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Match Centre: Southampton vs Cardiff City

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Championship Matchday 25

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Home Southampton
16:00 Fri 1 Jan · your time in 62 days 17 h
Away Cardiff City

Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Jack Moylan: 5 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.2).

Streak

Southampton unbeaten in 4 matches

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 19 September, 1:2 against Wrexham.

Last time

Last meeting, 28 August 2024: Cardiff City – Southampton 3:5

Cameron Archer: 2 goals.

Attack

Cardiff City score 2.4 goals per match

Southampton1.2 Cardiff City2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Southampton score 1.2.

Streak

Cardiff City have scored in 5 matches in a row

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Finn Azaz 

Southampton · midfielder

3goals 5assists 7.22avg rating

Last match, West Ham United: rating 6.7.

Jack Moylan

Cardiff City · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.13avg rating

Last match, Birmingham City: rating 7.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Southampton at home and Cardiff City away, as in this match.

Head to head

1 meeting since 2024.

Last time · 28 Aug 2024 · Carabao Cup Cardiff City 3:5 Southampton Colwill 21' · Edwards 48' (s) · Robertson 57' · Fernandes 10' · Amo-Ameyaw 30' · Archer 55', 90+4' · Bree 90+1'

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Southampton (4-2-3-1, last: West Ham United) · Cardiff City (4-2-3-1, last: Birmingham City).

Official around 15:00, Fri 1 Jan

SouthamptonCardiff City

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

65.5 44.9
SouthamptonCardiff City
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Match sheet

Kick-off
Friday 1 January, 16:00Your time · in 62 days 17 h
Where to watch
No broadcast listed: USA USA
Stadium
St. Mary's Stadium Southampton · show map
Rest
Southampton 69 days · Cardiff City 69 days Both last played: Championship
Table
6. Southampton (20 pts) and 16. Cardiff City (14 pts) Matchday 25 of 46
Venue map · St. Mary's Stadium
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