
17	Blackburn Rovers	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6
18	Wrexham	7	1	3	3	5	11	-6	6
19	Burnley	8	1	2	5	14	21	-7	5
20	Derby County	7	1	2	4	7	15	-8	5
21	Charlton Athletic	7	1	2	4	6	16	-10	5
22	Cardiff City	7	0	2	5	6	14	-8	2
23	Watford	7	0	1	6	4	14	-10	1
24	Preston North End	7	0	1	6	5	17	-12	1

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